Drink recipe: Minty limeade

Ingredients

• 7 cups water, divided

• 1 cup granulated sugar

• 3 tsp lime zest

• 1 cup fresh mint leaves

• 1 cup fresh lime juice

Directions
1 In a medium saucepan, combine 3 cups water with the sugar, lime zest and mint leaves. Set pan over medium-high heat and stir mixture occasionally to dissolve the sugar. Bring to a boil and simmer for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and cool syrup to room temperature.

2 Stir lime juice into syrup and then strain the mixture into a pitcher. Add remaining 4 cups water to pitcher and mix.
 

 

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