How To Make Peach Lemonade
This fun, fruity, and refreshing peach lemonade recipe is perfect for serving to family and friends at home, BBQs, potlucks, and picnics. Serve over ice with water, soda water, or even alcohol for a delicious summer sipper!
Ingredients
- 1 ⅛ lbpeaches (peeled and chopped (3 large peache/2 cups chopped))
- 2 cupswater
- ½ cupsugar (regular sugar, brown sugar, honey, or even a sugar-free option like erythritol/stevia)
- ⅓ cuplemon juice (2 lemons)
- 3 cupswater (water, sparkling water, coconut water, or even a combination of water and alcohol (around 1/4 cup))
- lemon slices from one lemon (and/or some peach slices)
- to garnish (optional - mint)
- ice cubes (optional)
Directions
- 1
Combine the chopped peaches, ½ cup sugar, and 2 cups water in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring often.
- 2
Reduce to a simmer for 5-10 minutes, or until the peaches are becoming mushy.
- 3
Remove it from the heat, cool for 30 minutes (to room temperature), then strain through a sieve.
- 4
Juice the lemons using one of these 6 methods.I highly recommend zesting the lemons first, so you can save it for other uses or even use some lemon peel twirls as a garnish for peach drinks and other drinks and desserts.
- 5
In a large pitcher, combine the peach syrup (there should be around 1 cup), lemon juice, and 3 cups of water/sparkling water, and stir.
- 6
Give it a taste and adjust any of the elements (syrup, citrus, water) to your liking.If you plan to serve it all immediately, you can also add ice directly to the pitcher. I usually recommend adding the ice to individual glasses, though, so the entire batch doesn't become watered down.
How to make ahead and store?
- 1
Make ahead: you can prepare the syrup several days in advance and keep it stored in the refrigerator. It will last for around 2 weeks in total in the fridge. Store: you can store the prepared peach lemonade in the fridge for between 5-7 days. If you add any fresh fruits or herbs to the lemonade, swap these out daily. Otherwise, aim to consume the entire batch within 1-2days.