Maple & fresh mint lemonade

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I had my in-laws over for lunch yesterday. I’ve been going to bed so early lately that I’ve been entertaining during the day instead, and I have to say I kind of like it. I’ve finally become an adult haha!

I showed off my new garden with great pride and then made some lemonade with freshly cut mint straight from my backyard. Everybody loved it, and I tried to remember the recipe so I could write it down here for you guys. It’ll become a classic this summer, I swear!

Particularities

ServesYields 6 cups
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Ingredients

1/2 cup of sugar
5 – 6 fresh mint twigs (or appx. 12 leaves)
1/2 cup of maple syrup

Replacement options

or honey
1 cup (appx 5 lemons) of lemon juice, freshly pressed
A few mint leaves, to top

Steps

Pour a cup of water along with the half-cup of sugar into a pot. Bring to a boil then stir well, then turn off the heat. Add the mint, and infuse for 10 minutes (see tip below.)
Remove the twigs and mint leaves, then pour into a jug to serve.
Add 5 cups of fresh water as well as the remaining ingredients. Let cool in the fridge for an hour.
Add the ice cubes along with the fresh mint, then serve.

Tips & tricks

If you really like a strong mint flavour, you can crush the leaves in the first step when infusing. You can then filter the mix and keep on completing the following steps.