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Sparkling Lemonade with Basil
Homemade Lemonade infused with basil and mixed with club soda.
Prep Time
20
minutes
mins
Chill Time
2
hours
hrs
Total Time
2
hours
hrs
20
minutes
mins
Course:
Drinks
Cuisine:
American
Keyword:
Sparkling Lemonade with Basil
Servings:
6
Calories:
270
kcal
Ingredients
2
cups
water
2
cups
sugar
1/2
cup
basil leaves
1
liter
club soda
chilled
juice from 6 lemons
approx 1 1/4 cups
Instructions
In small saucepan, combine sugar, water and basil.
Bring mixture to boil, crushing basil leaves as you stir. Let simmer 5 minutes.
Remove from heat and allow mixture to cool completely.
Once cooled, strain the basil leaves out of the syrup.
In glass pitcher, combine lemon juice and syrup mixture.
Place pitcher in refrigerator for at least 2 hours to chill.
Once ready to serve, pour chilled club soda into the pitcher with the syrup mixture and serve over ice.
Nutrition
Calories:
270
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
70
g
|
Protein:
1
g
|
Fat:
1
g
|
Saturated Fat:
1
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
1
g
|
Monounsaturated Fat:
1
g
|
Sodium:
40
mg
|
Potassium:
63
mg
|
Fiber:
1
g
|
Sugar:
68
g
|
Vitamin A:
109
IU
|
Vitamin C:
20
mg
|
Calcium:
18
mg
|
Iron:
1
mg