BEST LEMONADE DRINKS

NEW BEST LEMONADE DRINKS

When this hot and burning summer days roll around then you got only one thing freeze in your mind like chilled drinks and cool places to make your body temperature little bit cool, and when you think about drinks you only rely on lemonades and drinks . I bet these lemonade drinks makes you feel cool and if you are older then you will reach to your past life and the experiences or the moments which you had gathered with your parents.

The key to a good glass of lemonade is a balanced acidity and sweetness. I make mine by adding more lemon juice and sugar than I think I'll need to my base, then serving the whole thing with a ton of ice. Just like a properly stirred cocktail, the ice melts into the drink, diluting it down to the proper level as you drink it. If you want to have ready-to-mix lemonade on hand, all of these recipes create a concentrated base that is then combined 3 to 1 with water. The concentrated syrups will last in a covered container in a fridge for up to 5 days, though for best flavor, lemonade should really be consumed within hours after juicing.

Here are the twelve recipes which you need to be taste .

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Classic Lemonade »

Spicy Strawberry Jalapeño Lemonade »

Raspberry Limeade »

Watermelon Mint Lemonade »

Fizzy Ginger Lemonade »

Cucumber-Basil Lemonade with Lemongrass »

Brazilian Lemonade (With Limes and Condensed Milk) »

Blackberry-Sage Lemonade »

Honey-Basil Lemonade »

Peach-Thyme Lemonade »

Lychee-Thai Chili Lemonade »

Blueberry Lavender Lemonade »

BLUEBERRY LAVENDER LEMONADE

BLUEBERRY LAVENDER LEMONADE

This is a sweet refreshing and scented drink which is both alcoholic and non-alcoholic.You can change blueberry with raspberries ,blackberries and strawberries.

Recipe:

                             Yield :                            1 quart 4 to 6 peoples

                             Total time:                      45 mins  

                             Special equipment:          Blender,quart pot with lid

Ingredients:

• 2 quart fresh blueberries
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 1/2 cups cold water
• 1/4 cup dried lavender
• fresh juice from 10 to 12 lemons
• 1 quart ice

Procedure:

Mix sugar and 1 cup water and boil in a pot. Reduce heat until sugar gets dissolved. Add lavender, cover and let steep for 8 to 10 minutes. Strain into a clean bowl and let it cool.

Add lavender syrup and blueberries into a blender. Blend until smooth. Pour the blended syrup into a pitcher and strain. Add lemon juice and chilled water to the pitcher. Serve in ice filled glasses. Garnish with additional blueberries if desired.

LYCHEE-THAI CHILI LEMONADE

LYCHEE-THAI CHILI LEMONADE

The taste of fresh summer fruit lychee and to add a Thai flavor add chili.

Recepie:

                      Yield:                          Makes 1 quart serving 4 to 6

                      Total Time:                  15 mins      

                      Special Equipment:       Blender

Ingredients:

• 1 to 1/2 cups lychee flesh)
• fresh juice from 10 to 12 lemons
• 3/4 cup sugar
• pinch salt
• 1/2 small red Thai chili
• 3 cups cold water
• 1 quart ice

Procedure:

Combine lychees, lemon juice, sugar, salt, and Thai chili in a blender. Blend until smooth. Strain through a fine mesh . Add cold water and whisk to combine. Chop remaining lychee flesh into 1/4-inch pieces and add to the drink. Serve in ice-filled glasses garnished with additional whole chilis if desired.

PEACH-THYME LEMONADE

PEACH-THYME LEMONADE

This is a thick peach frothy based lemonade and lightly scented with thyme.

Recipe:

                    YIELD                                    :makes 1 quart, serving 4 to 6

                    TOTAL TIME                           :15 min

                    SPECIAL EQUIPMENT              :blender

Ingredients:

• 3 fresh peaches roughly chopped
• fresh juice from 10 to 12 lemons
• 3/4 cup sugar
• Pinch salt
• 1 bunch thyme
• 3 cups cold water
• 1 quart ice
• Peach slices and thyme leaves for garnish

Procedures:

Combine peaches, lemon juice, sugar, and salt in a blender. Blend until smooth .In Mean time place thyme in bottom of pitcher and lightly muddle with wooden spoon. Strain peach puree through a fine mesh into pitcher. Add cold water.. Serve in ice-filled glasses garnished with peach slices and thyme leaves.

