Moroccan Mint Lemonade Recipe

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What in the world is Moroccan Mint Lemonade?!

While in Fes, Morocco we fell in love with the beverages.

You’d find freshly squeezed OJ sold streetside, avocado smoothies (try them with OJ!), and the most delicious mint lemonade.

Mint is super common in Morocco. While shopping, shop vendors often offer you a cup of mint tea.

While visiting the tanneries, Moroccans will even offer you mint to hold by your nose to cover the smell.

And at some Moroccan restaurants, you’ll find refreshing mint lemonade. The fresh mint leaves are pulsed with the whole lemons in this made-from-scratch lemonade drink.

This weekend in Austin, it hit 100+ scorching degrees.

After spending three straight days at the Hot Luck Food Festival, we were PARCHED. We reminisced about the refreshing mint lemonade from Morocco and set out on a mission to recreate it.

This recipe isn’t an exact replica of the drink we had at Cafe Clock, but it’s pretty darn tasty.

You could even substitute this recipe for the lime juice in a Kentucky Mule for a refreshing twist on a classic.

If you love this recipe, you’ll probably also love traditional lemon juice lemonade, homemade strawberry lemonade, Cucumber Mint Agua Fresca, coconut limeade or Fruit Punch Lemonade drink options.

What’s great about this recipe, is you can whip up a batch as a non-alcoholic beverage, and add in alcohol for the guests we are looking for a cocktail.

We plan on sneaking in a shot of vodka into a glass of this mint lemonade to enjoy poolside this summer!

Refreshing, Mint Lemonade

Makes 1 full pitcher, about 6 glasses

Ingredients:

• 2 lemons, cut into small pieces, skins on, with seeds removed
• Juice of 2 lemons
• 35 leaves of fresh mint
• 4 cups cold water
• 2 cups ice
• 1 cup of granulated sugar

Combine all ingredients in a blender. Blend until all the lemon pieces are pureed, about 3 minutes. Empty the blender though a fine mesh strainer, into a pitcher. Discard the pulp. Serve the mint lemonade over ice with additional mint garnish.

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MOROCCAN MINT LEMONADE RECIPE

Yield: 8 servings

Prep Time: 8 minutes

Total Time: 8 minutes

Lemonade infused with fresh mint leaves, a refreshing and thirst quenching drink

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Ingredients

• 2 lemons, cut into small pieces, skins on, with seeds removed
• Juice of 2 lemons
• 35 leaves of fresh mint
• 4 cups cold water
• 2 cups ice
• 1 cup of granulated sugar

Instructions

1. Combine all ingredients in a blender.
2. Blend until all the lemon pieces are pureed, about 3 minutes.
3. Empty the blender though a fine mesh strainer, into a pitcher.
4. Discard the pulp.
5. Serve the mint lemonade over ice with additional mint garnish.

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Interested in Moroccan food and culture? Read about our time in Morocco:

• Glamping in the Sahara Dessert
• Moroccan Food Guide
• What to Wear in Morocco
• Morocco Shopping: What to Buy and How Much to Spend
• What you Need to Know About Visiting the Fes Medina
• Things to do in Marrakesh

Check out these Moroccan Recipes inspired from our travels:

• Lamb Kofta Eggs Benedict
• Healthy Sriracha Shakshuka
• Lamb Meatball Flatbread Pizza