This Lavender Lemonade is a beautiful and refreshing drink you can serve this spring or summer. Made with fresh lavender syrup and lemons, it's bright, refreshing and classy!
If you'd like an alcoholic lavender-infused drink, try my lavender martini!
Lemonade is a classic drink to serve guests in the warmer months but LAVENDER lemonade? Now you're just showing off. 😉
But why not right?! 💜
It's such a classy beautiful beverage to serve at ANY spring or summer party. Plus, it's super refreshing, sweet and so delicious with hints of floral in every sip.
Hosting Tip! Why not place this lavender lemonade in a drink pitcher and then add my Strawberry Basil Lemonade in another pitcher to make a cute lemonade cart for guests to pick.
Ingredients Tips
From Scratch
- Dried lavender: You'll need "culinary lavender flowers" which can be purchased dried on Amazon here.
- Sugar: White granulated sugar works best.
- Lemons: Fresh lemons for squeezing is a must.
- Purple Food Coloring: This is optional if you want that beautiful purple hue.
Quick Version: (This is how I do it!)
- Lemonade: Store-bought lemonade is a shortcut way to getting the same flavor in a fraction of the time.
- Lavender Simple Syrup: Make your syrup in advance before the party.
- Food Coloring: You can also use red and blue to make purple.
How To Make Lavender Lemonade
Making lavender lemonade is easy as long as you have the lavender syrup and lemonade premade. I suggest doing that a day ahead of time to save time when guests arrive.
Homemade Lemonade
You can make your own homemade lemonade if you have time. It requires just lemons, water and sugar, lots of it. You can make a simple syrup with the sugar and water so the sugar dissolves completely.
If you are limited on time, like I always am, I suggest purchasing your favorite store-bought brand. No one will know or care. 😉
Making Lavender Syrup
This is SO much easier than it looks, trust me.
All you do is simmer lavender flowers with sugar and water for 15 minutes. The exact ratios are listed below. Save or print my full lavender syrup recipe. (I also included it below!)
Once it's done, chill in the fridge sealed and keep for 2-3 weeks.
Getting The Purple Color
Surprisingly, lavender flowers do NOT release any purple pigment when you steep them in hot water. The color is a rather unpleasant yellow.
So to make a purple lemonade, you want to add ONE drop of purple food dye to each drink. That's all you need.
If you don't have purple, use a combination of red and blue.
Expert Tips
- Make your lavender syrup the day before to allow it to cool as well as allow the flavors to develop.
- Use store-bought lemonade if you are short on time. No one will care!
- If you don't want your lavender lemonade overly sweet, add less sugar to your lavender syrup.
- Serve your lemonade with gorgeous straws! A small thing that makes a big difference.
Other Popular Summer Drinks
If you make this lemonade, please leave a comment below! I'd love to hear how you liked it. ☺️
Lavender Lemonade
Ingredients
Method
- Add your water, sugar and lavender flowers to a saucepan set over high heat. Bring to a boil then turn off and let steep for 15 minutes.
- Strain flowers into a heatproof glass and allow to cool completely. Store in the fridge overnight if needed.
- Add chilled lavender syrup and lemonade to a large pitcher with lots of ice and serve!
Nutrition
Notes
- Garnish with freshly dried lavender flowers.
- Feel free to play around with the sweetness or tarness. If you want your syrup less sweet, add more water/ice.
- If the lavender flavor is too strong, add more lemon juice and water.
- Culinary lavender is best for cooking as it isn't dried with any artificial ingredients or chemicals.
- Using homemade lemonade is an option if you want to control the sweetness.
Cynthia Caward
I made this when I visited my daughter, in Colorado, and it was a huge delight for everyone;; I'm making it again tomorrow;)
Aleka Shunk
I'm so glad!! 🙂