HONEY-BASIL LEMONADE

HONEY-BASIL LEMONADE

This is the most simplest Lemonade with basil and honey . This is best for whom who do workout

Recipe:

                     YIELD                                  :makes 1 quart, serving 4                                     TOTAL TIME                         :15 min                  
                     SPECIAL EQUIPMENT            :blender

Ingredients:

• fresh juice from 10 to 12 lemons
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1 bunch basil leaves
• Pinch salt
• 3 cups cold water
• 1 quart ice
• Basil leaves for garnish

Procedure:

Combine lemon juice, honey, basil leaves, and salt in a blender. Blend until smooth. Strain through a fine mesh. Add cold water and whisk to combine. Serve in ice-filled glasses garnished with basil leaves.

BLACKBERRY-SAGE LEMONADE

BLACKBERRY-SAGE LEMONADE

Recipe:

                   YIELD                              :makes 1 quart, serving 4 to 6             

                   TOTAL TIME                      :15 min               

                   SPECIAL EQUIPMENT         :blender

Ingredients:

• 1 quart blackberries
• fresh juice from 10 to 12 lemons
• 1/2 cup sugar
• pinch salt
• bunch of fresh sage
• 3 cups cold water
• 1 quart ice
• Blackberries and sage leaves for serving

Procedure:

Pour blackberries, lemon juice, sugar, and salt in a blender. Blend until smooth. In Mean time, place some sage leaves at bottom of pitcher and muddle them with wooden spoon. Strain blackberry puree through a fine mesh and pour into pitcher. Add cold water and whisk to combine. Serve in ice-filled glasses garnished with blackberries and sage leaves.

Brazilian Lemonade (With Limes and Condensed Milk)

BRAZILIAN LEMONADE (WITH LIMES AND CONDENSED MILK)

This Brazilian style lemonade is made using fresh lime juice and condensed milk and in my opinion which tastes something unbelievable . 

Recipe:

                   YIELD                               :makes 1 quart, serving 4 to 6             

                   TOTAL TIME                      :15 min                
                   SPECIAL EQUIPMENT         :blender

Ingredients:

• juice from about 10 limes or 5 lemons
• 3/4 cup sweetened condensed milk
• pinch salt
• 3 cups cold water
• 1 quart ice

Procedure:

Combine lime juice, condensed milk, salt, and water in a blender. Blend until frothy. Serve in iced filled glasses.

CUCUMBER-BASIL LEMONADE WITH LEMONGRASS

CUCUMBER-BASIL LEMONADE WITH LEMONGRASS

This is a Thai drink having flavors of lemongrass , Basil and cooling refreshing cucumber.

Recipe:

                  YIELD                              :makes 1 quart, serving 4 to 6               
                  TOTAL TIME                     :15 min                  
                  SPECIAL EQUIPMENT        :blender

Ingredients

1 medium cucumber, cut into rough chunks
2 stalks lemongrass, roughly chopped
150gms of basil leaves
fresh juice from 10 to 12 lemons
1/2 cup sugar
pinch salt
3 cups cold water
1 quart ice
Cucumber slices and basil leaves for garnish

Procedure:

Mix cucumbers, lemongrass, basil, lemon juice, sugar, and salt in a blender. Blend until smooth. Strain through a fine mesh. Add cold water and whisk to combine. Serve in ice-filled glasses and garnish with cucumber slices and basil leaves.

SPICY STRAWBERRY JALAPENO LEMONADE

SPICY STRAWBERRY JALAPENO LEMONADE

Sweet ripe strawberries are mixed with sugar and jalapeños for a sweet, hot, and totally refreshing summer drink.

