• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• 5 tbsp dried lavender, or 4 tbsp fresh lavender
• juice of 5 lemons
• 2½ cups water
• ice for serving

Make Lavender Simple Syrup

1. Bring sugar and 1 cup water to a boil over high heat in a small saucepan
2. Add lavender buds and boil 1 minute
3. Remove from heat and let sit to steep at least one hour, up to overnight
4. Pass through a fine-mesh strainer to remove the buds

Make Lemonade

1. Add lemon juice to a pitcher and add strained simple syrup
2. Stir in 2½ cups of water, fill with ice and serve!

Note: If not serving immediately, wait to fill with ice until you are ready to enjoy it