Homemade Sparkling Lemonade Food

SPARKLING LEMONADE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, heat sugar and water over medium heat until sugar is dissolved, stirring frequently. Stir in lemon strips. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Cool slightly. , Transfer to a pitcher. Stir in lemon juice; cover and refrigerate until chilled. Discard lemon strips. Stir in club soda. Serve over ice.

HOMEMADE SPARKLING LEMONADE

Steps:

• In the serving glass glass, stir the simple syrup and lemon juice. Add ice and top with soda water and stir gently to combine. Garnish with lemon wedge and serve with ice (makes 10 ounces or 1 1/2 cups).
• In a large pitcher, combine 1 1/2 cups simple syrup, 1/2 cups lemon juice, and 6 cups soda water. Add ice and serve (makes 8 1 cup servings).

SPARKLING LEMONADE

Steps:

• In medium saucepan over high heat, bring water and sugar to a boil. Boil for 1-2 minutes or until sugar is dissolved. Allow to cool, then put in a covered container in fridge.
• Fill a pitcher with ice and add syrup mixture, juices and club soda. Stire, add lemon and lime slices to garnish.
• Serve immediately.

SPARKLING PINK LEMONADE

Steps:

• Combine the peppercorns, sugar and lemon zest in a shallow bowl. Smash with the back of a wooden spoon until the peppercorns are crushed. Moisten the rims of 6 glasses with a little lemonade, then dip in the peppercorn mixture.
• Combine the lemonade, gin and sparkling rose in a pitcher. Fill the prepared glasses with ice, then add the cocktail.

SPARKLING SUMMER LEMONADE

Steps:

• Pour the sugar and 1 cup water into a small pot and place over medium heat. Bring to a simmer, stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat and add the mint sprigs. Let the mint steep for 10 minutes, then discard the mint.
• Add the mint simple syrup to a large pitcher, punch bowl or serving canister. Add the lemon juice, blackberries, raspberries, strawberries and lemon wheels and give a good stir. When ready to serve, fill the pitcher halfway with ice. Top the mixture with seltzer and give a good stir. Serve over ice with sprigs of fresh mint.

SPARKLING BOURBON LEMONADE

Steps:

• Combine 1 1/2 cups water and sugar in a small saucepan over high heat. Cook until the sugar is dissolved, about 2 minutes. Cool the simply syrup completely. This simple syrup can be made 1 week in advance and stored, covered, in the refrigerator.
• Combine the simple syrup, lemon juice and orange juice in a pitcher. Mix in the club soda. Add the lemon slices, orange slices and mint.
• Fill glasses with crushed ice. Add 1 shot bourbon to each glass and fill to the top with the sparkling lemonade. Garnish each glass with mint.

SPARKING MAGIC LEMONADE PUNCH

Steps:

• Make the lemonade syrup: Peel the lemons into long strips (try not to get too much of the white part, or pith, as it can be bitter) and set aside, then juice the lemons and strain out the seeds.
• Place the juice, lemon peels and sugar into a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring to combine. When the mixture starts to boil, reduce the heat to low and allow to simmer for about 15 minutes, until the mixture just barely starts to thicken, then remove from the heat and allow to cool completely.
• Make the butterfly pea flower tea: Bring 6 cups of water to a boil and add the tea leaves. Allow to steep for 15 minutes, then strain out the tea leaves and cool completely.
• Make the punch: Mix the lemonade syrup and sparkling water in a large punch bowl (start with 2 liters and add more as necessary to taste). Put the butterfly pea flower tea in a pitcher, and place it next to the punch bowl, as well as bowls of lemon wedges and ice cubes and tall glasses.
• Guests should put several ice cubes in a glass, then ladle the sparkling lemonade into the glass and squeeze a fresh lemon wedge over the top. Then pour about 1/8 cup of the butterfly pea flower tea over the top to see a magical color transformation!

SPARKLING ROSé LEMONADE

Steps:

• Combine the peppercorns, sugar and lemon zest in a shallow bowl. Smash with the back of a wooden spoon until the peppercorns are crushed. Moisten the rims of tall glasses with a little lemonade, then dip in the peppercorn mixture.
• Combine the lemonade, gin and sparkling rosé in a pitcher. Pour into the glasses.

SPARKLING RASPBERRY LEMONADE

Steps:

• Combine frozen raspberries, sugar and 1/2 cup water in medium saucepan.
• Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves and berries thaw.
• Increase heat and boil 3 minutes.
• Strain raspberry mixture into bowl, pressing on solids to extract as much liquid as possible; discard solids in stainer.
• Mix lemon peel into raspberry syrup in bowl.
• Chill until cold.
• Stir raspberry syrup, lemon juice, and sparkling water in large pitcher to blend.
• Fill 6 glasses with ice cubes.
• Pour raspberry lemonade into glasses.
• Add fresh raspberries to each glass, if desired.
• Garnish with lemon slices and serve.

SPARKLING MINT LEMONADE

Steps:

• Bring sugar and water to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Boil 1 minute.
• Add lemon peel strips and mint sprigs (I prefer Kentucky mint, but any will work).
• Cover and let stand 30 minutes to infuse syrup with flavors.
• Strain through a sieve into a large pitcher.
• Add lemon juice.
• Stir well and chill for at least 2 hours.
• At serving time, add sparkling water.
• Place ice cubes in a glass, and fill with mint lemonade.
• Enjoy!

SPARKLING FRESH LEMONADE

Steps:

• Bring 1 cup water and the sugar to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Let cool completely; refrigerate until ready to use.
• Put syrup, lemon juice, and sparkling water in a pitcher. Stir in the ice.

SPARKLING PINK LEMONADE

Steps:

• Mix sugar, juice and coloring.
• Chill.
• Just before serving add club soda.
• Garnish.

SPARKLING MINT LEMONADE RECIPE

Steps:

• Add 1/4 cup mint, 1 Tbsp. water and 1 tsp. drink mix to 2-qt. glass or plastic pitcher. Use a muddler or wooden spoon to press mint leaves onto bottom of pitcher to release the oils. Add remaining water and drink mix; stir until mix is dissolved.
• Stir in club soda and lemon slices.
• Serve garnished with remaining mint.