Warming Winter Lemonade Recipes

SPICED LEMONADE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring 4 cups water, sugar, cinnamon and cloves to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 10 minutes. Remove from heat; discard cinnamon and cloves. Cool. , Pour into a large pitcher. Stir in lime, lemon, lemon juice and remaining water. Chill at least 1 hour. Serve in chilled glass over ice. Garnish with cinnamon stick if desired. Can also be served warm.

WINTER LEMONADE

Steps:

• Start to squeeze the lemons and heat 250 ml lemon juice with 250 ml water, star anise, cinnamon sticks and pieces of ginger. Don't bring it to a boil, it should just be warm enough for the spice flavors to pass into the lemon. Let it sit for about 10 minutes. Remove the spice from the lemon water. Now add the pressed mandarin juice and the vanilla extract and dilute the hot lemon with about 500 ml of water or more. And warm it up again briefly.

HOT GARLIC GINGER LEMONADE

Steps:

• Prep garlic and ginger - peel, chop/grate.
• Boil water in sauce pan or tea kettle.
• In a quart-size mason jar or heat-proof glass container, add chopped garlic, grated ginger, astragalus root and optional cinnamon chips. CAREFULLY pour boiling water into the mason jar. COVER with lid and steep for 30 minutes.
• Strain with a fine mesh strainer into another mason jar or glass container.
• Add the juice of 1 lemon and sweetener of choice to the garlic-ginger mixture.
• Serve immediately or store in the refrigerator for later. Serve hot.

WARMING WINTER LEMONADE

Steps:

• Pour lemonade into a large microwave safe mug.
• Heat on high about 2 minutes until hot.
• Add whisky and stir with cinnamon stick if desired.

HOT LEMONADE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, bring water to a boil. Remove from heat, and stir in honey, lemon juice and rum.