Honey Limeade

Name: Honey Limeade
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 2 quarts, 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup lime juice; 1/4-1/2 cup honey (see notes); 2 cups ice cubes; 1 lime, rinsed; 5 cups ice cold water

Submitted by kittycatmom

"This is one of the drinks served at a recent baby shower for me. Absolutely delcious, and so refreshing!!! Notes: If you use a light-colored honey, such as star thistle, the limeade will be prettier. Cooking time is chill time."

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photo by gailanng

Ready In:: 1hr 10mins
Ingredients:: 5
Yields:: 2 quarts
Serves:: 8

ingredients

1 cup lime juice
¹⁄₄ - ¹⁄₂ cup honey (see notes)
2 cups ice cubes
1 lime, rinsed
5 cups ice cold water

directions

In a pitcher (at least 2-qt. capacity), stir lime juice and 1/4 cup honey until blended. Taste; if mixture is too tart, add up to 1/4 cup more honey. Add 5 cups water. Chill until cold, at least 1 hour, or up to 1 day.
Just before serving, add ice cubes. Thinly slice lime crosswise (discard ends), cut slices in half, and add to pitcher.

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Reviews

This was pretty good. I ended up adding about 1/6 cup sugar before serving after a taste test seemed too tart.

Chef de Sucre
I didn't have enough limes so I used half lemon and half lime juice (fresh squeezed). I also used the 1/2 cup of honey. Absolutely delicious!

Chef Jen 1
Coooool! Great on a hot afternoon. What makes this so great is itâ€™s not to sweet or to tart so it quenches your thrust perfectly. Way better then lemonade. 8+)

Debbwl
Excellent, excellent recipe! The honey gives this a unique spin, making one wonder what's the heck in this that taste so good. Made for PRMR

gailanng
If you like tart and not too sweet, this is the recipe for you. The honey adds just a touch of sweetness w/o being overly so. Perfect for a warm day. Made for I Recommend~

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Tweaks

This is very delicious :) Reminded me of a Margarita. So much so, I dug out my crystal Maragarita glasses. I wiped the rim with lime, and rimmed with sugar instead of salt. It was perfect. I did add a little more than 1/4 cup of honey, but not the full 1/2 cup. This is going to go down so well on a hot afternoon, expecially after I've been working in the garden. Of course it's going down good right now too! Thanks Kittycatmom for another wonderful recipe. Made for Spring PAC 2009.

Diana 2