Healthy Honey Mint Lemonade
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This yummy Healthy Honey Mint Lemonade recipe is an easy to make, refreshing drink to cool off with! Sweetened with honey & made with only 4 ingredients! Low in sugar, this drink is perfect for sipping by the pool or mixing with your favorite spirits for a summer cocktail!
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This Healthy Honey Mint Lemonade has quickly become one of my favorite summer drinks. It’s just the perfect combo of sweet from the honey, refreshing from the mint, and zippy from the fresh lemons.
Up until a few months ago, I couldn’t even tell you how long it’s been since I’ve had a glass of lemonade…Maybe 5 or 6 years? Maybe longer. In general, juice isn’t something we normally buy because it’s loooooaded with sugar.
I feel like lemonade, in particular, has even more sugar than most juices (the average lemonade has 35G-45G of sugar in a 12 oz serving).. and it also has a weird flavor when you buy it pre-made/bottled.
This lemonade is sweetened with only honey, and you can even add less honey to control the sweetness further, plus there are NO added dyes in this lemonade.
Since I was already being all fancy by making lemonade from scratch, I figured I might as well go all the way and jazz it up by adding mint. Lemon and mint are one of my favorite combinations.
The Healthy Honey Mint Lemonade is refreshing on its own, but also a great base for cocktails; just muddle in some cucumbers and vodka with it (Check out this Cucumber Lemonade Vodka Cocktail for that recipe!)
liz’s top tip for honey mint lemonade
- Be sure to stir the honey into the water while it’s still hot. This helps it dissolve completely (no honey clumps at the bottom of your glass) and ensures the sweetness is evenly distributed throughout your lemonade.
Ingredients
- honey
- fresh lemon juice
- fresh mint leaves
- cold water
- muddler
- citrus juicer
- pitcher
Substitutions
Add ins: You can also add in sliced strawberries or cucumbers for extra flavor.
Honey: I haven’t tried making this with maple syrup, but it may work. I would start with less than 1/2 cup of maple syrup and add to your taste as maple syrup can be sweeter! You could also use a Honey Syrup.
More Mint: If you like more mint in your lemonade, check out this Mint Lemonade Recipe!
How to Make Honey Mint Lemonade
- Heat 1 cup of water with your honey until it is dissolved.
- Muddle in mint + allow it to cool.
- Stir in cold water and enjoy! That’s it!
Variations
Try muddling in fresh strawberries for a strawberry mint lemonade; it is absolutely delicious.
Add vodka + cucumbers to make this Cucumber Lemonade Vodka Cocktail, which is one of my favorite summer happy hour drinks! You could also try gin, if you like it!
Other healthy drink recipes:
- Skinny Margarita
- In the fall/cooler months, try Fall Sangria or Pumpkin Protein Shake
Healthy Honey Mint Lemonade
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1 cup lemon juice
- 1 cup fresh mint leaves
- 6 cups cold water
- Optional: lemon slices and additional mint for garnish
Instructions
- In a small pot, warm 1 cup of water. Stir in honey until it is dissolved. Once honey is dissolved, add in fresh mint leaves + muddle.
- Add remaining 5 cups of cold water and lemon juice.
- Stir + serve over ice.
Notes
- Add ins: You can also add in sliced strawberries or cucumbers for extra flavor
- Honey – I haven’t tried making this with maple syrup but it may work. I would start with less than 1/2 cup of maple syrup and add to your taste as maple syrup can be sweeter!
Wow this was so easy and the best lemonade I have ever had! So fresh and the perfect amount of sweetness. It takes about 6 medium sized lemons squeezed for 1 cup lemon juice.
OMG made this and it was so refreshing Makes me miss summer, I can’t wait to make this all the time once it gets warm!
So glad you liked it, Marissa! It’s definitely one of my favorite drinks!
I was just reading through the article and I couldn’t help but salivate at the pictures of lemonade. Thanks for the recipe! I tried making it for my son and he loves it!
Thanks so much, Andy! I’m glad your son likes it!