Fresh Peach Mint Lemonade

This recipe is frighteningly easy. In essence you are making regular lemonade and adding peach puree and mint. We had a whole bag of lemons, a whole bag of peaches, and mint growing rampant in my backyard so I thought why not?

And in this summer heat, my lemonade hit the spot. If you don't like mint/have mint then simply leave it out of the recipe! I guesstimated when typing up this recipe so adjust as necessary. 

Fresh Peach Mint Lemonade

Makes 2-3 cups of lemonade

5 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 cups water
1 tablespoon lemon zest
1/2 cup lemon juice
1 peach 
Handful of mint leaves

1. Combine mint, sugar, lemon zest, and water in a small saucepan. Stir to dissolve sugar and cook on medium/low heat for approximately 5 minutes. (Cooking the simple syrup allows the mint leaves to steep flavor and the sugar to dissolve).

2. Remove from heat, strain the mint leaves, and let cool. 

3. Quarter the peach and puree in the food processor with the simple syrup mixture. 

4. Combine lemon juice with peach puree and simple syrup. Mix well and garnish with mint leaves or peach slices. 

Tips:

If you want the cop-out version (like I made) you don't have to to cook the simple syrup mixture. Just stir all the ingredients together in a large glass & make sure all your sugar is dissolved! The primary reason for heating up the lemonade is to bring out the mint flavor so without it the mint won't play a defining role. I just chopped up a couple of springs and ate them while drinking (A bit weird) so I could get the full effect without having to spend time heating it up. Click HERE for another peach mint lemonade recipe in case you want to make a pitcher's worth instead of a couple of glasses.