Hazelnut Free Pineapple Mint Lemonade

Total time25 min

Prep time10 min

Cook time5 min

4.7

(21)

Bright, tropical, and genuinely refreshing, this pineapple mint lemonade is the kind of drink that makes you feel like you're somewhere warm even on an ordinary afternoon. Fresh pineapple gets blended and strained so you get pure, silky juice with none of the fibrous texture, then it's layered with real lemon juice, a honey-mint simple syrup, and a subtle warmth from turmeric and ginger. That combination of sweet, tart, and earthy is surprisingly sophisticated for something this easy to pull together. The honey syrup is steeped with fresh mint leaves, which gives the whole drink a cool, herbal lift that bottled syrups just can't replicate. Every single ingredient here is naturally free of tree nuts, so there's no label-reading required and no concern about sneaky nut-based additives hiding in a flavored syrup or store-bought blend. Serve it over a big pile of ice with a sprig of mint and a lemon slice, and it looks as good as it tastes.

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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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