Vanilla Bean Lemonade
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 8 servings
- Total: 15 min
- Active: 10 min
Ingredients
1 cup fresh lemon juice
3/4 cup Simple Syrup, recipe follows
2 tablespoons vanilla bean paste
8 cups (2 quarts) cold sparkling water
Crushed ice
Fresh basil or mint leaves, for garnish
Lemon slices, for garnish
Simple Syrup:
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup water
Directions
- Whisk together the lemon juice, Simple Syrup and vanilla bean paste in a large pitcher. If not serving immediately, refrigerate the pitcher.
- To serve, add the sparkling water to the pitcher and stir to combine. Pour the lemonade into individual glasses of crushed ice. Garnish with a sprig of fresh basil or mint and a lemon slice.
Simple Syrup:
- In a small saucepan bring the sugar and water to a boil over medium heat, stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat and cool.;