Fresh peach lemonade
The perfect balance of sweet peaches and tart lemons.
How long will it take?
1 hour
What’s the serving size?
Serves 5
What do I need?
- 6 fresh peaches, diced
- Zest of 3 lemons
- ½ cup sugar
- 6 cups cold water or sparkling water, divided
- 1 cup fresh lemon juice (juice of about 7 lemons)
For the garnish
- Peach slices
- Lemon slices
- Mint
How do I make it?
- In a large saucepan over medium heat, add diced peaches, lemon zest, sugar and 2 cups of water.
- Stir to dissolve sugar and let mixture simmer - do not boil, reduce heat if needed
- When peaches are very soft, mash them with a potato masher or fork to break them up.
- Let mixture simmer until it thickens slightly.
- Remove from heat and let cool.
- Strain the peach syrup mixture into a bowl and discard the solids. Allow to cool.
- Add the lemon juice to the peach mixture.
- Pour into a jug along with 4 cups of water or sparkling water.
- Refrigerate until cold.
- Fill glasses with ice and pour over peach lemonade.
- Garnish with fresh peach slices, fresh lemon slices and mint.
- Serve immediately
