Electric Lemonade
"This beastly weather had me searching for something refreshing but not the same old thing - I think this qualifies! From Better Homes and Gardens, June 2011."
photo by Baby Kato
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- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1 cup fresh-squeezed lemon juice
- 1⁄4 - 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 1⁄2 cup fresh mint leaves
- 1 cup sparkling water
- 1 dash ginger ale
- 2 -3 cups ice
- 1 cup vodka
- 4 mint sprigs, for garnish
- 4 lemon slices, for garnish
directions
- Chill four serving glasses in the freezer.
- Combine the lemon juice, sugar, mint, sparkling mineral water, ginger ale and ice in a blender and blend slowly until it's thick.
- Remove the glasses from the freezer and pour 1/4 cup vodka into each glass.
- Top with the frozen lemon mixture.
- Add a straw and garnish with mint and lemon slice.
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Reviews
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This was such a great beverage. It was somewhat sweet and a little tart, but quite refreshing and tasty. I loved the addition of the Ginger Ale because it added a nice zingy flavor to the drink. I used about half of the mint called for in the recipe (only because I ran out of fresh mint), but it was still quite good. Thanks for sharing your recipe, duonyte. -
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Great summer drink! I combined everything in the blender and this came together quickly. Great drink for our 4th of July cookout. -
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Wow, was this good duonyte. So sweet, tart and tangy. I loved it. The mint was delicious in this cocktail. It was a very, very easy beverage to make and drink. It was so refreshing. I'll be drinking a few of these this summer. When my mint is growing wild. Thanks for sharing a new favorite. -
Is this ever GOOD! It’s so refreshing and clean tasting. A seriously delicious drink and I can’t wait to make this over the summer when it’s hot and sultry out. The lemon partnered perfectly with the mint. I first thought the amount of vodka may be a bit too much, but it wasn’t at all, it went down so smooth that you can barely tell there is any vodka, which can be dangerous. Yum, yum! Thank you, duonyte, for sharing. Made it for “Players Favorites - 5 Star Gems”. -
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I made it yesterday. It was so warm yesterday and this drink was very refreshing. We loved the taste. It's just perfect. I didn't add the sparkling water and ginger ale to the blender. I added it after in the pitcher and stired. Thanks duonyte :) Made for PRMR tag game
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
duonyte
United States
My screen name is a diminutive in Lithuanian for bread, so you won't be suprised to learn that I love to bake bread. In recent years I have been baking a lot of sourdough breads and have several starters sitting in my refrigerator. But I like to cook a lot of other things, as well, especially from various cultures. The cat wishes I would concentrate on meat and fish... I joined a few years ago but started posting recipes and participating in forums just recently - I wish I had done so earlier. Recipezaar is a great community! Right now I am a co-host for the Breads and Baking and the Eastern Europe forums - I hope to see you there!
