Description
This Lavender Fresh Mint Lemonade with Lime combines calming lavender with cool fresh mint and a double citrus punch of lemon and lime into a crisp, refreshing drink that feels both elegant and energizing. The mint adds a clean finish that makes this lemonade impossible to put down. You need just fifteen minutes to make this beautiful, herb-forward lemonade.
Ingredients
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice (about 3 lemons)
3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon lime zest
3 tablespoons dried culinary lavender
12 fresh mint leaves
1/3 cup honey or simple syrup (adjust to taste)
1/2 cup hot water (for lavender syrup)
3 cups cold water
1 cup ice cubes
Fresh mint sprigs and lime wheels for garnish
Instructions
1. Add dried culinary lavender into a small bowl and pour hot water over it.
2. Add honey or simple syrup and stir until fully dissolved.
3. Steep for 10 minutes then strain out the lavender and let the syrup cool.
4. Add fresh mint leaves into a large pitcher and gently muddle them with a spoon.
5. Pour in fresh lemon juice, fresh lime juice, and lime zest.
6. Add the cooled lavender syrup and cold water.
7. Stir everything together until well combined.
8. Taste and adjust sweetness or citrus as needed.
9. Fill glasses with ice, pour over the ice, garnish with mint sprigs and lime wheels and serve immediately.
Notes
Muddle the mint gently — pressing too hard makes the drink bitter and dark green.
Do not steep the lavender longer than 10 minutes or the syrup turns soapy.
The lime adds a sharper citrus edge that makes this lemonade brighter than a classic version.
Sparkling water instead of still water gives this drink a fun and fizzy upgrade.
Store the lavender syrup base in the fridge for up to one week and mix fresh batches daily.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Method: Stirring
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 glass (12 oz)
- Calories: 85
- Sugar: 19g
- Sodium: 5mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg