Rose Lemonade
Rose lemonade features the same floral flavors as the macarons, but the tartness of the lemonade stands on its own, preventing the rose water from being the primary taste. It’s the perfect drink for a hot, summer day.
Why I love rose lemonade
A few weeks ago – well, more like a few months ago – I went to a restaurant called Kavarna after spending the morning at the Green Bay Farmer’s Market.
It’s a cute, little place that serves tasty, wholesome food and unlimited iced coffee refills. Yes, unlimited refills. But, my favorite thing was the rose water lemonade. It reminded me so much of my favorite rose macarons at Ladureé in Paris – they’re basically the equivalent to eating a light, sugary flower.
The rose water lemonade features the same floral flavors as the macarons, but the tartness of the lemonade stands on its own, preventing the rose water from being the primary taste. It’s the perfect drink for a hot, summer day.
If you like this recipe, you have to try these kiwi smoothies, pina colada smoothies, and this chocolate peanut butter milkshakes. Not in the mood to use the blender? This strawberry mocktail mule is refreshing and vibrant, just like this passion fruit mocktail, both are perfect for hot summer day!
Looking for a spiked lemonade? Try this tequila lemonade cocktail, it’s just the perfect amount of tequila for a hot summer day. Plus, it has minimal ingredients just like this recipe.
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How to make rose lemonade
Combine ingredients. Fill a large pitcher with lemonade and rose water. Add a cup of ice and stir until well combined. Stirring with the ice will chill the rose lemonade as well as mixing the ingredients. If you are not planning on serving this right away, stir to combine without the ice and refrigerate. When ready to serve, add some ice and stir to chill contents well.
Serve over ice. Pour lemonade over ice in a glass and garnish with a lemon wheel. You’ll want to serve over lots and lots of ice because it’s summer and really cold drinks are the best – especially when they taste like flowers.
You could change the proportions if you prefer the rose water to be more or less dominant to suit your taste. You could even use pink lemonade to make it look more like roses (that was totally my mom’s idea so I shouldn’t take credit).
Ingredients
- 6 cups lemonade
- 1/4 cup rose water
Instructions
- In a pitcher, stir together the lemonade and rose water.
- Serve over ice.
Oh my gosh YES!!! I think I only have rose essence.. I wonder if that would work. But then again we have a Mediterranean market just down the street. This sounds SO GOOD!!! I’m like dying of thirst right now so I might be a little over-enthusiastic, but really. So elegant yet fun!
Hm. I’m not sure what the difference is between rose essence and water is, but if you try it with the essence, let me know who it goes!
Its welcome as the wetter prolongs to be sunny +27***