In need of a fun and flavorful drink to offer your guests at your next summertime shindig? Oh good! This strawberry mint lemonade is the perfect drink for you. Bonus: It’s ready in about 5 minutes!
Why this Recipe Works:
- The strawberry, mint, and lemon combination is so refreshing! Nothing beats fresh lemonade, especially with mint and strawberries added.
- Your guests will think that you spent a lot of time making this impressive drink for them, when really, this strawberry mint lemonade is a cinch.
- It feels special, too, especially if you go garnish crazy, like I tend to do.
- This drink only has a fraction of the sugar when compared to a can of soda and most other lemonades. Yay, us!
Want to Spike your Strawberry Mint Lemonade? Watch this video to learn how:
Looking for other refreshing drink recipes? Then you have to try my:
- Blueberry Margaritas
- Watermelon Champagne Cocktails
- Tropical Green Tea Shake
- Purple Snack Shakes
- Chocolate Snack Shakes
How to Make Strawberry Mint Lemonade:
1. First fill four glasses all the way up with ice.
2. Blend together the hulled strawberries, mint leaves, dates or maple syrup, lemon juice, sugar. and water in a high-powered blender until smooth. I use either a Bullet blender or a Vitamix.
3. Pour this magically d-lish mixture over the ice.
4. Garnish and serve!
Top Tips for Making Strawberry Mint Lemonade:
- If you want to turn this into a frozen lemonade, add the ice to your blender instead of your drinking glasses.
- Looking to make your lemonade more “adult”? Feel free to add your alcohol of choice. Rum, tequila or vodka will likely taste the best.
- Have leftovers? Store the rest in a pitcher in your fridge. It lasts for about three days!
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Strawberry Mint Lemonade
In need of a fun and flavorful drink to offer your guests at your next summertime shindig? Oh good! This strawberry mint lemonade is the perfect drink for you. Bonus: It's ready in about 5 minutes!
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Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 12-15 medium or large hulled strawberries
- roughly 30 medium-sized mint leaves
- 4 dates, pitted and roughly chopped, Or, 1/4 c. maple syrup, plus more to taste
- 3/4 cm fresh or bottled lemon juice (177 ml) fresh is definitely better tasting!
- 1/4 c. granulated sugar (58 g)
- 16 oz. water
- lots of ice for the glasses
- Optional Garnishes: whole strawberries mint sprigs and/or lemon slices
Instructions
- First, fill four glasses all the way up with ice.
- Blend together the hulled strawberries, mint leaves, dates or maple syrup, lemon juice, sugar, and water in a high-powered blender (I used a bullet blender or Vitamix) until smooth.
- Pour this magically d-lish mixture over the ice.
- Garnish and serve!
Notes
- If you want to turn this into a frozen lemonade, add the ice to your blender instead of your drinking glasses.
- Looking to make your lemonade more “adult”? Feel free to add your alcohol of choice. Rum, tequila or vodka will likely taste the best.
- Have leftovers? Store the rest in a pitcher in your fridge. It lasts for about three days!
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