Drinks Recipe – Homemade Rhubarb Lemonade

Fresh rhubarb is cooked down and chilled to create the base syrup for this naturally pink lemonade. Perfect for springtime!

Ingredients

• 5 ¼ cups water, divided
• 1 ¼ cups white sugar
• 1 cup sliced fresh rhubarb
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 cup fresh lemon juice
• ice cubes
• Fresh rhubarb stalks, for garnish

Cooking Directions

1. Stir 1 1/4 cups water, sugar, rhubarb, and salt in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer to the consistency of syrup, about 6 minutes. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve set over a Mason jar; discard solids. Chill, covered, at least 1 hour.
2. Stir chilled rhubarb syrup, remaining 4 cups water, and lemon juice in a large pitcher. Chill until ready to serve. Pour into ice-filled glasses. Garnish with fresh rhubarb stalks.

Nutrition Facts

• calories179.3
• carbohydrateContent46.9 g
• fatContent0.1 g
• fiberContent0.8 g
• proteinContent0.5 g
• sodiumContent34 mg
• sugarContent43 g