Best Rosemary Lemonade Recipes

ROSEMARY LEMONADE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring 2 cups water to a boil; add rosemary sprigs. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 10 minutes., Remove and discard rosemary. Stir in sugar and honey until dissolved. Transfer to a pitcher; refrigerate 15 minutes. , Add lemon juice; stir in cold water. Serve over ice. If desired, top with additional lemon slices and rosemary sprigs.

TUSCAN VODKA LEMONADE WITH ROSEMARY AND THYME SIMPLE SYRUP

Steps:

• To make the rosemary and thyme simple syrup, add the granulated sugar, 2 sprigs or the rosemary, 2 sprigs of the thyme and the water to a small saucepan. Turn on the heat and bring to a gentle boil, then stir to dissolve the sugar. Turn off the heat and let it cool. Discard the rosemary and thyme. Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 month.
• Add the vodka, lemon juice and 2/3 cup of the rosemary and thyme simple syrup (or more if you like a sweeter cocktail!) into a cocktail shaker with ice.
• Mix together the superfine sugar and cayenne pepper then spread onto a plate. Run a lemon wedge around the rim of each glass and dip into the sugar and cayenne mixture. Fill each glass with ice, then divide the vodka lemonade between the 2 glasses. Garnish each glass with a sprig of rosemary and a sprig of thyme. Enjoy!

VODKA ROSEMARY LEMONADE FIZZ

Steps:

• Bring lemon juice, sugar, and rosemary to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring until sugar has dissolved, then reduce heat and simmer 2 minutes. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Discard rosemary sprigs.
• Fill 8 (8-ounces) glasses halfway with ice. Divide syrup (about 2 tablespoons each) among glasses and add vodka (1 tablespoon each). Top off with club soda.

ROSEMARY-INFUSED LEMONADE

Steps:

• Bring 6 cups water to a boil in a saucepan. Remove from the heat and add the rosemary and a pinch of salt. Cover and steep, 30 minutes. Strain into a pitcher and cool to room temperature.
• Stir the lemon juice, agave nectar and 2 cups cold water into the pitcher. Add more lemon juice or agave nectar to taste. Serve over ice with more rosemary and/or lemon slices, if desired.

ROSEMARY-INFUSED WATERMELON LEMONADE

Steps:

• Bring the water and sugar to a boil in a small saucepan over high heat. Stir in the rosemary, and set aside to steep for 1 hour.
• Place half of the lemon juice, and half of the watermelon into a blender. Strain the rosemary syrup through a mesh strainer into the blender. Cover, and puree until smooth. Strain into a pitcher, then puree the remaining lemon juice and watermelon. Stir the lemonade before serving over ice.

SPARKLING STRAWBERRY-ROSEMARY LEMONADE

Steps:

• Place strawberries in a juice extractor; process, extracting 2 cups juice.
• Transfer juice to a large pitcher. Add the remaining ingredients, and stir until combined. Fill pitcher with ice cubes. Garnish with strawberry halves, and serve.

HERBAL BRAINSTORM ROSEMARY-RASPBERRY LEMONADE

Steps:

• Make a rosemary infusion:.
• Measure out 1-2 ounces (about 1/2-1 cup) of dried herbs per quart of boiling water. If using fresh herbs, double the amount of plant material. Combine the herbs in a pot.
• Pour 1 quart of boiling water over the herbs.
• Strain, and sweeten lightly with honey if desired.
• Make the lemonade:.
• After the rosemary infusion. Stir, cover and allow to steep for 15-20 minutes.
• Strain out the rosemary leaves, and add the fresh lemon and honey or maple syrup. Stir well and transfer to a festive glass bowl.
• Add the raspberries and ice cubes, and garnish with a few sprinkles of edible flowers such as basil blossoms, borage, calendula, lavender, rose petals or nasturtiums).

ROSEMARY PEACH LEMONADE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine the rosemary sprigs, sugar, and water, and bring to a simmer. Let cook for about 10 minutes until slightly thickened and well-infused.
• Remove from heat and strain. Discard rosemary sprigs. Let cool before using.
• In a large pitcher, combine cooled syrup, peach nectar, peach slices, and lemon juice ice cubes. Add enough water (about 1 to 1 1/2 cups) to top off, leaving room for additional ice cubes to serve.
• Add more ice right before serving. Serve a fresh rosemary sprig in each glass.

ROSEMARY PEACH LEMONADE

Steps:

• Rosemary Syrup: In a medium saucepan, combine the rosemary sprigs, sugar, and water, and bring to a simmer. Let cook for about 10 minutes until slightly thickened and well-infused. Remove from heat and strain. Discard rosemary sprigs. Let cool before using. In a large pitcher, combine cooled syrup, peach nectar, peach slices, and lemon juice ice cubes. Add enough water (about 1 to 1 1/2 cups) to top off, leaving room for additional ice cubes to serve. Add more ice right before serving. Serve a fresh rosemary sprig in each glass.

ROSEMARY-INFUSED LEMONADE POPSICLES

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine the water and sugar and cook over medium heat. Once the mixture has boiled and the sugar dissolved, add the corn syrup, lemon zest and rosemary, and simmer for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and allow the rosemary to steep while the mixture cools, for at least 15 minutes. Remove the rosemary sprigs. Combine 1 cup of the simple syrup and the lemon juice. Check sugar and acid levels and adjust if necessary. Pour into popsicle molds along with a few whole rosemary leaves, freeze for 40 minutes, add the sticks, and then freeze completely for 3 hours or more.

ROSEMARY PEACH LEMONADE

Steps:

• 1. For the Rosemary Simple Syrup: Combine the water, sugar and rosemary in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring until the sugar is melted.
• 2. Pour the syrup through a wire mesh sieve into a container to remove the rosemary stalks and leaves.
• 3. Let the syrup cool and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. Or freeze the extra for the next time. (Makes 2 1/2 Cups)
• 4. For the Rosemary Peach Lemonade: In a 2-quart container, combine the peach nectar, water, Rosemary Simple Syrup and fresh lemon juice. Stir well.
• 5. Cover and refrigerate until well chilled before serving. (Makes 5 3/4 Cups)

ROSEMARY SMOKED COFFEE LEMONADE

Steps:

• Combine lemon juice, 1 cup water, and brown sugar in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir until sugar dissolves, 2 or 3 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool. When cooled to room temperature, pour into a pitcher.
• Pour tonic water, cold brew concentrate, and 1 1/2 cups water into pitcher; stir. Refrigerate until chilled, about 1 hour.

ROSEMARY LEMONADE

Steps:

• Mix rosemary, sugar and 1 cup water in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes. Strain into a bowl and set aside to cool. In a pitcher, mix lemonade concentrate with 3 cans of water. Add the cooled rosemary/sugar mixture. Serve over ice, garnished with sprigs of fresh rosemary. Makes 2 quarts.

SKINNY ROSEMARY LEMONADE

Steps:

• Add lemon juice to pitcher and set aside.
• Bring about 4 cups of water and lemon zest in a pot over medium-high heat.
• Lower temperature to a simmer, add 3 rosemary sprigs, and 10 Stevia packets. Allow to simmer for several minutes, stirring occasionally. This creates a rosemary simple syrup. Let cool.
• Strain the liquid into the pitcher and add about 6 - 8 more cups of water and 5 more Stevia packets.
• Chill in the refrigerator for several hours, or overnight. Cut extra rosemary sprigs into pieces that can be used a garnish.