Mexican Limonada (Refreshing Sparkling Limeade)
Mexican sparkling limeade, or limonada, is made with fresh lime juice, sugar, and mineral water. It's the ultimate thirst quencher!
Ingredients
- 1 cup ice
- 4 tablespoons lime juice
- 12 ounces mineral water club soda or sparkling water will also work
- 4 tablespoons simple syrup or to taste
Instructions
- Prepare lime juice. Cut limes in half using a citrus press, extract juice.
- Mix ingredients. Fill 2 glasses halfway with ice, mix in 2 tablespoons of freshly squeezed lime juice into each glass with approximately 6 - 8 ounces of mineral water. PRO TIP: Mix in the mineral or sparkling water just before serving to preserve the fizziness of the drink. Add simple syrup (or your sweetener of choice), to taste. Start with one tablespoon at a time until drink reaches desired sweetness.
- Serve and enjoy immediately.
A Note from Lola
RECIPE VARIATIONS
- Use your favorite sweetener. I make a simple syrup by boiling equal parts water and sugar, but you can use regular sugar, honey, agave, or your sweetener of choice to make this recipe.
- Try it with different citrus fruits. Lemons, tangerines, Valencia, cara cara, or blood oranges will be delicious in this recipe as well.
- For a milky twist, add sweetened condensed milk.
- Aguas frescas are best served as soon as you make them – especially this one because it’s made with mineral or sparkling water and you want it to stay fizzy.
- You can store your fresh lime juice and simple syrup in an airtight jar in the refrigerator and mix in the bubbly water just before serving.
Nutrition
Serving: 8ouncesCalories: 115kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 0.1gFat: 0.02gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.01gSodium: 31mgPotassium: 60mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 12.5gVitamin A: 15IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 37mgIron: 1mg
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