Sparkling Lavender Lemonade

Sparkling Lavender Lemonade

Featuring dried lavender flowers, our Sparkling Lavender Lemonade recipe is ideal as a refreshing, calming, treat for lemonade lovers! 

Ingredients:

• 1 cup organic cane sugar
• 1 cup water
• 4 Tbsp dried lavender flowers (from the bulk department)
• 1 cup fresh squeezed meyer lemon juice (4-8 lemons, depending on size) 
• Champagne, sparkling water, or club soda, chilled

Instructions:

1. Heat the sugar and water in a small saucepan over medium high heat until it reaches a low boil. Reduce heat to medium low, and simmer for 10-12 minutes, or until syrup becomes slightly thickened. 
2. Drain syrup through a fine mesh strainer or cheesecloth to remove flowers. Allow to cool, and chill in a covered container until ready to use.
3. Add lemon juice, and about ¼ cup lavender syrup to a shaker with ice. Shake well, until chilled. Taste, and add more syrup if desired.
4. Pour about ¼ cup of the lavender sweetened lemon juice into each glass.
5. Top with chilled champagne, sparkling water, or club soda. Enjoy!

Makes 4-6 servings

Sugar Free Lavender Syrup: 

• ¼ cup Lakanto Monkfruit Sweetener with Erythritol (Classic or Golden)
• ½ cup filtered water
• 1/16 tsp (or a small pinch) xanthan gum
• 3 Tbsp dried lavender flowers 

Instructions:

1. In a small saucepan, stir together sweetener and water over medium high heat.
2. Bring to a low boil, reduce heat to medium and simmer until sweetener is completely dissolved. 
3. Whisk in xanthan gum until completely dissolved. Simmer an additional minute, remove from heat. Stir in lavender flowers, cover and steep 20 minutes. 
4. Drain syrup through a fine mesh strainer or cheesecloth to remove flowers. 
5. Allow to cool to room temperature. Use right away as syrup will recrystallize in the refrigerator. 

Makes about 8 oz syrup