Cinnamon Free Fresh Mint Citrus Lemonade

Bright, refreshing, and bursting with real citrus flavor, this lemonade is the kind of drink that makes a hot afternoon feel instantly better. A homemade mint simple syrup — made with maple syrup, water, and fresh mint leaves — gives it a cool herbal lift without any of the warming spices that can sneak into flavored syrups and store-bought lemonade mixes. That's actually the quiet genius here: so many packaged lemonades and cocktail syrups include cinnamon as a background note, but every single ingredient in this recipe is naturally free of it. Fresh lemon juice and orange juice do all the heavy lifting on flavor, creating a layered tartness that's way more interesting than anything from a powder or concentrate. You can tweak the balance right in the pitcher — a little more lemon for punch, a splash more water if you want it lighter — so it's easy to make it exactly your own. Served over ice with a few mint sprigs and citrus slices, it looks gorgeous and tastes like something you'd pay too much for at a café.

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