| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 19 min |
| Prep: | 15 min |
| Inactive: | 4 min |
| Yield: | 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 cups fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 gallon cold water, or to taste
- Fresh mint leaves
- 1 orange, segmented
Instructions
- In a large pitcher, whisk the lemon juice and sugar until sugar is dissolved. Add the water to taste. Fill 2 ice-cube trays with the lemonade and place a mint leaf and a piece of cut up orange segment in each compartment. Reserve the rest in the refrigerator. When frozen, turn them into a frozen bowl or an ice sculpture and place on a buffet with the pitcher of lemonade beside them to serve over the ice cubes.
- Notes about the recipe: I love making ice cubes with surprises inside that add more flavor to a drink once they melt. And why have a melting ice cubes dilute a drink? Make it from something flavorful and it will add rather than take away from the taste. At Tru I make pineapple water ice cubes with candied lemon rind imbedded and serve them with plum or rhubarb lemonade.
Reviews
The perfect lemonade! Simply delicious! Also love the idea of the ice cubes with mint sprigs in them.
PERFECT FOR A LUNCH ON THE PATIO!!