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7 thirst-quenching lemonade recipes

Make sure you enjoy at least one pitcher of summer's ambrosia this season. All you need: lemons, sugar and water (booze optional).
7 thirst-quenching lemonade recipes

Photo, Roberto Caruso

Lemonade Day

Lemonade slushy

When life gives you lemons, blend them with some ice. Get the recipe.

Lemonade SlushyPhoto, Roberto Caruso

Classic lemonade + 4 variations

Or...make every kind of lemonade possible. Get the recipes.

7 thirst-quenching lemonade recipes

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Classic lemonade

This puckering lemonade is both zippy and refreshing:

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice, about 8 lemons
  • 1/3 cup agave syrup
  • 2 cups cold water 

Instructions STIR lemon juice with sugar in a large pitcher until sugar has melted. Add water. Fill with ice. For a refreshing summer sparkler, substitute water with club soda.

7 thirst-quenching lemonade recipesClassic lemonade

Sparkling Campari lemonade

For an adult-friendly drink, sit back and relax with this sparkling lemonade. The sweetness of grenadine and the bite of Campari are mixed with bottled Italian lemonade for a refreshingly easy cocktail. Get the recipe.

7 thirst-quenching lemonade recipes

Watermelon lemonade

If rosy hues are more your shade, adding watermelon to the mix makes it super tasty and also turns your drink a pretty pink.

Ingredients

  • 5 cups chopped sweet, seedless watermelon
  • 1/3 cup lemon juice
  • 2 to 3 tbsp granulated sugar
  • 355-mL can club soda
  • lemon slices

Instructions WHIRL watermelon with lemon juice and sugar in a blender until smooth. Stir in club soda. Serve over ice and garnish with lemon slices.

7 thirst-quenching lemonade recipesPhoto, Masterfile.

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Fresh strawberry lemonade

Get an extra anti-oxidant kick with this fruity lemonade made with juicy strawberries. (Bonus: This recipe will work with any of your favourite berries.) Get the recipe.

7 thirst-quenching lemonade recipes

Pink lemonade ice cream squares

If the summer heat has got you beat, this frozen pink lemonade treat is right up your alley. Get the recipe.

7 thirst-quenching lemonade recipes

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