Minted Lemonade
"I can't keep enough of this in the refrigerator. My husband's favorite."
photo by PanNan
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Yields:
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2 quarts, about
ingredients
- 8 cups water
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup fresh mint leaves
- 2 oranges, sliced
- 1 cup fresh lemon juice
directions
- In a big saucepan, add the water, sugar, mint leaves, and orange slices; bring to a full boil over high heat.
- Take the saucepan off the burner, cover, and let cool for 1 hour.
- Strain mixture into a large pitcher, discard mint leaves.
- Add the lemon juice; stir to mix well.
- Serve in glasses over ice.
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Reviews
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Outstanding! The orange intensifies the citrus flavor and the mint flavor really came through. We loved it. -
I absolutley love this! I used fresh oranges and mint from my garden (lemons weren't ripe so I had to buy those). A definite keeper- thanks for the recipe, NurseDi!
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Well worth the prep time it took to create this beverage. I liked that the sugar quanity wasn't too high. Substituted raw sugar for white and Lemon Balm for mint....Also, found that the drink had a funny aftertaste before it had a chance to sit in the fridge....that disappeared and so did the lemonade!!!
Tweaks
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Well worth the prep time it took to create this beverage. I liked that the sugar quanity wasn't too high. Substituted raw sugar for white and Lemon Balm for mint....Also, found that the drink had a funny aftertaste before it had a chance to sit in the fridge....that disappeared and so did the lemonade!!!
