Minted Limeade
Created by Chocolatll on September 4, 2015
- Servings: 7
- Prep Time: 5m
- Cook Time: 10m
- Recipe #20856
Ingredients
- 4 ounces limes (8 limes, divided)
- 1 cup granulated sugar (to taste)
- Mint (fresh, 1 bunch)
- 5 cups water (divided)
- Ice
- Mint (fresh, sprig, to garnish)
How to Make
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Step 1: Remove zest (green part only) from 4 limes with a vegetable peeler. Set limes aside.
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Step 2: Combine zest with sugar, mint, and 1 cup of the water in a small saucepan.
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Step 3: Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar.
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Step 4: Reduce heat to low and simmer gently for 5 minutes.
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Step 5: Let cool to room temperature.
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Step 6: Strain into a pitcher.
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Step 7: Juice all the limes. There should be about 1 cup of juice.
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Step 8: Whisk juice and remaining water into mixture in pitcher.
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Step 9: If not sweet enough, whisk in additional sugar to taste.
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Step 10: Fill tall glasses with ice.
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Step 11: Pour limeade over ice and garnish with sprigs of fresh mint.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (249.7 g)
- Calories 134.7
- Total Fat - 0 g
- Saturated Fat - 0 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 8.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 35.3 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.5 g
- Sugars - 33.6 g
- Protein - 0.1 g
- Calcium - 12.5 mg
- Iron - 0.1 mg
- Vitamin C - 5.5 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg