Mint and Rosemary Lemonade with Vanilla
A refreshing Mint and Rosemary Lemonade Recipe flavored with vanilla seeds. This is a great lemonade recipe made from scratch that you can serve in all your summer gathering for everyone in your family. Want to turn it into a delicious cocktail for adults? No problem. Add in some vodka (or gin) to turn it into a delicious rosemary lemonade cocktail.
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Ingredients
- 8 large lemons washed and sliced in ½ inch slices
- 1 cup Sucanat Natural sugar or granulated sugar
- 10 sprigs of fresh mint
- 2 sprigs of fresh rosemary more as a garnish
- ½ vanilla bean scraped seeds (or 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract)
- 8 cups of cold water
- ice
Instructions
- Place medium mesh strainer in a bowl. Set it aside.
- Scrape the seeds of the vanilla and place them in a small bowl. Do not discard the vanilla pod.
- Place lemon slices, sugar, mint, rosemary, vanilla seeds, and pod in the strainer.
- Using your clean hands, gently massage the lemons to (1) get their juices out and (2) mix everything.
- Cover it with plastic stretch film and place it in the fridge for at least 3-4 hours or preferably overnight.
- In the morning, again using clean hands massage the lemons to get all their juices out. Strain and discard the solids.
- Pour the concentrated lemon juice into a large pitcher (or jug) and stir in 8 cups of cold water.
- Pour into mason jars filled with ice and garnish with fresh rosemary.
