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Two short glasses filled with peach lemonade and crushed ice, each garnished with a peach wedge and lemon slice on the rim, set on a wooden board with a basket of fresh peaches blurred in the background.

Peach Lemonade

A refreshingly sweet‑and‑tart peach lemonade made from real fruit, simple syrup, and fresh lemon juice no artificial flavorings, perfect for cooling off on hot days.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Chill 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Servings: 6
Course: Beverage
Cuisine: American, Summer
Calories: 100
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 4 large Ripe peaches - Blanched peeled, pits removed
  • 1 cup Granulated sugar - For simple syrup
  • 1 cup Water - For simple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon Pure vanilla extract
  • ⅛ teaspoon Sea salt - Pinch
  • ¾ cup Fresh lemon juice - From about 4 lemons
  • 2 Lemons Lemon zest - Zested before juicing
  • 4 cups Cold water - Or sparkling water
  • 2 cups Ice cubes - For serving
  • — — Fresh mint leaves - Optional garnish
  • — — Fresh ginger - Optional kick
  • — — Honey - Optional sugar substitute

Equipment

  • 1 High‑speed blender (For pureeing peaches)
  • 1 Fine‑mesh strainer (For silky peach purée)
  • 1 Medium saucepan (For making simple syrup)
  • 1 Large pitcher (For mixing and serving)
  • 1 Sharp knife (For peeling and chopping)
  • 1 Citrus juicer (For maximum lemon yield)

Method
 

  1. Blend blanched, peeled peaches until completely smooth.
  2. Press peach purée through a fine mesh strainer to remove solids.
    Two short clear glasses filled with crushed ice and peach lemonade, each garnished with a fresh peach wedge, set on a wooden board alongside sliced lemons and whole peaches.
  3. Heat equal parts sugar and water until sugar dissolves fully.
    Top‑down view of a stainless‑steel saucepan on an induction cooktop, filled with halved peach slices gently simmering in liquid, surrounded by whole peaches and empty mason jars on a white countertop.
  4. Stir peach purée, lemon juice, and cooled simple syrup together.
    A clear glass pitcher pouring pale orange peach lemonade over crushed ice in a mason jar, with a second filled jar and striped paper straws softly blurred in the background.
  5. Pour over ice with water, chill briefly, and garnish as desired.
    Two short glasses filled with peach lemonade and crushed ice, each garnished with a peach wedge and lemon slice on the rim, set on a wooden board with a basket of fresh peaches blurred in the background.

Nutrition

Serving: 250gCalories: 100kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 1gSodium: 5mgPotassium: 150mgFiber: 1gSugar: 22gVitamin A: 300IUVitamin C: 25mgCalcium: 20mgIron: 0.3mg

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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