Celery Free Orange Cinnamon Lemonade
Bright, citrusy, and just a little unexpected, this slushy lemonade blends fresh lemon and orange juice with a warmly spiced cinnamon-maple syrup that takes the whole drink somewhere special. The syrup is dead simple — just maple syrup, water, and cinnamon sticks simmered together until fragrant — and it adds a cozy depth that plain sugar syrup could never match. Everything gets blended with ice into a frothy, slushy texture that feels more like a treat than a basic glass of lemonade. Since the ingredient list is completely plant-based and built around fresh-squeezed juice, there's nothing hidden to worry about — no sneaky additives, no processed flavor syrups, just clean, real ingredients. Straining it through a fine-mesh sieve gives you that smooth, polished finish you'd expect from a café drink, right at home. Serve it over ice with a citrus slice on the rim and it looks as good as it tastes.
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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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