Herbal Honey Lavender Lemonade

Add a calming, herbal twist to one of your favorite summer drinks with this refreshing honey lavender lemonade.

Lavender is one of the most versatile herbs, and it’s extremely easy to grow in your yard or in containers. It’s also a useful and safe herb for kids and babies especially for relaxation and sleep.

If your child gets hyper at a certain time of day, offer them this lemonade and read one of our guided meditation scripts together for a relaxing break.

Honey Lavender Lemonade

The flowers and leaves of lavender can be used fresh for cooking, while the buds and stems are mostly used in their dried form. If you don’t have the time or space to grow your own, organic culinary lavender is available online.

Honey works great in this lavender lemonade recipe because the lavender steeps in hot water. If you prefer a different type of sweetener, you can always use monk fruit, agave syrup, or your own simple syrup.

Ingredients

• 3 cups water
• 1/2 cup honey or sweetener of choice
• 3/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons organic culinary grade lavender flowers
• ice (optional)
• 1 splash cranberry or pomegranate juice optional for pink flavor – add until desired color is achieved

Make the Lavender Lemonade

To steep the lavender, first boil 1 1/2 cups of water. Remove the water from heat and add the lavender flowers and honey. Let it steep for two hours.

Then strain it and pour into a pitcher. Add the freshly squeezed lemon juice and additional 1 1/2 cups of water.

Keep in the refrigerator until ready to serve with a lemon slice and a sprig of fresh lavender.

We made this batch pink with pomegranate juice. Cranberry juice is another option for adding color. Of course, you can always go the traditional lemonade route with no added juice for color.