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This easy-to-make limeade comes from our , and allows you to mix and match flavors until the combo is just right.
One part tart, another part sweet, and ready for any flavorful extras you might choose.
Prep: 10 minutes
Makes: 6 servings (5 3/4 cups)
1 cup fresh lime juice
1 cup Simple Syrup, chilled
3 12-oz. cans sparkling water with lime, lemon, or lemon-lime flavor (4 1/2 cups total), chilled
Ice
Lime slices
1. Combine lime juice and Simple Syrup in a 2-qt. glass pitcher. Slowly pour in sparkling water. Stir to combine.
2. Serve in glasses with ice. Add lime slices.
Simple Syrup: Combine 1 1/2 cups sugar and 1 1/2 cups water in a medium saucepan. Heat and stir over medium until sugar dissolves. Let cool. Transfer to a 1-qt. jar with a lid. Store in the refrigerator up to 2 weeks. Makes 2 1/3 cups.
Once you have the base recipe, it's all about adding flavors you love. Here are a few ideas to get you started:
Blackberry-Mint Limeade: For each serving, muddle 1/2 cup fresh blackberries and 1 to 2 sprigs fresh mint in a wide-mouth jar. Add 1 cup Fresh Limeade; stir gently. Strain into an ice-filled glass. Use blackberry-filled ice cubes and garnish with mint sprig.
Coconut Limeade: For each serving, combine 3/4 cup Fresh Limeade, 2 Tbsp. cream of coconut, and 2 Tbsp. unsweetened pineapple juice in a wide-mouth jar; stir. Pour into a tall ice-filled coconut-rimmed glass. Garnish with a fresh pineapple spear.
Raspberry-Peach Limeade: For each serving, muddle 1/2 cup fresh peach slices, 1/4 cup fresh red raspberries, and a small sprig of fresh thyme in a wide-mouth jar. Add 1 cup Fresh Limeade; stir gently. Strain into an ice-filled glass. Use ice shards with raspberries and garnish with thyme sprig.
Strawberry-Cucumber Limeade: For each serving, muddle 3 fresh strawberries and 3 thick cucumber slices in a wide-mouth jar. Add 1 cup Fresh Limeade; stir gently. Strain into an ice-filled glass. Garnish with additional fresh strawberries and/or cucumber slices.
Chile Limeade: For each serving, place 2 or 3 slices fresh jalapeno or serrano in a tall glass rimmed with Tajin seasoning; muddle gently. Add ice and 1 cup Fresh Limeade. Garnish with slices of jalapeno.
Cherry Limeade: For each serving, combine 2 Tbsp. bottled tart or sweet cherry juice and 1 cup Fresh Limeade in an ice-filled glass rimmed with sugar, salt, and lime zest. Use ice cubes with cherries.
TIP: Use a wide-mouth canning jar and the handle of a wooden spoon for muddling ingredients. Pour the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve or cocktail strainer into an ice-filled glass.
Start with Fresh Limeade
One part tart, another part sweet, and ready for any flavorful extras you might choose.
Prep: 10 minutes
Makes: 6 servings (5 3/4 cups)
1 cup fresh lime juice
1 cup Simple Syrup, chilled
3 12-oz. cans sparkling water with lime, lemon, or lemon-lime flavor (4 1/2 cups total), chilled
Ice
Lime slices
1. Combine lime juice and Simple Syrup in a 2-qt. glass pitcher. Slowly pour in sparkling water. Stir to combine.
2. Serve in glasses with ice. Add lime slices.
Simple Syrup: Combine 1 1/2 cups sugar and 1 1/2 cups water in a medium saucepan. Heat and stir over medium until sugar dissolves. Let cool. Transfer to a 1-qt. jar with a lid. Store in the refrigerator up to 2 weeks. Makes 2 1/3 cups.
Make It Like You Want It
Once you have the base recipe, it's all about adding flavors you love. Here are a few ideas to get you started:
Blackberry-Mint Limeade: For each serving, muddle 1/2 cup fresh blackberries and 1 to 2 sprigs fresh mint in a wide-mouth jar. Add 1 cup Fresh Limeade; stir gently. Strain into an ice-filled glass. Use blackberry-filled ice cubes and garnish with mint sprig.
Coconut Limeade: For each serving, combine 3/4 cup Fresh Limeade, 2 Tbsp. cream of coconut, and 2 Tbsp. unsweetened pineapple juice in a wide-mouth jar; stir. Pour into a tall ice-filled coconut-rimmed glass. Garnish with a fresh pineapple spear.
Raspberry-Peach Limeade: For each serving, muddle 1/2 cup fresh peach slices, 1/4 cup fresh red raspberries, and a small sprig of fresh thyme in a wide-mouth jar. Add 1 cup Fresh Limeade; stir gently. Strain into an ice-filled glass. Use ice shards with raspberries and garnish with thyme sprig.
Strawberry-Cucumber Limeade: For each serving, muddle 3 fresh strawberries and 3 thick cucumber slices in a wide-mouth jar. Add 1 cup Fresh Limeade; stir gently. Strain into an ice-filled glass. Garnish with additional fresh strawberries and/or cucumber slices.
Chile Limeade: For each serving, place 2 or 3 slices fresh jalapeno or serrano in a tall glass rimmed with Tajin seasoning; muddle gently. Add ice and 1 cup Fresh Limeade. Garnish with slices of jalapeno.
Cherry Limeade: For each serving, combine 2 Tbsp. bottled tart or sweet cherry juice and 1 cup Fresh Limeade in an ice-filled glass rimmed with sugar, salt, and lime zest. Use ice cubes with cherries.
TIP: Use a wide-mouth canning jar and the handle of a wooden spoon for muddling ingredients. Pour the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve or cocktail strainer into an ice-filled glass.
