Cherry Mint Lemonade
June 28th, 2011
Cherry Mint Lemonade
A refreshing sweet and sour drink with a slight fizz and a lovely mint flavor! Great for children and grownups with a gorgeous deep red color and packed with freshly squeezed lemon juice, ripe cherries and garden grown mint.
*Also- would be double trouble delicious in an “adult” version with a few glug, glugs of cold vodka!
Cherry Mint Lemonade, serves 8
-2 cups cherries
-6 large lemons
-1/2 cup Mint Simple Syrup
-1 Liter Club Soda, chilled
-Fresh mint for garnish
Pit the cherries and set aside.
Place the cherries into a blender and puree until you have a pretty smooth cherry puree.
Juice the 6 lemons into a pitcher or bowl, straining for seeds.
Add the cherry puree to the lemon juice.
Add the Mint Simple Syrup.
In a large serving pitcher, add two stalks of fresh mint and lots of ice.
Pour the combination of lemon juice, cherry puree and mint simple syrup over the ice.
Fill the rest of the pitcher with the club soda and stir to combine before serving.
Garnish each glass with a sprig of fresh mint.
How refreshing for summer!! Love it!!
7:21 am on June 28th, 2011
Thanks Jen :)
7:55 am on June 28th, 2011
I am definitely making this soon :)
10:51 am on June 28th, 2011
This sounds perfect for the hot weather we’ve been having. Yum!
1:10 pm on June 28th, 2011
such colorful drink .. I just finished all the cherries making jam !!
3:12 pm on June 28th, 2011
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9:49 am on June 29th, 2011
Would love a tall glass of this right about now…
3:10 pm on June 29th, 2011
I love the cherry mint lemonade idea! I am having a dinner party soon and would like to make this but, how do I make the mint simple syrup? Thanks!
6:58 pm on June 29th, 2011
just noticed the link for the simple syrup, sorry!
7:08 pm on June 29th, 2011
Do you use sweet or sour cherry’s?
9:28 am on March 10th, 2012
I used bing, which are sweeter, but if you use sour, just adjust flavor with the simple syrup.
9:41 am on March 10th, 2012