Caffeine Free Lavender Honey Lemonade
This floral lemonade is the kind of drink that feels like a warm afternoon in a single sip — bright, fragrant, and just sweet enough to keep you reaching for more. A homemade lavender honey syrup is the real star here, made by gently steeping dried culinary lavender with honey and water until the liquid turns a soft, dreamy purple. Fresh-squeezed lemon juice brings the zing, and the whole thing comes together in a pitcher with cold water and a quick taste-and-adjust step so you can dial in exactly the balance you love. For anyone avoiding caffeine, this is the kind of refreshing, crowd-pleasing drink that genuinely competes with anything you'd find at a café — no energy boost needed. It's naturally free of anything stimulating, relying entirely on real ingredients you can see and smell. Serve it over ice with a lemon slice and a sprig of lavender and it looks almost too pretty to drink — almost.
About FigFig is a food discovery app that helps you find foods and recipes that fit your dietary needs. Whether you have food allergies, intolerances, or follow a specific diet, Fig makes it easy to eat with confidence.
Learn more →Ingredients
4 servings
For the lavender honey syrup
- 1 cup water
- ⅓ cup honey
- 2 tbsp dried culinary lavender
For the lemonade
- 1 cup fresh lemon juice (from about 6–7 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, the honey, and dried lavender in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring until the honey fully dissolves, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and let the lavender steep for 15–20 minutes, until the syrup is fragrant and faintly purple-tinged.
- 2
Pour the syrup through a fine-mesh strainer into a pitcher, pressing gently on the lavender to extract the liquid; discard the solids.
Want the full recipe?
Create a Fig account for step-by-step instructions, access to our full recipe library, and more!