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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (256g) Recipe makes 8 servings
Calories 178
Calories from Fat 0		(0%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 0.1g	0%
	Saturated Fat 0.0g	0%
	Monounsaturated Fat 0.0g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 0.0g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg		0%
Sodium 5mg		0%
Potassium 54mg		1%
Total Carbohydrate 46.6g		15%
	Dietary Fiber 0.4g	1%
	Sugars 44.2g
Protein 0.3g		0%
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Mint Limeade

Recipe #219707 | 20 min | 10 min prep | add private note

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By: Engrossed
Mar 30, 2007

This is from Cooking Light magazine. The fresh, cool flavor of mint is a welcome addition to this warm-weather drink. Try serving it as a refreshing cooler with spicy Asian food. **I just made this for a potluck recently and everyone raved about it. I thought the sweetness was just right but I like sweet. Since a couple of reviewers thought it was too sweet...if you don't like sweet... start with less sugar and add more at the end.**

SERVES 8 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

6 cups water, divided
1 3/4 cups sugar, less to taste or Splenda sugar substitute, to taste
1/3 cup fresh mint, coarsely chopped
1 cup fresh lime juice (about 12 limes)
10 mint sprigs, to garnish (optional)
10 lime slices, to garnish (optional)

Directions

1
Combine 2 cups water, sugar, and chopped mint in a small saucepan; bring to a boil.
2
Cook until sugar dissolves, stirring frequently. Remove from heat, let stand 10 minutes.
3
Strain through a sieve into a bowl; discard solids.
4
Combine the remaining 4 cups water, sugar syrup, and lime juice in a large pitcher, stirring well.
5
Serve over ice, garnish with mint sprigs and lime slices, if desired.

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From: wruwtrix

On Jul 1, 2009

Fantastic! I did make some adjustments to the recipe, and it was a huge hit at a work potluck this summer. Enough punch for 16+: I did 4 cups of water, 2.5 cups of sugar, and 1 cup of mint (a little over one store package of mint) to make the sugar syrup. I added approximately 2 cups of lime juice (but not fresh squeezed, short on time). I left this in a separate pitcher and had cold club soda on the side. I let people mix the limeade syrup with club soda to their tastes, but I'm sure you could do it in a punch bowl, too. The bubbles were refreshing with this light, but delicious punch.

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From: alwayzhongry

On Jun 28, 2009

Made this today for our beach party. It was an overwhelming success. The mint was a refreshing twist! This is not a tangy sour drink, but refreshing and not to sweet. Next time I am going to try to substitute honey for the sugar. This will be my go to drink for summer time BBQ's. Thank you for sharing!

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From: mikekey

On Jun 15, 2007

Very tasty! I used Splenda, lemon mint and spearmint, and I think I would use more mint and less Splenda next time. Much lighter tasting than commercial limeade. Thanks for a new summertime drink!

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From: Um Safia

On Jun 14, 2007

Reviewed for the ZWT3. This was a seriously refreshing drink and simple to make. This limeade was a total HIT in our house and will certainly be made again over the summer and beyond I'm sure

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