Homemade Cherry Mint Lemonade
Enjoy a glass of homemade cherry mint lemonade, with cherries and fragrant mint. This refreshing drink perfectly balances sweet and tangy taste, making it a delicious treat for hot days, backyard gatherings, or anytime you want a cool, fruity beverage.
What better way to beat the heat than with a refreshing glass of lemonade? But why settle for plain old lemonade when you can jazz it up with some flavorful additions. Cherry mint lemonade is the perfect combination of sweet, tangy, and refreshing flavors that will quench your thirst. With just a few simple ingredients, you can create this delicious drink at home and impress your friends and family. Perfectly sweeten refreshing lemonade made with few simple ingredients: lemon, water, sugar and mint. Nothing better than a glass of lemon juice drink for any season, you can make it for a party too.
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Homemade Cherry Mint Lemonade Recipe
Texture: smooth.
Taste: sweet, sour.
Simplicity: very easy.
Meal Type: drink, Valentine’s Day.
Ingredients Needed
- Fresh Mint – fresh mint will be the best for this recipe.
- Sugar – to add sweetness to the drink.
- Water – to dilute the drink.
- Lemon – to add sour flavor, fresh lemon will be the best or store bought lemon juice.
- Cherries – to add extra flavor, frozen or fresh are good.
How to make Homemade Lemonade
Make your own Homemade Cherry Mint Lemonade! (Full recipe and ingredients list below).
- Add sugar, squeezed lemon, mint leaves and cherries to water, mix well.
Homemade Mint Lemonade Tips
- It’s recommended to use warm water instead of cold, as it helps the sugar dissolve much faster. This gives you a smoother and refreshing drink without any grainy texture at the bottom.
- If fresh cherries aren’t available, you can use frozen cherries. They still provide great flavor and color, mixed in, you likely won’t notice much difference. It’s a very convenient option that you can keep on hand year round.
- You can also use store bought bottled lemon juice instead of freshly squeezed lemon. While fresh lemon juice gives the brightest flavor, bottled juice is a quick and practical alternative that still adds the needed citrusy balance.
- SUBSTITUTIONS: Feel free to adjust the sweetness to your taste however you prefer. You can replace regular sugar with liquid honey, agave syrup, stevia, brown sugar, cane sugar, monk fruit sweetener, coconut sugar, or any other sweetener you prefer. Keep in mind that some sweeteners are stronger than sugar, so you may need to adjust the amount to get the flavor just right for you.
Mint Cherry Lemonade FAQ’s
Lemonade is a refreshing beverage that has been enjoyed for a long time. From hot summer days to backyard barbecues, it’s a classic drink that is perfect to drink all year. One of the best things about lemonade is how simple it is to make at home. With just water, fresh lemon juice, and sugar, you can create a crisp and cooling drink in few minutes. To add extra flavor and color, you can mix in a variety of fruits for example strawberries, raspberries, cherries, peaches, or even citrus slices like oranges and limes. Fresh herbs like mint or basil can also give it a unique twist. Whether you like it classic or with a fruity spin, homemade lemonade is always a delicious and refreshing choice.
This drink will stay fresh for about 4 to 7 days when stored in a glass pitcher in the refrigerator. Be sure to keep it chilled and give it a quick stir before serving, as some natural settling may occur.
If you don’t have cherries on hand, or they’re out of season, don’t worry this recipe is very flexible and you can use other fruits. You can easily substitute strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, sliced peaches, or any other fruit you enjoy. Each fruit will bring its own unique flavor, so feel free to experiment and make it your own.
Absolutely! Cherries and lemons make a wonderful flavored combination in drinks. The natural sweetness and slight tartness of cherries pair perfectly with the bright, zesty and acidity of lemons, creating a balanced, unique and refreshing taste. You can use it in drinks, desserts, or sauces, the fruity richness of cherries complements the citrusy flavor of lemons, making them a perfect match for a vibrant and flavorful treat.
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Cherry Mint Lemonade
Ingredients
- 6 cups water warm
- 1 cup mint leaves loosely fitted
- 1/4 cup sugar cane or granulated
- 1 lemon
- 3/4 cup cherries frozen or fresh
Instructions
- In a large jar, pour in the water.6 cups water
- Add the mint leaves and sugar.1/4 cup sugar, 1 cup mint leaves
- Squeeze the juice from the lemon and add it to the jar.1 lemon
- Add the cherries.3/4 cup cherries
- Stir everything together with a spoon until well combined.
Equipment needed
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Notes
- It’s recommended to use warm water instead of cold, as it helps the sugar dissolve much faster. This gives you a smoother and refreshing drink without any grainy texture at the bottom.
- If fresh cherries aren’t available, you can use frozen cherries. They still provide great flavor and color, mixed in, you likely won’t notice much difference. It’s a very convenient option that you can keep on hand year round.
- You can also use store bought bottled lemon juice instead of freshly squeezed lemon. While fresh lemon juice gives the brightest flavor, bottled juice is a quick and practical alternative that still adds the needed citrusy balance.
- SUBSTITUTIONS: Feel free to adjust the sweetness to your taste however you prefer. You can replace regular sugar with liquid honey, agave syrup, stevia, brown sugar, cane sugar, monk fruit sweetener, coconut sugar, or any other sweetener you prefer. Keep in mind that some sweeteners are stronger than sugar, so you may need to adjust the amount to get the flavor just right for you.
Nutrition
Update Notes: The recipe was originally posted in March 2016, it was updated with new tips in February 2026.
This sounds SO good and so refreshing! I kind of want to chug a bunch right now.
Thank you Sophia!
I am a big fan of mint. Where I grew up in rural Canada there was a patch of wild mint in the woods and my mother used to make jelly out of it. Your drink sounds absolutely heavenly and the colour is divine!
Thank you Elizabeth. I just read your About page on your blog. Great story! I am from Europe and I grew up there. I lived in US and now I am in Canada.
Aw thanks! We’ve swapped places then, lol! 🙂 Couple of globe trotters!
What a delicious flavor blend in this absolutely stunning looking drink! Gorgeous photos!
Thank you so much!
This looks delicious and it’s so easy!! Thanks for the recipe, can’t wait to make it!
Thanks Sam!
Wow this looks soooooo good – love those colours! The flavours sound perfect too, definitely going to try this this summer!
Thank you Michelle!
This looks so refreshing and delicious! Perfect for a summer BBQ! Lovely photographs!
Thank you so much!
What a wonderful and refreshing drink…I love the bright color. Perfect warm weather refreshment!
Thanks Catherine!
I’m with you, I’m not a huge fan of mint in food but I really quite like it in drinks. I love the sound of this lemonade – sweet & tart at the same time.
Thank you so much Tania!
Looks so refreshing. Perfect for Summer. 😀
Definitely great for summer! Thanks Sarah!
This sounds delicious and refreshing. Thanks so much for sharing the recipe! 🙂
Thank you!
Very interesting! This sounds and looks amazing! Definitely going to have to try it. Pinning!
Thanks April!