This elegant Vanilla Lemonade has a floral note from vanilla bean that is balanced with the tart flavor of lemon. It's light and refreshing!
This Vanilla Lemonade is perfectly balanced with sweet vanilla bean simple syrup and refreshing tart lemon juice. The vanilla makes it feel fancy; like you got it at a high-end restaurant.
The vanilla simple syrup is made with a vanilla bean, but you could use vanilla extract if you want to watch your pocketbook.
After you make this lemonade, you could use the simple syrup in a latte, kombucha, or cocktail.
Lavender Simple Syrup is another flavor I love to add to make Lavender Lemonade. You could also try Elderflower Simple Syrup.
Other refreshing drinks are my Spicy Lemonade and my Homemade Strawberry Limeade.
Other vanilla recipes to try are my Vegan Vanilla Latte recipe and Vegan Vanilla Overnight Oats with Yogurt.
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❤️ Why You'll Love It
- It is a nice alternative to classic lemonade.
- It is simple and easy to make.
- It is made in minutes.
🧾 Ingredients
This is an overview of the ingredients. To see the full list of ingredients with measurements and instructions, see the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
- Water
- Lemon juice: Fresh lemons are best. I do not recommend store-bought lemon juice.
- Vanilla simple syrup: Adds a sweet vanilla flavor.
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🔪 Instructions
Step 1: Slice a vanilla bean in half and scrape out the seeds.
Step 2: Add sugar, water, and vanilla bean seeds to a saucepan.
Step 3: Bring water to a boil. Simmer 3-5 minutes.
Pull out the vanilla bean.
Step 4: Juice lemons. Mix with water and vanilla simple syrup.
💭 Tips
- Use fresh lemons; not store-bought lemon juice or concentrated lemon juice.
- Buy more lemons than you think you'll need. For this recipe, you'll need about 2 ½ to 3 lemons.
- To get the most juice out of lemons, roll them back and forth on your cutting board applying pressure. You can also try heating them in the microwave for 10 seconds.
- Start with less vanilla simple syrup to see how you like it.
- Let the lemonade sit in the fridge before serving so the flavors can meld together.
- Freeze some of the lemonade to make ice cubes. That way the ice doesn't dilute the lemonade.
By The Pitcher
To figure out the amount for a pitcher, look under "servings" in the recipe card below. Click on the number and change the servings by sliding the scale to the number of servings you want.
👩🏻🍳 Recipe FAQs
Yes, vanilla and lemon go great together like in this vanilla lemonade.
This lemonade recipe will last 5-7 days in the fridge.
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📋 Recipe
Vanilla Lemonade
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup lemon juice
- ½ cup vanilla simple syrup
Instructions
- Mix all the ingredients.
- Pour into glasses over ice.
Notes
Nutrition
*Note: Nutrition information should be considered an estimate only. Different nutrition calculators give you different results.
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