Summertime Sparkling Limeade Food

HEALTHY SPARKLING MINT MELON LIMEADE

Steps:

• First make sure your fruit it cut. I would slice up one lime for garnishing and the other for juicing. Next, blend together your honey dew, water, and 2 -3 mint leaves. Save a few leaves for garnishing.
• Pour water melon mix into a pitcher. Add your honey or sweetener, lime juice, and extra lime slices/mint leaves.
• If you want more fizz, add in more sparkling water.
• IF you want it sweeter, add in stevia or xylitol and adjust to your liking.

SPARKLING LEMONADE

Steps:

• In a large pitcher, combine cold water, lemon juice and sugar, stir until sugar dissolves.
• Cover and refrigerate until chilled.
• Just before serving, gradually add soda water down edge of pitcher, stir to mix.
• Garnish.
• Pour lemonade over ice cubes in glasses.
• Garnish each serving with lemon slices and mint sprig.

SPARKLING SUMMER LIMEADE

Steps:

• Layer blackberries, kiwi fruit, pineapple, mango and strawberries in a 64 oz pitcher. Drizzle with limeade concentrate, top with soda.

SPARKLING LIMEADE

Steps:

• Combine sugar and water in a small saucepan; place over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until sugar has completely dissolved, about 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat; transfer to an ice bath to cool, or let stand at room temperature until cool. Stir in lime juice. Fill large pitcher with ice, pour in the limeade, and top with seltzer. Stir well and serve.

SPARKLING STRAWBERRY MINT LIMEADE

Steps:

• Add strawberries, mint leaves, lime juice, zest, and sugar to a blender and blend until liquified. This is the syrup for your limeade.
• Add syrup to a pitcher and top up with seltzer water.
• Add additional lime slices, mint leaves, and halved strawberries if desired. Serve over ice.

SPARKLING LIMEADE

Steps:

• Squeeze the lime juice into a large measuring cup.
• Add sugar and stir until dissolved.
• Fill a glass with ice.
• Pour mixture lime juice and sugar over ice.
• Add sparkling water and stir.
• Garnish with additional lime wedges.

SPARKLING CHERRY LIMEADE.

Steps:

• Place the sugar, lime juice, and the pitted cherries in a blender. Blend on high speed until smooth.
• If you like, you can strain the cherry mixture through a fine mesh sieve, to remove any small pieces of cherries. I didn't do this, and didn't find the bits of cherries bothersome.
• Divide the cherry lime syrup evenly among four glasses with ice. Pour about 9 ounces of sparkling water into each glass and stir. Top each glass with a cherry if you like.

STRAWBERRY-MINT SPARKLING LIMEADE

Steps:

• In a blender, combine strawberries, mint leaves, lime juice and honey; process until blended and smooth. Taste for sweetness and adjust accordingly.
• Transfer mixture to a pitcher.
• Slowly pour the club soda into the pitcher, gently stirring to combine.
• Pour into glasses and garnish with fresh mint leaves and lime slices.
• Serve.

THE PERFECT SPARKLING MINT LIMEADE - QUICK & EASY - VIDEO!

Steps:

• To make the rich simple syrup for the mint limeade fizz, dissolve 1 cup of sugar into ½ cup of water in a small pot over the stove by stirring.
• Once it boils, remove the pot from the heat and allow to cool.
• To make the limeade fizz, add your desired amount of rich simple syrup to a pitcher.
• Stir in lime juice.
• Stir in carbonated water.
• To make the sugar and zest mixture to line the rim of each glass, combine the zest of 1 lime with ¼ cup sugar in a plate.
• Rub 1 lime wedge around the rim of each glass to slightly wet the rim. Dip the rim of each glass in the zest and sugar mixture to coat.
• Add a couple thin lime wedges and a pinch of sliced mint leaves to each glass. Muddle them with the back of a wooden spatula to release the flavors in each glass.
• Add crushed ice to the top of each glass. Add the limeade fizz and enjoy!

MINT LIMEADE

Steps:

• To make mint limeade with concentrate add mint leaves and ice to a large pitcher. Mash a little with a wooden spoon to muddle the mint. Add limeade concentrate and water according to package directions. Stir and serve garnished with lime and mint.
• To make mint limeade with fresh lime juice, crush mint leaves with ice in a pitcher, using a wooden spoon to muddle the mint. Pour in lime juice, sugar and water. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Pour through a strainer into ice-filled glasses. Serve garnished with lime and mint.
• Swap sparkling water for still water for a sparkling drink.

SPARKLING LIMEADE (NON-ALCOHOLIC)

Steps:

• *NOTE: Whirl the sugar in a mini-chopper or blender until finely ground. Basically, you've just prepared "superfine" sugar at a fraction of the cost.
• In a small saucepan over medium heat combine the sugar and water. Cook, stirring until sugar is dissolved and liquid is clear. This should take only 2-3 minutes.
• Transfer liquid to a pitcher and allow to cool.
• Once cooled, stir in lime juice. Stir well.
• Fill a large pitcher with ice cubes, pour in the simple syrup and the seltzer water.
• Stir well and serve!

SUMMERTIME SPARKLING LIMEADE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine 1 cup water and sugar. Cook, stirring, over medium heat until sugar has dissolved and mixture is clear, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to a pitcher; cool. To serve, stir together sugar-water mixture, lime juice, and seltzer water. Pour over ice, and garnish with lime slices, if desired.