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Homemade mint lemonade


Serves: 4-6
timePrep time: 10 mins (plus cooling)
timeTotal time:
Homemade mint lemonade
Recipe photograph by Rob Streeter

Homemade mint lemonade

There’s nothing better than a cool glass of lemonade on a hot day. Try our refreshing mint version

Serves: 4-6
timePrep time: 10 mins (plus cooling)
timeTotal time:

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Ailsa Brown

Ailsa Brown

Ailsa is our former Food Assistant. She loves creating delicious food that can be whipped up without a fuss and is always thinking about her next meal. She has a thing for pickles, anchovies and Japanese street food.
See more of Ailsa Brown’s recipes
Ailsa Brown

Ailsa Brown

Ailsa is our former Food Assistant. She loves creating delicious food that can be whipped up without a fuss and is always thinking about her next meal. She has a thing for pickles, anchovies and Japanese street food.
See more of Ailsa Brown’s recipes

Ingredients

  • 20g mint, torn
  • 100g caster sugar
  • 6 tbsp lemon juice
  • 750ml sparkling water

Step by step

  1. Put the torn mint into a small saucepan, add the caster sugar and 150ml water. Bring to the boil and simmer until all the sugar is dissolved.
     
  2. Cool and mix together in a large jug with the lemon juice, a large handful of ice and top up with the sparkling water. Taste and add more lemon juice if needed, serve with some twists of lemon zest and more mint sprigs in the jug.

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