Sweet and herbal — this is a more sophisticated version of lemonade, enhanced by coconut water and lavender flavors. Vegan, Gluten free!

Ingredients:

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• 1 tbsp Lavender, Dried
• 10 Lemons, Juice
• 1 Drop Food coloring, Red
• 1 drop Food coloring, Blue
• 2 cup Sugar
• 8 cup Coconut water
• 2 cup Water

Directions

1. To begin you will need to make a lavender simple syrup. This will both sweeten your lemonade, and flavor it.
2. Simply combine 2 cups of sugar with two cups of water.
3. Bring it to a boil, and stir until the sugar dissolves.
4. Next add the dried lavender, and allow it to steep for 20 minutes.
5. While the lavender is steeping in the simple syrup you can combine the juice of 10 lemons with 8 cups of coconut water.
6. If your coconut water comes with the pulp in it, you will need to strain it out.
7. Once the lavender is finished steeping strain the dried lavender from the simple syrup.
8. Add 1 drop of red food coloring and 1 drop of blue food coloring. This will give your lemonade that lovely lavender color.
9. Now add it to the coconut water and lemon juice
10. Give everything a nice mix together and you are ready to enjoy!

Ingredients:
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• 1 cup fresh mint leaves, washed
• 3-4 green tea bags
• 1 tsp dried culinary lavender
• Honey or agave
• Ice

Directions

1. Crush/muddle the mint leaves and lavender flowers with your hands, placing mixture in a large glass or BPA-free plastic pitcher.
2. Add tea bags and pour hot water over top, leaving a few inches of room. Add honey or agave to sweeten to taste; stir until dissolved.
3. Cover and refrigerate for 4-6 hours. Remove tea bags; serve over ice. Enjoy!

Makes about 2 cups. Inspired by decotartelette.com

Ingredients:

For 2 cocktails

• 1/4 cup watermelon juice (blend then strain)
• 2 organic limes, juiced (about 1/4 cup)
• 1/2 organic lemon, juiced
• 3 tablespoons Lavender Simple Syrup (recipe below)
• 4 ounces tequila
• 1 ounce triple sec
• Handful of ice
• Salt
• Sprigs of lavender for garnish

Directions

1. Place watermelon juice, lime juice, lemon juice, simple syrup, tequila, triple sec, and ice in a cocktail shaker.
2. Shake vigorously. Pour into 2 tumblers of your choice rimmed with salt.
3. Garnish with a sprig of lavender.

Lavender Simple Syrup
Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons organic lavender
• 1 cup filtered water
• 1/2 cup organic sugar

Directions

1. Place all ingredients in a saucepan over medium heat. Allow to simmer until the sugar dissolves and the mixture becomes a thick syrup.
2. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Strain into a ball jar.
3. Store in the fridge and use within one week.

“A tasty (and creepy!) cocktail for Halloween that gets its purple hue from blue curacao, grenadine, and cranberry juice. A perfect cocktail for any type of party!”

Ingredients:

• Strong Lavender simple syrup *<(Links to our own Lavender Simple Syrup recipe)
• purple sugar such as sanding sugar (aka sprinkles)
• 1 1/2 part vodka
• 1 part blue curacao
• 1 part sweet and sour mix
• 1 part grenadine
• 1 part cranberry juice (can also use cran-grape or grape juice for more purple)

Instructions:

1. On a small plate, add purple sugar. Wet the rim of a glass with lavender simple syrup and gently dab the top the glass in the purple sugar, coating the rim. Set glass aside.
2. Combine vodka, blue curacao, sweet and sour mix, grenadine, and cranberry juice in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake until combined.
3. Fill the sugar-coated glass with ice. Pour purple people eater cocktail mix into glass until full.
4. Serve immediately.

Adapted from sugarandcharm.com

Lavender Pineapple Juice (makes one beverage)

Ingredients: 

• 1 cup pineapple juice (fresh or store bought)
• 1 teaspoon culinary lavender
• One small chunk of whole pineapple

Directions

1. Blend all of the ingredients together in a blender until frothy – about a minute.
2. Strain over crushed ice and garnish with lavender. Enjoy!!

PREP TIME: 2 mins
COOK TIME: 5 mins
TOTAL TIME: 7 mins

Author: The Almond Eater

Serves: 2 drinks

INGREDIENTS

• 1 bottle (12 oz.) ginger beer
• ¼ cup vodka
• 1½ cup water
• ½ cup sugar
• 2 tbsp culinary lavender
• 1 tbsp lemon juice

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Grind lavender up in a food processor or blender so that it's extremely fine, almost flour-like; set aside.
2. Heat water and sugar in a pot over stove until sugar is dissolved.
3. While that is heating, combine beer, vodka and lemon juice together in a large bowl.
4. Once sugar and water have combined to form simple syrup, add in lavender and stir; add mixture into bowl with alcohol.
5. Let bowl chill in the refrigerator for at least 20 minutes, allowing flavors to come out.
6. Enjoy!

Adapted from Epicurious.com
We've given this classic drink a floral, Provençal twist by adding lavender. The result is unexpected and delicious: a perfect balance of sharp, fragrant, sweet, and strong.
YIELD: Makes 2

INGREDIENTS

• 1/4 cup hot water
• 1 teaspoon dried lavender blossoms*
• 1/4 cup honey
• 6 tablespoons gin
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice

PREPARATION
Mix hot water and dried lavender blossoms in bowl. Let steep 5 minutes. Whisk in 1/4 cup honey. Strain into another bowl. Add 3 tablespoons of the honey syrup, gin, and lemon juice; strain into cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well and strain into 2 chilled Martini glasses.

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup watermelon juice (blend then strain)
• 2 organic limes, juiced (about 1/4 cup)
• 1/2 organic lemon, juiced
• 3 tablespoons Lavender Simple Syrup (recipe below)
• 4 ounces tequila
• 1 ounce triple sec
• Handful of ice
• Salt
• Sprigs of lavender for garnish

Directions

1. Place watermelon juice, lime juice, lemon juice, simple syrup, tequila, triple sec, and ice in a cocktail shaker.
2. Shake vigorously. Pour into 2 tumblers of your choice rimmed with salt.
3. Garnish with a sprig of lavender.

Lavender Simple SyrupIngredients3 tablespoons organic lavender

• 1 cup filtered water
• 1/2 cup organic sugar

Directions

1. Place all ingredients in a saucepan over medium heat. Allow to simmer until the sugar dissolves and the mixture becomes a thick syrup.
2. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Strain into a ball jar.
3. Store in the fridge and use within one week.