Kentucky Derby Recipe: Mint Julep Lemonade

I’ve attended a Kentucky Derby event in the past and I loved getting all dressed up and sipping mint juleps with friends while watching the race. I definitely enjoyed this classic drink and with the Kentucky Derby just around the corner, I thought it would be fun to make an alcohol-free version of this Southern beverage. The combination of this fresh mint with the citrus lemonade is the perfect refresher for all you non-drinkers out there.

Ingredients:

• 8 & 1/4 cups of water
• 1 pkt. (2 quartz) of Crystal Light Lemonade Flavor Drink Mix
• 1 tablespoon of chopped fresh mint leaves
• 1 tablespoon of sugar
• 2 cups of crushed ice
• lime slices and fresh mint sprigs, for garnish

To Make the Drink:

1. In a small saucepan, combine 1/4 cup of water, sugar and 1 tablespoon of chopped mint. Stir and bring to a boil. Cook until sugar has dissolved, then remove from heat and set aside to cool. After about an hour, strain out mint leaves.
2. Add 8 cups of water to Crystal light drink mix in a 2-qt pitcher. Stir until mix is dissolved
3. Serve immediately over crushed ice and top with a splash of the sugar syrup. Garnish each cup with a mint sprig and lime slices.

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Adapted from: Allrecipes

Disclosure: Thank you to Cottonelle for sponsoring today’s story, and giving my readers this awesome sweepstakes opportunity.