Lavender Limeade

Lavender Limeade is super easy, fun summer beverage and you don’t need to add a bunch of sugar. The lavender flowers add their own sweetness.

Recipe for lavender limeade by Sonoran cookbook author Jackie Alpers

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 0

Total Time: 5

Lavender Limeade

Servings: glass

Author: Jackie Alpers

Ingredients

2 cups water
1 teaspoon sugar
2 Mexican limes or 1 Persian lime juiced
2 sprigs fresh lavender divided
1 cup ice

Instructions

Add a teaspoon of sugar and the juice from two Mexican limes, and a fresh lavender sprig to 2 cups boiling water. Remove from heat.
Let sit for 5 minutes. Strain if your worried about drinking down the flower. Pour over ice. Garnish with additional sprig of lavender.

Course Drinks

Cuisine Sonoran, Southwestern

Diet Vegan

Keyword drinks with lavender, lavender limeade recipe, Sonoran desert drink recipes, southwestern drink recipe

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