This recipe combines both lemon balm and chamomile to give you a refreshing floral lemonade to enjoy this summer.

Here we go over seeds you need to grow, ingredients and step by step instructions of how you can make this Lemon Balm Lemonade.

Lemon Balm Lemonade Recipe

What to harvest from the garden

• Lemon Balm (Melissa Oficinalis)
• German Chamomile

Tools you need

• Half Gallon pitcher/jar
• Smaller mug or jar to steep tea in
• Small Strainer

Ingredients:

This makes one 1/2 Gallon.

Fresh Herbs:

• 1 Cup (about one handful) of freshly picked lemon balm
• 10 flowers of freshly picked chamomile (optional)
• 1/3 cup lemon juice
• 1/4 cup non gmo sugar or honey (can add more to taste)
• 1 teaspoon good celtic sea salt or pink himalayan salt (optional)
• Water

Dried Herbs:

• 1/2 cup of coarsly chopped dried lemon balm
• 1 tablespoon of dried chamomile (optional)
• 1/3 cup lemon juice
• 1/4 cup non gmo sugar or honey (can add more to taste)
• 1 teaspoon good celtic sea salt or pink himalayan salt (optional)
• Water

Instructions

1. Make the tea: in a pint-sized mug or jar place your herbs in it and pour hot water over.
2. Let herbs steep 10-15 minutes.
3. In your half gallon jar, add lemon juice, sugar, salt.
4. Strain tea and pour it into the half gallon jar over the lemon juice & sugar & salt.
5. Stir to dissolve.
6. Fill the rest of the jar with water until full.
7. Refrigerate for best taste. Add fresh lemon balm leaves when serving.
8. Enjoy!

That’s It!

This is a great drink to make for the end of this hot summer.

Not only is it refreshing but the herbs will help with your stress and sleep.

It’s even good for kids to drink.

Enjoy!

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