Description
A delicious and refreshing tart mint lemonade recipe that will make you feel like you’re on vacation!
Ingredients
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- 6 lemons
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 6 cups cold water
- 30–40 mint leaves
- Ice cubes
Instructions
- Make the simple syrup. Put sugar along with 1/2 cup water in a small pot and cook on low until the sugar has dissolved (1 minute). Let cool for a few minutes.
- Juice the lemons. And get rid of the seeds. Add the lemon juice to a pitcher and add 4 cups of water.
- Mix it all up. Add sugar syrup to the pitcher and mix well.
- Muddle the mint. Put 6-10 mint leaves into each cup and muddle for a few seconds using a pestle. Add a little lemonade and muddle for a few more seconds.
- Serve it. Finish this lemonade recipe by filling each glass 3/4 full and adding a few ice cubes.
Optional: Add more water or plenty of ice cubes if you find the lemonade too strong.
Notes
Keep this lemonade in a jar or pitcher and refrigerate for up to 5 days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 drink
- Calories: 74
- Sugar: 14.7g
- Sodium: 2.2mg
- Fat: 0.3g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20.7g
- Fiber: 2.5g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
