It’s wayyyy too hot outside to only enjoy warm desserts! The best memories of hot summer days were pools, hamburgers, and lots of lemonade filled with lots of sugar. In case you didn’t know… lemonade is the official drink of summer. Think about it, the summer season is always kicked off with crisp, sugary, and sweet sips of lemonade alongside any meal. Well, we’ve taken this recipe and reinvented it in an exciting way. Today’s treat is a sparkling strawberry mint lemonade. It’s low calorie, naturally sweetened, organic, and a super cool drink to accompany you anywhere this summer! We
In case you want to pair this recipe with a treat:
United Sodas of America
…no kidding, that’s what this brand is called: United Sodas of America! We’ve wanted to get into drinks for a very long time. Drink recipes are so popular during the summer because it’s so dang HOT. This Sparkling Strawberry Mint Lemonade features an epic brand (United Sodas of America) that is making a strong headway in the beverage game! Flavors like Young Mango, Gingery Ale, and White Grape are amongst the 12 amazing, colorful flavors they have to offer. The options you can enjoy with this brand are endless! Each can has no artificial dyes, only contain 30 calories, and its organically sweetened. The best way to sample all flavors is to order their variety pack which contains a can of each flavor!
Ingredients
Lemon Verbena: United Sodas describes this as ‘Lemony-limey, lightly floral. Lemon Verbena is a class act, with a touch of herbaceous swagger. Always crisp on the uptake, it’ll leave you feeling so fresh and so clean‘
Strawberries: This is the all natural strawberry flavor for this drink! Cooking down the strawberries on the stove gets all the strawberry juices out and adds a richer flavor to this drink. Who wants a strawberry lemonade with fake strawberry flavor? No one!
Mint Leaves: The best mint flavor in all your drinks. Adding mint leaves while cooking down the strawberries adds a natural flavor of mint into this recipe
Lemon Wedges: An aesthetically pleasing additional flavor of lemon in this Sparkling Strawberry Mint Lemonade recipe.
Sparkling Strawberry Mint Lemonade
INGREDIENTS
- 16 oz can Lemon Verbena
- 6 strawberries
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp white sugar
- 3 mint leaves
INSTRUCTIONS
- Add 5-6 strawberries, 3 mint leaves, lemon juice, and sugar into a small saucepan/pot. Cook until softened (5-6 minutes).
- Strain the mixture over a bowl until all the juice is released.
- In a glass cup, add the mint strawberry puree, ice, and Lemon Verbena soda.
- Top off with strawberries, lemon wedges, and mint leaves.
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