Mint Lemonade

On Saturday Adam and I had a "going away" BBQ.  It was a beautiful sunny day filled with so many friends and food and drinks! I wanted to share a the recipe for the quick mint lemonade punch I made up. It's super easy and it was a big hit! Even with kids! (or well, with the super cute baby that was here. She loved it!) I made my own mint syrup and used bottled lemonade but you could do fresh squeezed if you have a juicer or want to juice a ton by hand!

I made the mint simple syrup the day before and refrigerated it overnight - here's the recipe:

Fresh Mint Simple Syrup

• 1 1/2 cups fresh mint leaves
• 1 cup water
• 3/4 cup sugar (you can add 1 cup, but I wanted mine to be a little less sweet)

Chop up mint leaves. Add mint, water and sugar to a small saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Allow to simmer, without stirring, for 2 - 3 minutes. Pour syrup through a strainer or sieve into a container, (I used a mason jar) pressing on the mint leaves to get all the liquid. Discard mint leaves. Allow to cool and then cover and place in the fridge until use.

Mint Lemonade

• 1/2 recipe of fresh mint simple syrup 
• 1 bottle (1.75 L) of Simply Lemonade
• 1/2 of a 1 L bottle of ginger ale
• 1/2 of a 1 L bottle of club soda
• lemon wedges and mint sprigs for garnish

Combine all ingredients in a punch bowl and mix. Adjust to taste.  Garnish with lemon wedges and sprigs of fresh mint.

I've never tried to write a recipe before so I hope that is OK. Like I said, super simple and summery and I recommend trying it out at your next party. I'd love to hear if you do!