Bright lemonade with lavender, grape, and citrus. Refreshing, floral, and perfect for sharing on warm days.
# What You'll Need:
→ Lavender Syrup
01 - 1/2 cup water
02 - 1/2 cup granulated sugar
03 - 1 tablespoon dried culinary lavender buds
→ Lemonade Base
04 - 3/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (approximately 4–5 lemons)
05 - 1/4 cup honey or agave syrup, to taste
06 - 2 cups cold water
→ Purple Infusion
07 - 1/2 cup pure grape juice
08 - 1/2 cup cooled butterfly pea flower tea (optional, for deeper purple color)
→ Garnish
09 - Lemon slices
10 - Fresh lavender sprigs or mint leaves
11 - Ice cubes
# Directions:
01 - Combine water, granulated sugar, and dried lavender buds in a small saucepan. Bring to a gentle simmer over medium heat, stirring until the sugar fully dissolves. Remove from heat, cover, and allow to steep for 10 minutes. Strain through a fine mesh strainer to remove the lavender buds, then set syrup aside to cool.
02 - In a large pitcher, combine freshly squeezed lemon juice, honey or agave syrup, and cold water. Stir thoroughly to blend and dissolve the sweetener.
03 - Add the cooled lavender syrup and grape juice to the lemonade base. Stir to integrate. For enhanced color, gently pour in the butterfly pea flower tea and observe the color transition.
04 - Fill individual glasses with ice. Pour the purple lemonade refresher into glasses and garnish with lemon slices and either fresh lavender sprigs or mint leaves before serving.
