Pink Grapefruit & Lemon Summer Aid*

 Click to download recipe

Click to download shopping list

back to Recipe File

Makes 1 pitcher. Serving size 1 cup + fruit.
Recipe adapted from Martha Stewart Living.

Ingredients
1 cup sugar
2-1/2 cups freshly squeezed lemon juice
   (about 14 lemons + 1 lemon cut into thin rounds
2 cups freshly squeezed pink-grapefruit juice
​   (2 large grapefruit + 1 grapefruit cut into slices,
    then quartered)
​1 bunch fresh mint


Nutritional info per serving
​Calories:  190
Total fat: 1g
Cholesterol:  0mg
Sodium:  16mg
Total Carbs:  45g
​Potassium:  0mg

Directions​

1. Prepare an ice bath.
2. Combine the sugar and 2 cups water in a medium saucepan. Stir well, and set over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, and cook, stirring occasionally, until all of the sugar has dissolved, about 10 minutes.
3. ​Pour the sugar syrup into a medium bowl, and set bowl in the ice bath to cool; the syrup should yield 2 1/2 cups.
4. When ready to serve beverage, combine the lemon juice, grapefruit juice, and the sugar syrup in a medium-large pitcher.
5. Add the lemon rounds & grapefruit pieces, fresh mint leaves and fill with ice cubes.

​*Photo does not exactly represent recipe.