Artificial Food Coloring Free Orange Cinnamon Lemonade
Bright citrus and warm spice come together in this slushy, frothy drink that tastes like something you'd pay way too much for at a fancy café. The color comes entirely from freshly squeezed lemons and oranges, and that gorgeous golden hue is completely natural — no dyes, no synthetic additives, nothing artificial hiding in the mix. Store-bought lemonades and flavored drinks are notorious for sneaking in yellow and orange dyes to boost their appearance, so making your own is genuinely the easiest way to sidestep all of that. A homemade cinnamon-maple syrup does the sweetening here, adding a warm, aromatic depth that plain sugar syrup simply can't match. Everything gets blended with ice until slushy and frothy, then strained smooth for a texture that feels almost indulgent for a glass of lemonade. It's refreshing, a little cozy, and completely made from real ingredients you can actually name.
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4 servings
For the cinnamon-maple syrup
- ½ cup maple syrup
- ½ cup water
- 2 cinnamon sticks
For the lemonade
- 1 cup fresh lemon juice (from about 6–7 lemons)
- 1 cup fresh orange juice (from about 3 medium oranges)
- 2 cups cold water
- 2 cups ice cubes
For serving
- lemon or orange slices, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the maple syrup, 1/2 cup water, and cinnamon sticks in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring until the syrup is fully dissolved. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook for 3–4 minutes, until the mixture is fragrant and lightly infused with cinnamon. Remove from heat and let the syrup cool for 15 minutes, then discard the cinnamon sticks.
- 2
Add the cooled cinnamon-maple syrup, lemon juice, orange juice, cold water, and ice cubes to a blender. Blend on high for 20–30 seconds, until the ice is fully crushed and the drink is uniformly slushy and frothy.
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