Dandelion lemonade
Dandelion lemonade will be your new favorite way to enjoy this classic spring and summer drink. Not only is it delicious, it's a great way to enjoy highly nutritious dandelions and your favorite raw local honey.
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Ingredients
- One quart of fresh dandelion tops
- 10 whole dandelions - greens root (raw or roasted - optional)
- ½ cup raw honey - more to taste
- 8 lemons
- 8 cups of water
Instructions
- Into a large pot, juice all of your lemons by hand or with a juicer in a pitcher
- Add 1 cup boiling water and ½ cup of honey to your pitcher of lemon juice.
- Allow mixture to simmer until your honey is dissolved.
- Turn off heat and let cool.
- Add your dandelions to your pitcher
- Add seven cups of water and your cooled lemon, honey, dandelion mixture.
- Stir and let sit in the fridge for one - three days to let all of the ingredients infuse.
- Sieve lemonade to remove dandelions.
- Serve over ice and enjoy!
Notes
Feel free to include dandelion root for additional health benefits!
Store lemonade in the fridge for up to one week.
Freeze in ice cubes and store in a zip lock bag.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 64kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 1g | Sodium: 9mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 15g
Servings: 10 glasses of lemonade
Calories: 64kcal