This lavender blackberry sparkling lemonade is a beautiful, delicious and refreshing summer drink recipe. You’ll love the subtle flavours and touch of sweetness.
Prep Time 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time 10 minutesminutes
Total Time 15 minutesminutes
Serving Size 4drinks
Ingredients
¼cuphoney or sugar
¼cupwater
¼cupblackberriesplus more for garnish
1teaspoondried culinary lavender flowersplus dried sprigs for garnish
½cupfreshly squeezed lemon juice, strained
3cupssparkling water
ice cubes
vodka or ginoptional
Instructions
For the simple syrup concentrate
In a small sauce pan, add honey (or sugar), water, blackberries and lavender flowers.
Bring to a boil over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally. Simmer on low for another 5 minutes, mashing blackberries with the back of a spoon.
Remove from heat and pour through strainer.
Stir in freshly squeezed lemon juice and allow to completely cool. Store in the refrigerator until needed. Use within 5 days.
To mix a drink
Add ice cubes to the bottom of a glass. For a spiked version, add 1 ounce of vodka or gin.
Fill glass about half way with sparkling water (about ¾ cup).
Pour in ¼ of the simple syrup concentrate. Top with more sparkling water if necessary.
Garnish with blackberries and a sprig of dried lavender.
Notes
The lavender and blackberry in this lemonade is subtle. Of course, you can play around with the flavours, but too much lavender can start to taste like soap, so keep that in mind.I used honey for the sweetener, which also changes the taste. Sugar works well too.