Golden Peach Lemonade
Golden peach lemonade made with ripe fresh peaches and real lemon juice for authentic orchard flavor. Natural sweetness and beautiful color that captures summer in every refreshing sip.
Pin Share Print Servings: 6 cups
Calories: 165kcal
Cost: $9.75
Equipment
- Medium saucepan (For peach syrup)
- Blender or potato masher (For texture control)
- Large pitcher (For mixing and serving)
- Fine-mesh strainer (For smooth consistency)
- Sharp knife (For peach preparation)
Ingredients
Peach Base
- 4 large ripe peaches - Peeled and pitted
- ½ cup granulated sugar - For peach base
- ¼ cup water - For syrup
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice - For peach base
Lemonade
- ¾ cup fresh lemon juice - About 5-6 large lemons
- ½ cup granulated sugar - For lemonade
- 5 cups cold water
- 2 cups ice cubes
- fresh peach slices - For garnish
- fresh mint sprigs - For garnish
- lemon wheels - For garnish
Instructions
- Peaches in boiling water 1 minute, ice bath
- Remove skins, pit, and roughly chop peaches
- Peaches with sugar, water, lemon juice 10 minutes
- Peach mixture 8-10 minutes until soft
- For smooth or mash for chunky texture
- Peach puree completely before mixing
- Sugar in fresh lemon juice in pitcher
- Cooled peach base with lemon mixture
- Cold water slowly while stirring
- Over ice with fresh peach and mint garnish
Notes
For a stronger peach flavor, let the base sit overnight in the fridge. Garnish ideas: grilled peach slices or basil leaves for a twist!
Nutrition
Serving: 1glass | Calories: 165kcal (8%) | Carbohydrates: 42g (14%) | Protein: 1g (2%) | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 285mg (8%) | Fiber: 2g (8%) | Sugar: 39g (43%) | Vitamin A: 465IU (9%) | Vitamin C: 55mg (67%) | Calcium: 12mg (1%)