Blood Orange Lemonade
Blood Orange Lemonade is a refreshingly sweet and tart winter lemonade. Freshly squeezed blood oranges are combined with a homemade lemonade to make the best winter drink using seasonal produce.
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Why This Recipe is So Good
- This is a non alcoholic blood orange lemonade recipe. It’s made with freshly squeezed blood orange juice, lemon juice, water, and cane sugar. It’s sweet, slightly tangy, and very refreshing. If you want a mocktail version of this citrus lemonade recipe, try this Blood Orange Ginger Mocktail next!
- Blood oranges are generally in season from December to April/May, and they can be found in most grocery stores. If you get a chance to grab these beautiful oranges it will definitely elevate your lemonade in the very best way. If they’re not in season, you can easily swap them out for cara cara oranges; they are sweeter than regular oranges, so your lemonade will have a similar flavor.
Recipe Ingredients
Blood oranges – This orange variety is known for its beautiful, intense ruby red colored flesh. They are sweeter than regular oranges with just a slight tang.
Lemons – About 1 cup of freshly squeezed lemon juice or about 5 – 6 large lemons. Freshly squeezed lemon juice is truly the best. Use a citrus juicer to make this process quicker.
Cane sugar – Just a little bit of sugar to sweeten this orange lemonade. You can also replace it with honey for a natural sweetener alternative.
How to Make Blood Orange Lemonade
All ingredients, measurements, and instructions are in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
Dissolve sugar in warm water or make a simple syrup
In a pitcher, stir sugar with 1 cup of warm water until dissolved, then pour in the remaining 3 cups of cold water. Set aside. I find it easier to stir sugar into warm water until it dissolves and add cold water rather than making a simple syrup.
Juice blood oranges and lemons then make lemonade
Juice blood oranges and lemons using a citrus juicer. You can strain the juice using a fine mesh strainer to remove any pulp if you like, then pour both the blood orange juice and lemon juice into the pitcher with the sugar water. Stir, then chill or serve immediately over ice.
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Blood Orange Lemonade
Equipment
- Serving pitcher
Ingredients
- ½ cup cane sugar or white granulated sugar
- 1 cup warm water
- 3 cups cold water
- 1 ½ cups freshly squeezed blood orange juice 6 – 7 oranges (or cara cara oranges)
- 1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice 5 – 6 large lemons, or 6 – 7 small lemons
Instructions
- In a pitcher, stir together sugar with 1 cup of warm water until dissolved. Pour in the remaining 3 cups of cold water. Set aside.½ cup cane sugar or white granulated sugar, 1 cup warm water, 3 cups cold water
- Juice blood oranges and lemons using a citrus juicer. You can strain the juice using a fine mesh strainer to remove any pulp if you like then pour both the blood orange juice and lemon juice into the pitcher with the sugar water. Stir then chill or serve immediately over ice.1 ½ cups freshly squeezed blood orange juice, 1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
Notes
How To Store/ Make Ahead
Store in the refrigerator for up to 5 days, stored in an airtight sealed jar or pitcher.Tips and Tricks
- Naturally sweeten this blood orange lemonade using honey dissolved in warm water.
- Make it a blood orange lemonade concentrate by reducing the water and increasing the sugar.
- Replace the water with sparkling water. Reduce the lemon or increase the amount of sugar used to your desired sweetness.
