Sunny's Hard Lemonade

Ingredients

• 8 cups ice cubes 
• 1  optional: lemon sliced into rings
• 1 cup juice of lemon fresh
• 1  lime sliced into rings
• 1 cup sugar 
• 2  vanilla beans 
• 1 liter vodka 
• 2 cups water 

Equipment

• sauce pan

Directions

1. In a small saucepan, bring water and sugar to a simmer. Cook until sugar dissolves.
2. Remove from heat and let cool.
3. In a large pitcher, fill with ice. Stir in simple syrup, vodka, juice, lemon and lime slices.
4. *for kid-friendly version, omit alcohol.
5. Split beans lengthwise and add to vodka bottle.
6. Let infuse overnight in a cool dark place. Strain into another sterilized bottle.