Recipe:

                            Yield:               makes 1 quart serving 4 to 6  

                   Total Time:                30 mins
                   Equipment:                Blender

Ingredients:

• 1 quart strawberries, hulled and split in quarters lengthwise
• 1/2 jalapeño pepper, seeds and ribs removed, cut into 4 pieces
• 3/4 cup sugar
• pinch salt
• fresh juice from 10 to 12 lemons
• 3 cups cold water
• 1 quart ice

Procedure:

1. Combine strawberries, jalepeño slices, sugar, and salt in a medium bowl and mix well. Let rest for 30 minutes.
2. Remove and discard jalapeño slices.Take strawberries and any exuded juices and syrup into a blender. Add lemon juice. Blend on high speed until it get smooth. Strain through a fine mesh. Add reserved strawberries and cold water and whisk to combine. Serve in ice-filled glasses.

RASPBERRY LIMEADE

RASPBERRY LIMEADE

This is a basic raspberry limeade recipe which you can serve with jin or vodka 

Recipe:

                            Yield:              makes 1 quart serving 4 to 6 

                    Total Time:              15 mins
                    Equipment:              Blender

Ingredients:

• 1 quart raspberries
• fresh juice from about 20 limes
• 1/2 cup sugar
• pinch salt
• 3 cups cold water
• 1 quart ice
• Raspberries and lime wedges for serving

Procedure:

Combine raspberries, lime juice, sugar, and salt in a blender. Blend until smooth. Strain through a fine mesh . Add cold water and whisk to combine. Serve in ice-filled glasses garnished with raspberries and lime wedges.

You can use vodka in place of water.

WATERMELON MINT LEMONADE

WATERMELON MINT LEMONADE

Watermelon is good water re-tensity fruit to add a great and extravagant taste.

Recipe:

                            Yield:              makes 1 quart serving 4 to 6 

                    Total Time:              15 mins
                    Equipment:              Blender

Ingredients:

• 2 quarts seedless watermelon chunks
• fresh juice from 10 to 12 lemons
• 1/2 cup sugar
• pinch salt
• Cold water 
• 1 small bunch mint
• 1 quart ice

Procedure:

1. Place watermelon, lemon juice, sugar, and salt in a blender and blend until smooth. Strain through a fine mesh strainer into 1-quart liquid measuring cup. Add cold water to equal 1 quart.
2. Place mint in the botton of a pitcher and muddle lightly with a wooden spoon. Add watermelon mixture and stir to combine. Serve immediately in ice-filled glasses garnished with mint sprigs.

FIZZY GINGER LEMONADE

FIZZY GINGER LEMONADE

The perfect use of ginger spice in a drink to accompany the hot thai foods.

Recipe:

                            Yield:              makes 1 quart serving 4 to 6 

                    Total Time:              15 mins
                    Equipment:              Blender

Ingredients:

• 2-inch knob ginger, peeled and cut into small chunks
• 1 cup fresh juice from 10 to 12 lemons
• 1/2 cup sugar
• Pinch salt
• 1 cup cold water
• 2 cups (1 pint) club soda
• 1 quart ice

Procedure:

Combine ginger, lemon juice, sugar, salt, and water in a blender. Blend until smooth. Strain through a fine mesh . Add club soda and ice and stir to combine. Serve immediately in ice-filled glasses.

CLASSIC LEMONADE DRINKS

CLASSIC LEMONADE DRINKS

A classic simple and very easy to make lemonade drink.

Recipe:

                            Yield:         makes 1 quart serve 4 to 6

                    Total Time:         15 mins

Ingredients:

• fresh juice from 10 to 12 lemons
• 1/2 cup sugar
• Pinch salt
• 3 cups cold water
• 1 quart ice

Procedure:

Combine lemon juice and sugar and whisk or blend until sugar is completely dissolved. Add salt and water to the blend and stir to combine. Pour into a pitcher with ice. Serve in ice-filled glasses and enjoy your drink.

Fresh healthy homemade Mango Ice-cream

In this hot summer try something different and mouth watering stuff like ice-creams but this is the home made ice cream so this is very tasty and very natural without any preservatives so go for this recipe.

Fresh Mango Ice-cream

For this recipe you need some fresh alphonsos and some fresh crem to make this ice cream .This recipe is made with the goodness of mango , cream , milk and sugar and the scooppfull of this brings a precious smile on your face.

