You guys, it turns out that if you put a little effort into it, you can up your lemonade game by a million times. Fruity, punchy, and so refreshing. Plus, this is naturally sweetened with honey and for a little extra zing, there’s fresh mint in there. Grab a glass!
This is of course a slightly more involved lemonade, but it’s totally worth it. Most of it is just sitting around waiting for things to get cold honestly. Use that time to do some fun garnishes and dig out the funnest glasses and straws you have.
Feel free to swap the honey with maple syrup or even sugar if you like. I think some fresh berries in here would also be great, like a non-alcoholic sangria if I may. Yum. I’ve added a little more water and a little less ice, because to me the peach puree looked a little thick. But you can adjust the water quantities as you like honestly. Straining the puree is important, and do it multiple times if you have to, so that it’s nice and smooth. Other than that, there’s really nothing here to distract you from wanting to make it.
Serve super chilled obviously, and it’s sweet and sour and fruity and minty all at once. Seriously, all that’s missing is the beach. Happy drinking!
Fizzy Peach Lemonade
Ingredients
- 4 small peaches
- 3 cups water
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 to 2 tsps lemon juice
- A few fresh mint leaves
- Ice as needed
- 3/4 cup chilled soda, plus more as needed
- To garnish: thinly sliced peaches and lemons plus more mint leaves
Instructions
- Rinse the peaches thoroughly. Slice them in half vertically, remove the pits and chop into large pieces. You should have about 1 cup of chopped peaches.
- In a small saucepan, combine the peaches, 2 cups water and honey. Stir and set on medium heat for about 5 minutes till the mixture begins to boil and the peaches start to soften. Lower the heat and simmer for another 5 minutes.
- Set aside to cool completely, then transfer to the fridge and chill the cooked peach mixture for an hour.
- Drain the peach mixture (reserve the liquid and keep it chilled) and blitz it up in a blender into a smooth puree. Strain the puree through a fine mesh sieve, two or three times if you need to, till there are no fibres or lumps in it.
- Tip this puree back into the reserved liquid and stir, sieving one more time if needed. Add the lemon juice, tasting as you go and adjust the quantity accordingly.
- Now stir in the remaining 1 cup water (add it slowly, so your lemonade doesn't get too diluted, you may not need the whole cup). Chop up the mint leaves and add them in. Chill for about 1 hour, then pour into glasses with some ice cubes. Top with the soda, garnish with thinly sliced peaches, lemons or mint leaves and serve immediately! Best consumed the day it is made.
