Description
A refreshing mint lemonade made with simple syrup, lemon juice, and fresh mint.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup water
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups lemon juice
- 6 sprigs mint leaves
- 4 cups ice
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, combine the water and sugar and bring to a low simmer, making sure the sugar dissolves.
- Remove from the heat and let the syrup come to room temperature.
- Once cooled, pour the simple syrup into a serving pitcher and add the lemon juice.
- Keep in the fridge until you’re ready to serve and then add it to ice. Enjoy!
Notes
- For extra flavor, muddle a few mint leaves in the pitcher before serving.
- Adjust sweetness to taste by modifying the sugar amount.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Beverages
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 35g
- Sodium: 5mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 39g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg