Enhance The Flavor Of Lemonade With One Sticky, Sweet Ingredient

Lemonade has always been the unofficial drink of summer, and the classic beverage has seen a number of upgrades. If you're looking for a unique way to enhance your lemonade, you can do so with one ingredient you probably already have in your pantry: honey. Adding honey to your lemonade is the perfect way to substitute granulated sugar while also using less sweetener. This is because honey tastes more sweet than granulated sugar so you need a smaller quantity of it. The best way to swap it in is by taking half a cup of honey for every one cup of sugar you're replacing, though this could be adjusted to your preference. Whether you're making the best lemonade at home or buying store-bought, this addition will add a nice floral depth to your beverage. 

A typical lemonade recipe uses white sugar as the sweetener. Using the honey in its place won't negatively change the taste, but it will add a nice sweetness to the lemonade without comprising the drink's tart flavor. When making the beverage with honey, it's recommended to blend the ingredients together. Honey hardens in cold liquid, so blending it out will help to avoid clumps and dissolve the sweetener. You could use either regular or raw honey for this recipe depending on what you have in your pantry. 

Classic lemonade isn't the only variation you could make with this recipe. Honey pairs well with other flavors and balances nicely as a sweetener. Ingredients such as lavender or mint would go well with honey lemonade. You could also switch up the recipe and make a berry honey lemonade with blueberries, strawberries, or raspberries. Simply add fresh or frozen berries to a blender with the rest of the ingredients for a delicious honey-sweetened berry beverage. There are so many unique ways to use honey, so this recipe allows you to get creative. 

The honey lemonade would also make a great cocktail with a spirit of your choice, perfect for a summertime grill-out with friends. You could even turn the honey into a simple syrup before adding it to the lemonade. As a bonus, you can store any leftovers in your refrigerator for up to a month and then use it any of your summer cocktails. Simply add honey and water to a saucepan, heat the mixture until the honey dissolves, and refrigerate in an airtight container. The resulting honey syrup will add a delicious flavor to all your drinks. Once you try lemonade with honey, you may never go back to the original.