Vanilla Lemonade

Name: Vanilla Lemonade
Ingredients: FOR THE SIMPLE SYRUP:; 1 whole Vanilla Bean; 1 cup Sugar; 1 cup Water; 3 strips Fresh Lemon Peel (I Use My Vegetable Peeler}; 1 pinch Kosher Salt; Cheesecloth, To Strain The Syrup Through; FOR THE LEMONADE:; 1 cup Vanilla And Lemon Simple Syrup; 8 cups To 10 Cups Water; 6 whole To 8 Whole Lemons, Juiced And Strained; A Few Fresh Lemon Slices, For Garnish

12 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

FOR THE SIMPLE SYRUP:
1 whole Vanilla Bean
1 cup Sugar
1 cup Water
3 strips Fresh Lemon Peel (I Use My Vegetable Peeler}
1 pinch Kosher Salt
Cheesecloth, To Strain The Syrup Through
FOR THE LEMONADE:
1 cup Vanilla And Lemon Simple Syrup
8 cups To 10 Cups Water
6 whole To 8 Whole Lemons, Juiced And Strained
A Few Fresh Lemon Slices, For Garnish

Directions

1

For the simple syrup:
2

Slice the vanilla bean in half and with the back of your knife scrape out all the seeds.
3

Bring sugar, water, vanilla bean and pod, lemon peel and salt to boil on your stove. After sugar dissolves, I gently simmer 5-10 minutes to really get the lemon peel flavor in there.
4

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.
5

For the lemonade:
6

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.
7

Pour in a tall glass over ice and sip.