Description
Refreshing honey limeade offers a zesty Mexican-inspired drink perfect for hot summer days. Cool lime juice and sweet honey blend into a crisp, invigorating beverage you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (240 ml) lime juice (about 6 limes)
- 5 cups (1.2 l) cold water
- ½ cup (170 g) honey (or more to taste)
- 1–2 inch piece of ginger, peeled and grated (to taste)
Instructions
- Preparation: Extract lime juice into a large pitcher, releasing its zesty essence and vibrant aroma.
- Sweetening: Incorporate golden honey, stirring until it seamlessly integrates with the citrus liquid, creating a harmonious base.
- Infusion: Introduce cold water and finely grated ginger, whisking thoroughly to ensure complete dissolution and even distribution of flavors.
- Straining: Position a fine mesh strainer over a clean container, carefully filtering the limeade to remove ginger fibers and achieve a velvety texture.
- Chilling: Refrigerate the strained limeade for at least one hour, allowing the flavors to meld and intensify while developing a refreshingly cool profile.
- Serving: Fill glasses with ice cubes and pour the chilled limeade, creating an invigorating and crisp beverage perfect for quenching thirst.
Notes
- Squeeze Strategically: Use fresh, ripe limes at room temperature for maximum juice extraction and vibrant citrus flavor.
- Honey Harmony: Select high-quality, raw honey to enhance natural sweetness and provide additional health benefits.
- Ginger Grinding: Microplane or fine grater ensures smooth, intense ginger infusion without tough, stringy textures.
- Chill for Perfection: Minimum 60-minute refrigeration allows flavor melding and transforms the drink from good to extraordinary.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Drinks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 7
- Calories: 70
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 5 mg
- Fat: 0 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 0 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg