BHA & BHT Free Pineapple Mint Lemonade

Total time25 min

Prep time10 min

Cook time5 min

4.7

(21)

Bright, tropical, and genuinely refreshing, this lemonade blends fresh pineapple juice, real lemon, and a fragrant honey-mint syrup into something that tastes like summer in a glass. Every ingredient here is whole and recognizable — no shelf-stable concentrates, no synthetic preservatives, nothing that raises a flag for those avoiding BHA and BHT in their food and drinks. Store-bought lemonades and flavored beverages are some of the sneakiest sources of those additives, so making your own from scratch is the cleanest move you can make. The honey-mint simple syrup is a small but brilliant touch — steeping fresh mint leaves in warm honey water creates a floral, herbal sweetness that no artificial flavoring could replicate. A pinch of turmeric and ground ginger round out the pineapple and lemon with a subtle warmth that makes this feel more complex than a standard lemonade. It comes together in just a few easy steps and looks stunning over ice with a sprig of mint, so it's equally at home at a casual weeknight dinner or a backyard gathering.

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Ingredients

4 servings

For the honey-mint simple syrup

¼ cup honey
¼ cup water
½ cup fresh mint leaves, loosely packed

For the lemonade

2 cups fresh pineapple chunks
½ cup fresh lemon juice (from about 4 lemons)
¼ tsp ground turmeric
⅛ tsp ground ginger
2 cups cold water

For serving

ice, for serving
fresh mint sprigs, for serving (optional)
lemon slices, for serving (optional)

Instructions

1
Combine the honey and 1/4 cup water in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring until the honey fully dissolves, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat, add the mint leaves, and let steep for 10 minutes until fragrant. Strain through a fine-mesh strainer into a small bowl or measuring cup, pressing the leaves to extract as much liquid as possible; discard the solids.
2
Blend the fresh pineapple chunks in a blender until smooth, then strain through the fine-mesh strainer into the pitcher, pressing firmly to extract all the juice; discard the pulp.

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