Blueberry lavender lemonade

Ingredients

• 2 cups water
• 1 package (16 ounces) blueberries
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon dried lavender flowers
• 1 cup lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons Splenda sweetener
• Cold water

Directions

In a 1-gallon pitcher, add 4 cups of ice and set aside. In a medium saucepan, bring 2 cups of water to a boil. Add the blueberries, sugar and lavender to the pan. Boil for about 5 minutes, until the blueberries have popped and all of the sugar has dissolved.

Strain the blueberry mixture over the pitcher of ice; discard the remaining blueberry mixture. Add the lemon juice and Splenda to the pitcher. Fill to the top with cold water. Mix well.

Serving Information

Serves 16

Nutritional analysis per serving

Calories: 33
Total carbohydrate: 8 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Dietary fiber: 0 g
Monounsaturated fat: 0 g
Protein: 0 g
Saturated fat: 0 g
Serving size: 8 ounces
Sodium: 7 mg
Total fat: 0 g

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