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10 Lemonade Recipes That’ll Make You Happy It’s 94 Degrees Out

When it's hot outside, mix up one of our favorite tart-sweet thirst-quenchers for work and play

Sunset Staff
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Strawberry Lemonade

Inspired by the sweet strawberries and abundant lemons in Sunset’s test garden, we created this lemonade for our backyard garden book, The One-Block Feast.

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Meyer Lemon Limonana

Limonana, or mint lemonade, the national drink of Israel, gets a Western spin in Mad about Meyer Lemons.

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Thai Lemonade

Chef Mai Pham of Star Ginger and Lemon Grass restaurants sure knows how to cool off (maybe it’s the Sacramento heat). In the Test Kitchen, we’ve been drinking her lemonade slushy—amped up with chile, mint, and lime—by the blenderful.

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Pink Lemonade

Get the simple steps to making delicious, fresh-squeezed lemonade—including the secret to making it pink the natural way.

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Basil Lemonade

Add flavor, color, and fragrance to this summer-inspired lemonade drink by choosing different varieties of basil—such as ‘African Blue’, ‘Cinnamon’, or ‘Pesto Perpetuo’.

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Brazilian “Lemonade”

“My husband had this lemonade at a Brazilian restaurant and loved it so much, he asked for the recipe, which we’ve ‘perfected’ over time,” says reader Kelley Gee.

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Raspberry Lemonade

Go all-natural and serve a refreshing lemonade made from naturally-sweet mashed raspberries, lemon juice, and water. The sweet and tart combination will garner rave reviews. Add sugar to taste, and serve over ice.

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Sparkling Herb and Lemon Spritzer

As refreshing as lemonade but more nuanced, this spritzer includes an infusion of four herbs.

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Lavender Lemonade Cocktail

The Lavender Lemonade cocktail amplifies the light lemon flavor and compliments the chamomile and lavender notes, making it perfect for daytime sipping.

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Ginger-Rosemary Lemon-Drop Cocktails

For these homemade lemon-drop cocktails, infuse lemonade with fresh rosemary and ginger and mix with citron vodka for a sweet-and-tart warm weather drink.