This Ginger Lemonade is the ultimate summer sipper for all family members. Jazzed up with ginger and fresh mint, this homemade lemonade will be your go-to drink at summer gatherings.
Are you complaining about the temperature? Here is a great solution for you: Make a refreshing ginger lemonade, chill it in the fridge for a few hours and you will feel way better once you have the first sip. What’s more, you will start to enjoy this warm weather with a glass of cool lemonade in your hand.
This is an alcohol-free refreshing drink, so you can enjoy it with the whole family. If you are looking for an alcoholic cocktail with lemonade, go check out our Rosemary Vodka Lemonade.
How To
One of the ingredients that make this drink a unique one is lemon zest, so start with this step. Grate the zest of lemons until you reach their white. Make sure you stop there because the white part under the yellow skin makes your drink bitter.
Squeeze the lemons well. We need one cup of lemon juice for this recipe, so if the given number of lemons is not enough for that, use extra lemons.
Combine lemon juice, lemon zest, sugar and ginger powder in a large jar. I use ginger powder in this recipe just because that was what I had on hand. I’ve made it with fresh ginger too and it tastes as good. You can use the same amount of freshly grated ginger in this mixture.
Pour hot water over this mixture and whisk until the sugar completely dissolves. Cover the jar with its lid and let it sit until it reaches room temperature so that all the flavors blend well.
Chill it in the fridge when it is at room temperature. After 2-3 hours, take it out and strain it into a pitcher. Serve with fresh mint leaves, lemon slices and a few ice cubes.
How To Store
This amazing thirst-quenching drink tastes better when it is fresh, so I’d recommend keeping it in the fridge for one or two days. Don’t worry if you have leftovers, it doesn’t go bad easily and you can keep it up to 4 days.
This will be the best homemade ginger lemonade you've tasted. I suggest a large and tall glass for this lemonade. Put some ice cubes in the glass if you like, then place mint leaves on them. Pour some lemonade and put more mint leaves or some nice tiny blossoms on the top. You may also add two thin lemon slices for garnish.
Love lemony treats and want more recipes with lemon that you can enjoy this summer? Here are a few more:
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- Lemon Blueberry Icebox Cake - A Spicy Perspective
- Perfect Strawberry Lemonade - Give Recipe
- Raspberry Lemon Drop Martinis - Real House Moms
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📖 Recipe
Ginger Lemonade
A perfect summer drink with lemon zest, lemon juice, mint and ginger.
- Prep Time: 3 hours 10 minutes
- Total Time: 3 hours 10 minutes
- Yield: 6 1x
- Category: Drinks
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients
- 1 cup lemon juice (5 lemons)
- 1 and ½ tablespoons lemon zest
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 tbsp ginger powder or freshly grated ginger
- 5 cups hot water
- A few leaves of fresh mint
- ice cubes to serve
Instructions
- Start with grating the lemon zest. Grate just the yellow part, when you reach its white, stop grating or your lemonade tastes bitter. Then squeeze the lemons, you must get a cup of lemon juice. If the suggested number of lemons is not enough for it, add one or two extra lemons.
- Put the lemon juice and grated lemon zest in a big jar. Add sugar and ginger powder in it. Pour 5 cups hot water and stir until the sugar melts. Cover the jar and let it rest. When it reaches room temperature, chill it in the refrigerator for about 3 hours. Then take it out and transfer it into a pitcher with a strainer. Put a few leaves of mint into it and it is ready to serve.
- Put some ice cubes in a glass. Pour some lemonade and put mint leaves and blossoms on the top. You can also add two very thin lemon slices for garnish.
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 109
- Sugar: 26 g
- Sodium: 8.9 mg
- Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 28.6 g
- Protein: 0.2 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
nora@ffr says
love the idea of adding ginger!!
cheers!!
lisaiscooking says
This is definitely a better option than coke! It sounds fantastic with the ginger and mint.
Sophie says
MMMMMM,...I love your home made refreshing lemonade!!
Yum!
Cynthia Nelson says
No, I don't want a straw, I just want to tilt my head back and drink it all at one time! 🙂
Reeni says
I love this with the ginger in it!! This would lure me over from the dark side, too!
Natasha - 5 Star Foodie says
I love the addition of ginger and mint - the lemonade sounds so refreshing! I wish we could have had this lemonade at our community party yesterday - we picked the hottest day here for a cookout!
Zerrin says
Faith- I do love ginger and always try to find ways to use it. It was perfect in this lemonade.
Jenn- I also enjoy sharing these with you. Your glass full of lemonade is on its way:)
Diana- They do add more freshness to it.
Jessie- It is always healthier, isn't it?
Roar Kvamme- It's a great idea to take some lemonade to the gym, I'm sure others will envy.
Roar Kvamme says
This looks very refreshing! I will try it tomorrow. Bring it with me to the gym. Even here in Norway it is warm now!
Gail says
Your recipe for lemonade sounds very refreshing and definitely a lot healthier than coke!
Diana says
Ginger and mint in your lemonade sounds great. A little kick to the lemonade.
jenn says
Lovely story. It's always great to hear stories like that. 😉 As for that lemonade, if you say it's the best, then I believe you. So pass me a glass, please. The heat really isn't doing me well.
Faith says
I can't think of anything more refreshing than lemonaide! I love your addition of ginger, it sounds fantastic!
Jessie says
yum! I love freshly made lemonade 🙂
zerrin says
Oyster- I agree on butter, I can't think of frying egg with olive oil!
A big thank you for telling that you call it 'straw'. We call it 'pipet' in Turkish, I looked up to dictionary and its English translation was 'pipette', but not straw. After your comment, I corrected it as 'straw' in the picture to avoid any misunderstanding.
OysterCulture says
Ah, love the story with you and your husband. Sounds similar to mine, although it was in reverse. I was going to fry my future husband an egg and I got out the butter, and he was just aghast that I did not use olive oil for this sort of thing. His comment, "That's ok, you're from Minnesota, you don't know better." Men!
Your lemonade sounds so refreshing with the addition of ginger. I love adding different ingredients to mine as well.
I also learned something today, I'm guessing, pipette for you is what we call a straw, and yes, I definitely want a pipette for that lovely looking drink!