Mustard Free Lavender Honey Lemonade
Floral, bright, and just sweet enough, this lavender honey lemonade is the kind of drink that makes an ordinary afternoon feel like a proper occasion. The homemade lavender honey syrup is the real star — dried culinary lavender steeped in warm honey water creates a fragrant, faintly purple base that no store-bought mix can replicate. Fresh-squeezed lemon juice keeps everything tasting alive and vibrant rather than flat or artificial. Because every ingredient here is straightforward and whole, there's nothing hidden to worry about — no condiment blends, no spice packets, no sneaky additives that can catch people with sensitivities off guard. The recipe also invites you to taste and adjust as you go, so the final glass is perfectly balanced to your preference. Poured over ice with a sprig of lavender and a curl of lemon, it's genuinely stunning to serve at a brunch, a garden party, or honestly just a Tuesday.
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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.
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