Recipe courtesy of The Kitchen

Lavender Lemonade Punch

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 12 cups
  • Total: 3 hr 10 min (includes steeping time)
  • Active: 10 min
This light and floral punch is a quick and fun way to impress your friends and family at your next event. Butterfly pea flower is a common ingredient in herbal teas and rich in antioxidants. With the addition of an acid like lemon juice, the butterfly pea flower in the gin changes color from a bluish purple to vibrant lavender, making magic right in front of your eyes!
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Ingredients

2 1/2 cups butterfly pea flower gin

1 3/4 cups Lavender Simple Syrup, recipe follows

6 1/2 cups lemonade (preferably made with fresh lemon juice)

2 lemons, thinly sliced into wheels, for garnish

Soda water, to top

Lavender Simple Syrup:

1 cup sugar

2 tablespoons dried edible lavender flowers

Directions

  1. In a large punch bowl, combine the gin and the lavender simple syrup. Add in the lemonade and watch the color change! Garnish the punch bowl with some lemon slices.
  2. Fill each glass with ice and add a lemon slice. Portion the punch into the cups and top with soda water. Enjoy!

Lavender Simple Syrup:

  1. In a small saucepan set over medium-low heat, combine 1 cup water, the sugar and dried lavender. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the sugar has dissolved, 3 to 5 minutes.
  2. Remove from the heat and let it steep for 2 to 3 hours. Strain and set aside.

Let's Get Cooking!

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