Citric Acid Free Vegan Peach Lemonade with Fresh Mint
Few drinks feel as summery and refreshing as a tall glass of peach lemonade, and this version delivers that sunshine-in-a-cup experience with nothing but whole, recognizable ingredients. The star of the show is a homemade peach simple syrup — fresh peaches simmered down with sugar and water until they're soft and fragrant, then strained into a silky, golden liquid that tastes like the best part of a ripe peach. That syrup gets combined with freshly squeezed lemon juice, cold water, and muddled mint leaves for a drink that's bright, floral, and genuinely hard to stop sipping. For anyone avoiding manufactured citric acid — which sneaks into a shocking number of store-bought juices, flavored drinks, and lemonade mixes as a preservative — making this from scratch is the cleanest possible route. Every drop of tartness here comes straight from real lemons, so you know exactly what you're getting. The muddled mint adds an herby lift that makes the whole thing feel a little fancy without any extra effort. Serve it over ice with a lemon slice and a sprig of mint, and it's the kind of drink that disappears fast.
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4 servings
For the peach simple syrup
- 2 medium peaches, pitted and roughly chopped
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup water
For the lemonade
- ¾ cup fresh lemon juice (from about 5–6 lemons)
- 3 cups cold water
- ¼ cup fresh mint leaves, lightly packed
For serving
- 2 cups ice cubes
- 4 lemon slices (optional)
- 4 fresh mint sprigs (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the chopped peaches, sugar, and 1/2 cup water in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the sugar dissolves and the peaches soften and begin to break down, about 8–10 minutes.
- 2
Remove the pan from the heat and let the mixture cool for 20 minutes. Pour through a fine-mesh strainer into a bowl or measuring cup, pressing the peach solids firmly with the back of a spoon to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard the solids.
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