Servings
5 cups
Ready In:
10 mins
Good For:
Summer beverage
Ingredients
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1 cup white sugar
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1 cup water
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zest of 1 lemon
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1/2 tsp lavender flowers- pick the flowers off and wash well
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1 cup fresh lemon juice
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
Add sugar and water to a pot, bring to a boil and simmer for 3-4 mins or until you have a thin syrup. Remove from the heat.
Add lavender flowers and zest of lemon. Leave to infuse until the syrup is cool.
Add ice into a jug, pour 4 cups of water into 1 cup of syrup. Stir through. Maybe add some fresh mint and slices of lemon.
Step 2
Add lemon juice to the syrup and stir through.
Pass off the syrup into a storage container or make up a jug straight away.
Step 3
Add ice into a jug, pour 4 cups of water into 1 cup of syrup. Stir through. Maybe add some fresh mint and lavender leaves, and slices of lemon.
Step 4
Store base syrup in the fridge for up to 2 months.
I’ve made this recipe numerous times. Once you have the syrup base it can be mixed to your preference of sweetness.
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Hey Joanne, thanks for that.
I’m editing a heap of recipes tonight and thank you so much for assisting me.