Description
A tart and colorful lemonade drink perfect for themed gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 cups water
- 1 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon green food coloring
- 1/4 teaspoon blue food coloring
- Ice cubes
- Lemon slices for garnish
Instructions
- Combine water and sugar in a saucepan. Heat over medium heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves completely to make a simple syrup. Remove from heat and let cool.
- In a large pitcher, combine the cooled simple syrup and fresh lemon juice.
- Stir in the green and blue food coloring until you achieve a desired murky green color.
- Chill the lemonade in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
- Serve over ice cubes, garnished with lemon slices.
Notes
- For an extra spooky effect, add a few drops of red food coloring just before serving and swirl gently without fully mixing.
- You can substitute granulated sugar with honey or agave nectar if preferred.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 5 min
- Category: Beverage
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 38g
- Sodium: 2mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 39g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: lemonade, green drink, party punch, non-alcoholic, sweet and sour