Boozy spiced lemonade recipe
Created by The Tesco Recipes team
Try this sweet and spicy (swicy) twist on lemonade. It's a spring-ready cocktail that uses this trending flavour profile to create a refreshing, grown-up take on classic lemonade.
See method- Makes 1
- Takes 15 mins plus steeping
- 221 calories / serving
- Dairy-free
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
- Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 50ml vodka
- 50ml fresh lemon juice
- ice cubes
- sparkling water
- lemon slices (optional)
- finely sliced green chilli (optional)
For the spiced syrup
- 200g white sugar
- 6 green chillies, sliced
- ½ tsp crushed chillies
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 930kJ 221.0kcal
- Fat
- 0g
- Saturates
- 0g
- Salt
- 0.0g
- Sugars
- 29g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 28.6gProtein 0.4gFibre 0.3g
Method
- Make the syrup by adding the sugar to a heatproof jug with the chillies and crushed chillies. Give everything a good mix, bruising the chillies into the sugar to release their fl avour. Add 100ml boiling water, mix until the sugar has dissolved and set aside to steep for 1-4 hrs. Strain through a sieve into an airtight container.
- To make the cocktail, put 50ml spiced syrup, the vodka and fresh lemon juice in a cocktail shaker with a handful of ice and shake vigorously for 1 min. Strain into a tall glass over fresh ice cubes, then top up with sparkling water and garnish with the sliced lemon and green chillies, if using.
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Tip
This makes 300ml syrup, so enough for 6 cocktails. The spiced syrup will keep in the fridge for up to 2 months in a sterilised jar* so you can whip up a cocktail when you like.
*To sterilise glass jars, wash in hot, soapy water and rinse well. Dry in the oven for 15-20 mins at gas 1, 140°C, fan 120°C until hot and completely dry. Boil metal lids and rubber seals for 10 mins, then leave to dry.
