Lilac lemonade recipe
A delicious spring drink made with fresh lilac blooms and fresh lemon juice.
Equipment
- Citrus juicer
Ingredients
- 2 cups Lilac flowers
- 2 cups Sugar
- 1 cup Fresh lemon juice (about 7-9 lemons)
- 10 cups Water
- Handful Fresh lilac flowers (for garnish)
Instructions
- Prepare your simple syrup by bringing 2 cups of fresh (and clean) lilac flowers, 2 cups of sugar, and 4 cups of water to a boil in a saucepan.
- Lower to medium heat, stirring constantly, and cook until the sugar has dissolved. Leave to cool.
- While your simple syrup is cooling, juice lemons and strain the seeds (see below for store-bought conversion).
- Once cool, strain the flowers from your syrup and add 1 cup of the simple syrup to a pitcher (save the rest in an airtight jar for later).
- Slowly combine lemon juice and simple syrup in a pitcher. Mix well!
- Add remaining water and mix well. For best results, chill for a minimum of one hour before serving.
- Adjust the lemon juice and simple syrup to taste and serve over ice with a sprig of fresh lilac flowers for garnish.