Lavender Lemonade Recipe -- A sweet and refreshing drink made with honey. I think I may even like this more than regular lemonade!
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This month's theme was all about edible flowers.
Floral Flavors -Â Nothing brightens up a dish like a real flower! Whether you live in the northern or the southern hemisphere, edible flowers can add flavor and aroma to salads, breads, spreads, desserts or dips. Make your recipe bloom with rose water, flowering herbs, floral teas, dried lavender blossoms or even fresh flowers like nasturtiums, violets, borage, squash, sunflowers or pretty much any blossom in a vegetable garden.
Now I'll be honest this one really stumped me. I had never worked with edible flowers before unless you count an occasional flower garnish on a salad...or if you count munching on some clovers as a kid. Hey, it wasn't dirt or worms so I think my rabbit lifestyle started at a young age.
I wanted to do something more than slap a pansy or two on a garden salad and call it a day, but where to even start? I thought, hey I love the smell of lavender so why not see what it tastes like?! Until it took me a year and a half to actually locate lavender.
I hussed and fussed over what I would make with lavender that wouldn't end up tasting like an aromatherapy candle. I spied a recipe for lavender lemonade from Simply Recipes and knew just that this was the one way ticket to Summertime in a glass.
And the lavender? I really expected it to be more perfume-y tasting, but turned out rather subtle and just enough flavor to say "Oh hey. Just me, lavender. All up in your lemonade."
Lavender Honey Lemonade
- Yield: 6 1x
Ingredients
- 1 small handful fresh lavender, rinsed (about â…“ cup)
- â…” cup honey
- 2 cups boiling water
- 1 ½ cups fresh squeezed lemon juice (about 6 lemons)
- 1 ½ cups cold water
- ice
Instructions
- Combine rinsed lavender and honey in a large bowl.
- Mash lavender into honey with a fork to release flavor.
- Add boiling water to honey mixture and stir until honey is dissolved.
- Cover and let sit for 1 hour.
- Strain mixture over a large pitcher with a fine mesh strainer. Discard lavender.
- Add lemon juice,cold water and ice to pitcher and stir to combine.
- Top with fresh lemon slices and additional lavender and serve.
Notes
Veganize: Substitute honey for sweetener of choice.
**DO NOT use florist flowers or flowers that have been sprayed with pesticides or insecticides. Buy organically grown lavender or substitute with 1 tablespoon dried lavender.**
- Category: Drinks
Make it a great day!
Sarah Grace
This sounds delicious! So refreshing. I am loving all these lavender recipes.
xoxo Sarah Grace, Fresh Fit N Healthy.
Emily Cooper
Thanks so much! It's so neat to see all these recipes, especially since I've never cooked/baked with them before!
Deanna Segrave-Daly (@tspbasil)
Love me some homemade lemonade in the summer and I have dried lavender in the pantry just waiting for this recipe 🙂
Emily Cooper
Ooh! Let me know how it turns out with dried lavender if you give it a try!
Betsy Ramirez @Supermarket Nutritition
This makes we want to kick my feet up with a glass! The lavender is makes it even more relaxing!
Emily Cooper
Thanks Betsy! It sure is a cool and relaxing treat on these humid Summer nights.
Katie
Good to note about the not using florist flowers!! Whew!