Spiked Blended Lemonade Recipes

SPIKED LEMONADE

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Provided by Anne Burrell

Time 45m

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

3 cups sugar
3 cups water
12 lemons, juiced
Ice
1 small bunch fresh mint
Bourbon, as needed
Club soda, as needed

Steps:

In a saucepan, add the sugar and water. Heat until the sugar dissolves. Chill until ready to use.
In a small pitcher, mix together the lemon juice and chilled simple syrup. Add the syrup in stages and taste so it is the right amount of sweet and sour for your liking.
To serve, place ice cubes in a high ball glass. Add a few mint leaves. Pour some bourbon into the glass to your taste. Add lemonade and top with club soda.

SPIKED LEMONADE

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Summer is better with fresh-squeezed lemonade. Learn how to create homemade lemonade spiked with rum or vodka that's perfectly tailored to your taste.

Provided by Colleen Graham

Categories Beverage Cocktail

Time 1h25m

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

5 1/2 to 6 cups water (divided; to taste)
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
6 to 8 lemons
1/2 to 1 cup light rum or vodka (chilled; to taste)
Garnish: lemon slices and seasonal fruits

Steps:

Gather the ingredients.
In a small saucepan , bring 1 cup of water to a boil. Add the sugar and lemon zest and whisk until the sugar is dissolved. Heat for about 5 minutes in total, then remove from heat and let the lemon syrup cool completely.
While the syrup cools, juice the lemons . Remove the pulp and seeds by pouring the juice through a fine-mesh strainer. Chill until ready to make lemonade.
Blend the lemonade in a pitcher. Add 1/2 cup of rum or vodka , 1 cup each of the lemon syrup and lemon juice, and 2 cups of cold water: stir and taste. Add more liquor, syrup, juice, and water in proportionate intervals as you fill the pitcher and adjust the sweet, sour, and strength to your taste. Chill the lemonade for at least 1 hour, or until needed.
When ready to serve, pour the spiked lemonade into ice-filled glasses. Garnish with lemon slices and, if you like, seasonal fruits. Enjoy.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 208 kcal, Carbohydrate 43 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fiber 4 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, Sodium 9 mg, Sugar 33 g, Fat 0 g, UnsaturatedFat 0 g

SPIKED FROZEN STRAWBERRY LEMONADE

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Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Time 30m

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 4

Ingredients

8 ounces strawberries, hulled
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice (from 2 lemons), plus lemon slices for garnish
1/2 cup gin

Steps:

Place the strawberries on a plate and freeze until firm, at least 1 hour.
Meanwhile, bring 1/3 cup water and the sugar to a boil in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the sugar dissolves. Let cool completely.
Combine the cooled syrup, strawberries, 1 1/2 cups ice, the lemon juice and gin in a blender. Blend until thick and smooth. Pour into glasses and garnish each with a lemon slice.

SPICY LEMONADE

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This is a very wonderful drink for friends and family get-togethers. Add fresh juice for more tart taste.

Provided by Nevrom Jepherson

Categories Drinks Recipes Cocktail Recipes Rum Drinks Recipes

Time 5m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 liter club soda
2 cups white rum
1 (6 ounce) can frozen lemonade concentrate
¼ cup fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon hot sauce
crushed ice, as desired

Steps:

Gently stir club soda, rum, lemonade concentrate, lemon juice, and hot sauce together in a pitcher. Pour into glasses filled with crushed ice to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 180 calories, Carbohydrate 13.5 g, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 0.1 g, Sodium 20.7 mg, Sugar 12.5 g

SPIKED LEMONADE

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Rum gives a tropical addition to this fabulous homemade lemonade. If you have vodka on hand, try that instead of the rum. -Susan Hein, Burlington, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 15m

Yield 8 servings (about 2 quarts).

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

2-1/4 cups sugar
5 cups water, divided
1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
1-3/4 cups lemon juice
1 cup light rum or vodka
6 to 8 cups ice cubes
GARNISH:
Lemon slices

Steps:

In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, 1 cup water and lemon zest. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved, about 4 minutes. Remove from the heat. Stir in lemon juice and remaining water. Pour into a 2-qt. pitcher; refrigerate until chilled. , Stir in rum. For each serving, place 3/4 to 1 cup ice in a Collins or highball glass. Pour lemonade mixture into glass. Garnish with lemon slices as desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 296 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 1mg sodium, Carbohydrate 61g carbohydrate (56g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.