Lavendar Lemonade
From hottamale 17 years ago
- 60 minutes to make
- Serves 16
A truly unique & flavorful way to enjoy your lemonade. Allow at least 8 hours for the tea base to steep.
Ingredients
- 8 cups water shopping list
- 1/4 cup Lavendar flowers (dried) shopping list
- 3/4 cup lemon balm leaves (dried) shopping list
- 1/4 cup Peppermint leaves (dried) shopping list
- lemon rind of 3 lemons shopping list
- Maple or brown rice syrup shopping list
- 3/4 cup raw honey shopping list
- 1 1/4 cups fresh lemon juice shopping list
How to make it
- In a glass or stainless steel pot, bring 8 cups water to a boil; turn off heat.
- Add dry herbs and cover tightly.
- Let stand 8 hours or overnight; refrigerate when cool.
- Remove zest of the 3 lemons with paring knife, chop coarsely and combine with 2 1/2 cups water in saucepan.
- Cover and simmer 2-3 minutes.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool until lukewarm.
- Rmove zest and add syrup and honey to the sweet water and lemon juice to make a double strength lemonade base. T
- TO SERVE:
- Combine equal parts lemonade base, herbal tea and water adjusting taste as desired.
- Chill and serve in glasses or a punch bowl garnished with edible flowers, fresh herbs, or lemon slices.
- Lemonade base and herb tea can be stored in covered glass jars for 3-4 days in the refrigerator.
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