Mint Vanilla Lemonade
Pretty lemonade never goes astray and especially when it is this quick to pull together at a moments notice. You and the family will love this one.
Relax on a summer afternoon with this refreshing, unique blend of flavours -- lemon, mint and vanilla! Super quick to whip up, and really pretty as well as being a bit more elegant than your usual homemade lemonade, get onto it. Fragrant, cooling and mum friendly! (Go ahead, add vodka or gin, it's allowed!)
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Need
- 150 Grams raw caster sugar BUY
- 2-3 large lemons, cut into eighths
- Generous Handfuls fresh mint
- 2-3 Teaspoons vanilla bean paste BUY
- 2 Litres water
- Ice to serve
Do
- 1
Place sugar, lemons and mint into Thermomix bowl and chop 3 sec/speed 5.
- 2
Add 1 litre water and stir gently 10 sec/Reverse/speed 2.
- 3
Strain mixture well into a 2 litre jug, reserving solids.
- 4
Return solids to Thermomix bowl and add another litre of water. Stir 10 sec/Reverse/speed 2.
- 5
Strain and add to first amount of liquid. Stir through the vanilla bean paste using a silicone spatula.
- 6
Dilute further to taste and serve over ice.
- 7
You can use sparkling mineral water for some of the water amount, but not all of it as it will fizz up and spill over the rim of the TMbowl.
- 8
Garnish with ½ a vanilla bean per glass if desired.
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