- 2 3/4 cup water, divided
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup packed mint leaves
- 4 medium peaches
- 1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
INSTRUCTIONS
- Prepare mint simple syrup by combining 3/4 cup water and sugar in a small pot. Set pot over medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Stir until sugar dissolves and then remove from heat. Add mint and allow to steep until syrup has cooled. Strain and discard mint leaves. You should end up with a little over a cup of simple syrup.
- While syrup is cooling, wash peaches, remove pits, and cut in chunks. Puree peach chunks in a blender or small food processor until smooth. Set a fine mesh sieve over a bowl and pour in peach puree, pushing it through using the back of a spoon. Discard skins/solids. You should end up with about 1 cup of peach puree.
- In a pitcher, mix together 1 cup mint simple syrup, peach puree, fresh lemon juice, and remaining 2 cups water (reserve any leftover simple syrup for another use). Refrigerate lemonade until chilled and/or serve over ice.
Notes
- Feel free to adjust this recipe to your taste, adding more water, lemon juice or simple syrup.
- This recipe can easily be halved or multiplied. Basically, you just need to use 1 part simple syrup, 1 part peach puree, 1 part lemon juice, and 2 parts water.
Calories: 149kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 8mg | Potassium: 264mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 34g | Vitamin A: 565IU | Vitamin C: 24.1mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 0.6mg
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