A friend of mine shared this recipe with my a couple years ago and it has been a seasonal favorite ever since.  You, your family, and friends are going to love this light, sweet, and tart treat so let’s get started!

For this recipe you will need:

• 8 cups of Coconut Water
• The juice of 10 lemons
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups water
• 1 Tbsp Dried Lavender
• 1 drop of Red Food Coloring
• 1 drop of Blue Food Coloring

To begin you will need to make a lavender simple syrup.  This will both sweeten your lemonade, and flavor it.  Simply combine 2 cups of sugar with two cups of water.  Bring it to a boil, and stir until the sugar dissolves.  Next add the dried lavender, and allow it to steep for 20 minutes.  If you are wondering where to find the dried lavender, you can find it in most health food or specialty stores.

While the lavender is steeping in the simple syrup you can combine the juice of 10 lemons with 8 cups of coconut water.  If your coconut water comes with the pulp in it, you will need to strain it out.

Once the lavender is finished steeping strain the dried lavender from the simple syrup.  Add 1 drop of red food coloring and 1 drop of blue food coloring.  This will give your lemonade that lovely lavender color.  Now add it to the coconut water and lemon juice.

Give everything a nice mix together and you are ready to enjoy!

Summer is all about making memories outdoors and this Coconut Lavender Lemonade is the perfect for when everyone is together.  I would love to hear about all the ways you make special summer memories, and get in the kitchen and give this Coconut Lavender Lemonade a try tonight!

And as always…

Happy Reading, Happy Eating, and Happy Living,
~The Kitchen Wife~

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With the warmer weather, I’m always excited to start playing with summer flavors again. And it won’t be long before we’re holding family BBQ’s and parties with friends again which is why I wanted to find a new punch to serve. This recipe is from an old family favorite cookbook, though I’ve adjusted it to fit our flavor preference.

The flavors in this drink are tropical and you probably have most of the ingredients already in your refrigerator or pantry! All you need is lime juice, pineapple juice, sugar, lime sherbet, lemon-lime soda, and maraschino cherries. I used the juice from a can of pineapple bites because I couldn’t find just the juice at my local grocery store. It worked just fine!

To start, place the lime juice, pineapple juice, and sugar in a blender or food processor. I used about half of the amount of lime juice called for in the original recipe. I’ve made it with the amount called for and I thought it was too much. If you really like the flavor of lime, you can add more to taste.

Next, add in half of the lime sherbet and reserve the rest until you’re ready to serve the drinks. If you’re making this ahead of time, be sure to keep the reserved sherbet in the freezer! I almost forgot and we would have had a soupy mess. Mix the sherbet and juices together.

It will look like this, nice and frothy. If you’re making this ahead of time, you can refrigerate the mixture until you’re ready to serve.

When it’s party time, grab your glasses and fill them about halfway to 2/3 full with the drink mix. Pour in lemon-lime soda until the glass is almost full. Leave extra room at the top for another scoop of the reserved lime sherbet. You can add more or less mix and soda depending on your taste preferences.

Top it off with a scoop or two of the reserved lime sherbet, a maraschino cherry, and a lime wedge.

This is one of those recipes that can be customized so make it your own! It’s so fun to serve at parties or delicious on a day when you’re longing for the beach and sun!

This would fun to serve on St. Patrick’s Day too! It’s coming up in just a few days and it’s a nice green drink to have as a special treat!

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Lime Fizzy Punch

A fun and summery punch, perfect for parties!

Servings 4 -6

Author Jennifer Day of My Daylights

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup lime juice
• 1/2 cup pineapple juice
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 qt lime sherbet
• lemon-lime soda
• maraschino cherries
• lime wedges

Instructions

• Mix lime juice, pineapple juice, and sugar in a blender.
• Add in half of the lime sherbet and reserve the rest.
• Mix until frothy.
• If you're going to wait to serve, refrigerate drink mix.
• Add drink mix to a glass and fill until 2/3 full.
• Add lemon-lime soda until nearly full, leaving room at the top.
• Scoop reserved sherbet into glass.
• Add maraschino cherry and lime wedge to top it off.

Here are some other fun ideas you can find at My Daylights:

Cadbury Easter Egg Bark:

5 Easter Essentials for Boys:

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Thanks for participating in the Best Recipes and DIY Projects Party last week!  We’re thrilled to share some of our favorite links from last week’s link party with you.

We were really smitten by some of the links that featured refreshing citrus flavors.  Particularly these luscious lemon treats.  There’s something so refreshing about lemons in the summertime, isn’t there?

Easy Lemon Mousse from The Kitchen Is My Playground

Honey Lemon Cupcakes from Home Made Interest

Light Lemon Pound Cake from Nancy on the Homefront

Raspberry Lemonade Slushie from Raining Hot Coupons

Now, let’s get this party started!

 Happy Weekend, everyone! We’re delighted that you came to our party. The link-up is live and ready for you to share your recipes, DIY projects and crafts, just make sure you follow these guidelines:

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Hi again!  It’s Amber from rick•a•bam•boo.  Today I am here to share one of my favorite drinks with you.

My husband loves to eat at Brazilian grills, because, you know, all you can eat meat.  I also love to go to Brazilian grills because I know that I will be getting the best Brazilian limeade.

I am addicted to lime.  And lemon.  And orange.  Anything citrus really.  But lime is my most favorite.  It comes as no surprise then that I love Brazilian limeades.

So when I saw the Brazilian Lemonade recipe from Our Best Bites I was super excited.  Sometimes it is known as Brazilian lemonade.  In Brazil limes are called limons.  So even though it is called a lemonade it is still made with limes.

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The Best Brazilian Limeade

Servings 2

Author Amber Simmons

Ingredients

• 2 juicy limes
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 cup water cold
• 1/4 cup sweetened condensed milk about 1/4 a can

Instructions

• Throughly wash the limes. Cut into eighths.
• Put the water and the limes in the blender. Pulse several times to pulverize the fruit. Strain into a pitcher. Rinse blender.
• Return lime juice and water to the blender. Add sugar and sweetened condensed milk. Blend for 15 seconds or until the sugar is dissolved.
• Serve over ice.

If you haven’t had a Brazilian limeade before then you are in for a real treat.  It is one of our favorite drinks to make at our house.  Thor calls it “Lemon-lime Egg Nog”.  Personally I think that name sounds gross.  We will definitely not be letting him name the drinks any time soon.

This does not keep well, due to the lime zest, which will make the drink bitter as it sits.  However if you want to make it ahead of time it is recommended that you juice the limes instead of blending.  I have not tried it this way, because I am too impatient.  When I make it I am going to drink it right now.

If lime is your thing too, check out my other lime drinks.

Mint Limeade

Disneyland Copycat Mint Julep

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