Vanilla Bean Lemonade

By YogiRenee

Ingredients

• 2 vanilla beans
• 2 cups sugar
• 8 cups water, divided
• 3 cups freshly squeezed lemon juice

Details

Servings 10
Adapted from food52.com

Preparation

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Makes 10 to 12 cups

Cut the vanilla beans down the center and scrape out the seeds using the back of a knife. Add the seeds and the pods themselves to a large saucepan.

To the saucepan, add the sugar and 2 cups water. Bring the mixture to a boil and let simmer for 5 minutes. Give the mixture a stir every now and again to break up the seeds.

The simple syrup will keep, covered in the refrigerator, for 3 weeks. (You can use this in iced coffee, or add sparkling water for vanilla soda. To that, add a splash of cream for a cream soda or a scoop of ice cream for a float!)

Add the freshly squeezed lemon juice to about 2 1/2 cups of the vanilla bean simple syrup along with the remaining 6 cups of water. Taste and adjust the lemonade to your liking.

or, add booze

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