Taste of Home
Spiced Lemonade
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 10 min. + chilling Cook: 10 min. + cooling
YIELD: about 2 quarts.
Serve this drink over ice in summer or warmed in winter - it's always refreshing. If you have a cold, a warm mug of spiced lemonade will make you feel much better. And when you're feeling great, it'll quench a big thirst, too!
Ingredients
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6 cups water, divided
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3/4 cup sugar
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2 cinnamon sticks
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6 whole cloves
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1 large lime, thinly sliced
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1 lemon, thinly sliced
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3/4 cup lemon juice
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Ice cubes
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Additional cinnamon sticks, optional
Directions
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1.
In a large saucepan, bring 4 cups water, sugar, cinnamon and cloves to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 10 minutes. Remove from heat; discard cinnamon and cloves. Cool.
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2.
Pour into a large pitcher. Stir in lime, lemon, lemon juice and remaining water. Chill at least 1 hour. Serve in chilled glass over ice. Garnish with cinnamon stick if desired. Can also be served warm.
Nutrition Facts
1 cup: 66 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 1mg sodium, 18g carbohydrate (15g sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.
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