Mint Lemonade

This mint lemonade recipe is easy and refreshing! The cooling, herbaceous notes of mint pair perfectly with the zing of lemon.

Here’s a beverage that’s ideal for summer sipping: Mint Lemonade! This recipe is ideal for when you have loads of this fresh herb on hand. The cooling, herbaceous notes of the mint are a perfect pair with the acidic pop of the lemon. What could be more refreshing? It’s simple to whip up and perfect for parties and entertaining. Or, make a big pitcher to drink off of all week! Here’s our master method.

Ingredients for mint lemonade

This mint lemonade recipe skips making a simple syrup on the stovetop, and goes right to the blender. In fact, all you need to do is blend mint and sugar, then mix it with lemon juice to form lemonade. As a note, this recipe is best in summer you’ve got fresh mint to spare. It calls for 1 cup mint leaves, which can get expensive if you’re buying store-bought out of season. Here’s what you’ll need for this recipe:

• Fresh mint
• Lemons
• Sugar

How to make mint lemonade (basic steps)

It’s very easy to make your own homemade lemonade! The most time consuming part? Juicing the lemons! Here are the basic steps for how to make this mint lemonade (or jump to the recipe below for quantities):

• Juice the lemons. Using a press juicer is the quickest way to juice lemons: it gets out the most juice and saves your fingers from tiring out from squeezing. The next best choice? A handheld citrus juicer.
• Blend the mint, sugar and water. Give it a whiz in the blender.
• Double strain it with a fine mesh strainer! This is the important part. You’ll want to strain the liquid twice to avoid floating sediment that forms from the blended mint.
• Mix the pitcher. Then mix it in a pitcher with the lemon juice and more cold water.
• Garnish with fresh mint! This is also important. Garnishing with another sprig of mint is important for getting the right mint aroma to each sip.

Variations on this recipe

There are other fun ways to mix up this mint lemonade recipe: like making it sparkling or spiked! Here are a few fun variations:

• Sparkling lemonade: Replace 4 cups cold water with soda water for a sparkling variation.
• Spiked lemonade: Spike it by the glass! Add ¼ cup vodka or 3 tablespoons gin to 1 cup mint lemonade.
• Arnold Palmer: Make a Mint Arnold Palmer by mixing 6 tablespoons lemonade with 1 cup iced tea.

More lemonade recipes

Want more homemade lemonade flavors? Once you’ve whipped up mint lemonade, try these variations:

• Try bright pink Strawberry Lemonade or Easy Raspberry Lemonade
• Go for Cucumber Lemonade or Ginger Lemonade
• Opt for floral Lavender Lemonade
• Grab classic Fresh Lemonade

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Homemade Lemonade

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Strawberry Lemonade

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Easy Raspberry Lemonade

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Lavender Lemonade

This mint lemonade recipe is…

Vegetarian, vegan, plant-based, and dairy-free.

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