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The Hungry {Romance} Writer: Lavender Lemonade

Course Drinks
Prep Time 15 minutes
Servings 6

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup freshly picked and rinsed lavender flowers or 1 tablespoon dried lavender flowers
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 cups boiling water
  • 1 1/2 cups freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 2 cups cold water plus more as needed
  • Ice
  • Thinly sliced lemons for garnish
  • Lavender sprigs for garnish

Instructions

  1. Place the lavender flowers in a heat-proof/cold-proof tempered glass bowl. Gently stir in the sugar. Using your fingers, gently rub the flowers into the sugar.

  2. Pour 2 cups of boiling water into the bowl with the lavender and sugar. Gently, using a wooden spoon, stir until the sugar is dissolved. Cover for 30 minutes so the syrup can diffuse fully.

  3. After 30 minutes, strain the syrup into a glass pitcher.

  4. Stir in the lemon juice and then stir in another 2 cups of cold water. Adjust the lemonade for tartness. If too sweet, add more lemon juice. If too tart, add more sugar.

    Serve immediately in glasses over ice. Garnish with lavender sprigs and thinly sliced lemons.