Ingredients:

2 tbsp chopped Alphonso mango
juice of 1 Alphonso mango
200 gms fresh cream
1 1/2 cups milk
1/2 cup sugar

some honey to decorate

Method:

1. Set your freezer of the refrigerator at the highest point for one hour in advance.
2. Keep aside a few mango pieces for decoration. Mix the remaining chopped mango, mango juice and sugar very well.
3. Beat the cream lightly and add the beaten cream and milk to the mixture.
4. Pour the mixture into ice trays. The layer of an ice-cream mixture should not be more than 12 mm. thick.
5. Put the trays in the freezer compartment and don't put a tray over another tray or over ice cubes.
6. The ice-cream will be almost fully set in 45 minutes to 1 hour (depending on the refrigerator).
7. At this stage, remove the frozen mixture into a bowl.
8. Decorate with the remaining mango slices and drop some honey over ice-cream and serve immediately.

 

Fresh ready to make mango lassi

MANGO LASSI

The drink consist of mango as known and plain yogurt to give a tangy and different taste to the new mango smoothie .It is very useful in hot in hot summer days and helps you from sun stroke .

this drink is very easy and simple to make and serve .

yield:

4-5 persons.

Ingredients:

5 mangoes peeled, seeded and diced properly.

5 cups plain and fresh yogurt.

3 tbsp honey.

2-1/2 cups crushed ice.
1/2 tbsp cardamom powder
6-7 mint leaves for garnishing.

Instruction:

Add peeled mangoes,fresh yogurt and honey in a blender and mix until smooth.
For sweetness add honey and cardamom powder and again mix well.
For frozen consistency add crushed ice until smooth.
Now served with mint leaves for cool and refreshing look.

Mango drinks and smoothie ready to make and serve

MANGO DRINKS

In the season of mangoes there are many drinks and smoothies related to mangoes and these drinks are truly refreshing and are very natural and preserving so if  you made this type of drinks in morning then you can take the taste of these drinks whole day .

 This is the mango passion fruit smoothie and this drink is also called as batido de mango y maracuya,the main ingredient of this drink is mangoes .We gonna also use some other ingredients like lime juice ,passion fruit juice,honey and ice cubes.This drink is very good in taste as well as for health because the ingredients used to make this drinks are mostly filled with vitamin C,calcium and iron.The passion fruit of 100 gm have 97 calories and this fruit have fibre and fibre are good in removal of cholesterol so we need to consume this drinks.

The other fruit is mango which have many good effects of consumption on consuming mangoes you can fight cancer and in regular diet can improve your digestion and for the pregnant ladies its the awesome fruit, it cures anaemia and the most bizarre disease of  teenage ACNE this fruit cures acne in consumption of low in regular diet.

MANGO PASSION FRUIT SMOOTHIE OR BATIDO DE MANGO Y MARACUYA 

YIELD-4-6 persons

INGREDIENTS: 

• 10 to 12 ounces of fresh mango slices,depends on mango variety
• 1 ½ cup passion fruit pulp, unsweetened (use frozen packs if you don’t have access to fresh passion fruits)
• ¼ cup fresh lime juice
• 1 to 1 ½ cups of water, adjust based on how thick you want the smoothie – can also replace with milk 
• honey or sweetener - depends on your taste or sweetness 
• Ice as needed
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 To garnish:

Slices of lime 

• Instructions:

• Place the mango slices, passion fruit concentrate, lime juice, water(milk) in a blender. Mix until smooth.
• For sweetness add honey.
• For a slushy o frozen treat consistency add ice and crush until smooth.
• Serve the passion fruit mango smoothies garnished with lime slices.

Top nutritious and healthy summer drinks of 2015

In this hot and dehydrating hot summer these are some refreshing summer drinks and cocktails include classic and easy to make drinks, from lemonade to sangria and margaritas,which keeps you cool and refreshing all day or keeps you fresh after drinking them. These drink recipes also include fruity variations of traditional summer drinks,because fruits are natural source of freshness and these are nutritious and healthy, like strawberry lemonade or pineapple caipirinha. Try some less common drinks like chicha, a cold spiced pineapple drink made with pineapple or cola, a fruity oatmeal drink that is both healthy and tasty. Most of the cocktail recipes can easily be turned into mocktail and adapted into delicious non-alcoholic drinks.