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Blood Orange Shandy
Our shandy recipe is a delicious beer based drink with fresh winter citrus and garnished with mint.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 322 kcal
Course:
Drinks
Ingredients
simple syrup
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup water
shandy
- 1 1/2 cups freshly squeezed and strained blood orange juice (from about 4 to 5 oranges)
- 24 ounces pilsner of choice (or hefeweizen)
garnish
- 8 blood orange slices
- 4 sprigs mint leaves
Instructions
simple syrup
- Place sugar and water in small saucepan and simmer until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and cool.
Cup of Yum
shandy
- Combine simple syrup and orange juice into a liquid measuring cup and stir together.
- Fill four drinking glasses with ice and divide sweetened orange juice. Fill each glass with half of beer and stir together. Garnish each glass with blood orange slices and mint leaves, if using.Serve.
Notes
- The simple syrup can be made up to 1 week in advance and stored in an airtight container, in the refrigerator, until ready to use.
- If making freshly squeezed blood orange juice yourself, which we highly recommend, it can be made up to 3 days in advanceand stored in an airtight container, in the refrigerator, until ready to use.
Nutrition Information
Calories
322kcal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
69g
(23%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
24mg
(1%)
Potassium
294mg
(8%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
60g
(120%)
Vitamin A
248IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
62mg
(69%)
Calcium
20mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 322
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 322kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 69g | 23% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 24mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 294mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 60g | 120% |
| Vitamin A | 248IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 62mg | 69% |
| Calcium | 20mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.