5 from 12 votes
Cucumber Mint Lemonade
This Cucumber Mint Lemonade blends fresh lemon juice, sugar, mint leaves, and cucumber to deliver a refreshing and lightly sweetened beverage. Heating the lemon juice with sugar, cucumber, and half the mint infuses those flavors before straining. The addition of sliced cucumber, lemon, and fresh mint leaves after cooling adds brightness and crisp herbal notes, creating a balanced drink suitable for hydration or warm-weather refreshment.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
7 mins
Total Time
12 mins
Servings:
8
cups
Calories:
86 kcal
Course:
Drinks
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 large English cucumber
- 1 cup lemon juice
- 3/4 cup sugar or preferred sweetener
- 1/2 cup mint leaf loosely packed, fresh
- 6 cups water or sparkling water
- 1 large lemon
Instructions
- Chop half of the cucumber. Add the chopped cucumber to a large sauce pot.
- Add the lemon juice, sugar, and 1/2 of the mint leaves to the pot.
- Place the pot over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the sugar is completely dissolved (about 5-7 minutes). Remove from the heat.
- Pour the liquid through a fine mesh strainer to remove the cucumber and mint.
- Add the liquid to a large serving pitcher.
- Slice the remaining half of the cucumber. Slice the lemon.
- Add the water, sliced cucumber, sliced lemon, and the remaining mint leaves to the pitcher. Stir well.
- Serve cold.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1cup
Calories
86kcal
(4%)
Carbohydrates
22g
(7%)
Sodium
11mg
(0%)
Potassium
102mg
(2%)
Sugar
20g
(40%)
Vitamin A
160IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
13.8mg
(15%)
Calcium
20mg
(2%)
Iron
0.3mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 cups
Amount Per Serving
Calories 86
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cup | |
| Calories | 86kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 22g | 7% |
| Sodium | 11mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 102mg | 2% |
| Sugar | 20g | 40% |
| Vitamin A | 160IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 13.8mg | 15% |
| Calcium | 20mg | 2% |
| Iron | 0.3mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.