In this vanilla lemonade, the vanilla rounds out the tartness of the lemon and is an amazing classy twist to regular old lemonade.
Course Drinks & Adult Beverages
Cuisine American
Keyword beverage, drink, lemonade, vanilla
Prep Time 10 minutesmins
Cook Time 12 minutesmins
Additional Time 3 minutesmins
Total Time 25 minutesmins
Servings 10servings
Calories 103
Author Laurie McNamara
Ingredients
FOR THE SIMPLE SYRUP:
1cupgranulated sugar
1cupwater
3sliceslemon peel
1vanilla bean
1pinchkosher salt
cheeseclothto strain syrup
FOR THE LEMONADE:
8lemonsjuiced, strained of pulp and seeds
10cupswater
1cupvanilla lemon syrup(the above recipe)
lemon slicesfor garnish
Instructions
Slice the vanilla bean in half and with the back of your knife scrape out all the seeds.
Bring sugar, water, vanilla bean and pod, lemon peel and salt to boil on your stove.
After sugar dissolves I gently simmer mine 5-10 minutes to really get the lemon peel flavor in there.
Remove from heat, strain through a few layers of cheesecloth set over a large measuring cup and cool. You can speed up the process by placing the measuring cup in a large bowl surrounded by ice.
Once the syrup has cooled; add it to a large pitcher along with the 8-10 cups of water and strained lemon juice. Garnish with a few lemon slices.