If we only hear the word "lemonade", as in our memory there is a vortex of a carousel, a sunny summer and a sea of balloons. Needless to say, lemonade fell in love with everything since childhood.
Lemonade does not have to consist of lemons, as its name promises, it can contain many other tasty and juicy fruits and berries - apricots, strawberries, pears, mint, etc.
In a hot, hot summer, a sip of cold lemonade with magic bubbles is just real salvation. And do you know that lemonade can not only be bought in a store, but also made by oneself at home? No? Then you need to fix it!
Lemonade pear
Ingredients:
- pear - 2 pieces;
- lemon juice - 250 ml;
- sugar - 130 g;
- water - 900 ml.
Preparation
How to make lemonade at home? We take a few ripe pears, mine, dry, cut out carefully the core and cut into small cubes. Mix pears, lemon juice and sugar in a food processor. We beat everything up to a puree-like homogeneous state. Next, strain the mixture through a fine sieve into a bowl and transfer the pulp into a small saucepan. We pour 1 cup of boiling water, mix and set aside for cooling. Once again, filter through a sieve into a bowl of juice and throw out the pulp. Dilute the remaining cold water and mix thoroughly. We serve lemonade with chilled, adding a few ice cubes. Before serving, decorate the lemonade with a dew sprig of fresh mint.
And if you warm it up a little on the stove and add cinnamon or a piece of ginger to it, it will perfectly warm you on a frosty, cold day.
Strawberry lemonade
Ingredients:
- sugar - 200 g;
- juice of lime or lemon - 50 ml;
- soda - 2 liters;
- water 250 ml;
- lime - 2 pieces;
- Strawberry juice - 500 ml;
- Strawberries - 200 g.
Preparation
Pour the sugar into a small saucepan, fill it with water and bring it to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly until the sugar completely dissolves. Then pour in a little lime juice and mix thoroughly. We remove the syrup from the fire and set it aside so that it will cool off properly.
Next, pour into a jug, cooked lime syrup and strawberry juice, mix thoroughly. Add the soda and pre-sliced strawberries. We pour lemonade into glasses with ice, decorate with lemon wedges and fresh strawberries.
Mint lemonade
Ingredients:
- lime juice - 100 ml;
- carbonated mineral water - 350 ml;
- honey or sugar syrup - 50 ml;
- fresh mint leaves - to taste;
- lime segments.
Preparation
The recipe for making homemade lemonade with mint is quite simple. In a deep saucepan mix lemon juice, sugar syrup, mineral water. Then we pour into a jug, we cool and we pour on high glasses. Before serving, decorate the drink with lime wafers and fresh mint leaves. That's all, homemade lemonade with mint and is ready - very tasty, and most importantly natural.
Recipe for lemonade from kiwi
Ingredients:
- kiwi - 10 pieces;
- granulated sugar - 1 item;
- lemon juice - 1 item;
- carbonated mineral water - 1 l;
- boiled water - 200 ml.
Preparation
We take about 7 kiwis, mine, dried, peeled and shredded with a blender until a homogeneous puree
If all these recipes seemed sweet to you, you can leave them to their children, and prepare yourself a compote of apples or banana kvass . These drinks are no less refreshing.