Walnut Free Classic Lavender Lemonade
Floral, bright, and endlessly refreshing, this lavender lemonade is the kind of drink that makes a regular afternoon feel like a special occasion. The magic starts with a simple homemade lavender syrup — just water, sugar, and dried culinary lavender steeped together until the liquid turns a dreamy soft purple-gray. That syrup gets strained and stirred into fresh-squeezed lemon juice, so every sip is clean, fragrant, and perfectly balanced between tart and sweet. Because everything here is made from scratch with whole, straightforward ingredients, you never have to second-guess what's actually in your glass. It's naturally free of nuts in any form — no shared equipment, no mystery additives, just real fruit and flowers doing their thing. Serve it over ice with a lemon slice and a sprig of fresh lavender and it looks stunning on a table without any extra effort. This one is a keeper for summer gatherings, brunches, or honestly just a quiet moment on the porch.
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4 servings
For the lavender syrup
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tbsp dried culinary lavender
For the lemonade
- 1 cup fresh lemon juice (from about 6–8 lemons)
- 3 cups cold water
For serving
- ice, for serving
- lemon slices, for serving (optional)
- fresh lavender sprigs, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine 1 cup water and the sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring until the sugar fully dissolves, about 2–3 minutes.
- 2
Remove the pan from the heat, stir in the dried lavender, and let the mixture steep for 15–20 minutes, until the syrup is fragrant and tinted a soft purple-gray.
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