Homemade mint lemonade
Serves: 4-6
Prep time: 10 mins (plus cooling)Total time: 
Recipe photograph by Rob Streeter
Homemade mint lemonade
Recipe by Ailsa Brown
There’s nothing better than a cool glass of lemonade on a hot day. Try our refreshing mint version
Serves: 4-6
Prep time: 10 mins (plus cooling)Total time: 
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Ailsa Brown
Ailsa is our former Food Assistant. She loves creating delicious food that can be whipped up without a fuss and is always thinking about her next meal. She has a thing for pickles, anchovies and Japanese street food.
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Ailsa Brown
Ailsa is our former Food Assistant. She loves creating delicious food that can be whipped up without a fuss and is always thinking about her next meal. She has a thing for pickles, anchovies and Japanese street food.
See more of Ailsa Brown’s recipes
Ingredients
- 20g mint, torn
- 100g caster sugar
- 6 tbsp lemon juice
- 750ml sparkling water
Step by step
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Put the torn mint into a small saucepan, add the caster sugar and 150ml water. Bring to the boil and simmer until all the sugar is dissolved.
- Cool and mix together in a large jug with the lemon juice, a large handful of ice and top up with the sparkling water. Taste and add more lemon juice if needed, serve with some twists of lemon zest and more mint sprigs in the jug.
