High Fructose Corn Syrup Free Pineapple Mint Lemonade
Bottled lemonades and fruit drinks are some of the sneakiest places to find high fructose corn syrup hiding in plain sight, which makes a homemade version like this one genuinely refreshing in more ways than one. Every drop of sweetness here comes from real honey, stirred into a fragrant mint simple syrup that steeps until it smells like a garden. Fresh pineapple gets blended and strained right into the pitcher, delivering bright tropical flavor without a single additive or sweetener you didn't put there yourself. A pinch of turmeric and ground ginger round out the flavor with a subtle warmth that makes this feel a little more interesting than your average glass of lemonade. The whole thing comes together in layers — citrusy, floral, tropical, and just a little spiced — and it looks stunning over ice with a sprig of mint on top. It's the kind of drink you'd pay too much for at a trendy café, except you made it at home with real ingredients you can actually pronounce.
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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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