Not Your Mother's Lemonade

Basil Mint Lemonade

Ingredients:

2 Cups Lemon Juice, freshly squeezed (~12-15 lemons)

2 Cups Water

2 Cups Simple Syrup, Herbed

Ice

Herbed Simple Syrup Ingredients:

2 Cups Sugar

1 Cup Water

½ Cup Basil, washed and stemmed

½ Cup Mint, washed and stemmed

Step 1: 

Place sugar, water, basil and mint into a pot and simmer for 5 minutes or until the sugar is dissolved. Set aside to cool.

Step 2:

Strain out the herbs pressing on them to remove all simple syrup.

Step 3: 

Pour water, lemon juice, and simple syrup into a pitcher. Stir and pour over ice. Adult-friendly version add 1 oz of your favorite clear liquor to your glass before adding your lemonade.