Oats 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 is blended and strained for pure, pulp-free juice, then layered with real lemon, a honey-mint simple syrup, and a whisper of turmeric and ginger that gives the whole glass a gorgeous golden hue. The flavor is sweet and citrusy with a cool herbal finish — complex enough to impress guests but simple enough to throw together on a weekday. For anyone navigating grain sensitivities, this recipe is naturally worry-free since every single ingredient is a whole food with zero hidden fillers or grain-based additives to second-guess. The honey syrup is made from scratch with just honey, water, and fresh mint, so you know exactly what's going in your glass. Served over ice with a sprig of mint and a lemon slice, it's as pretty as it is delicious.

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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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