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Prickly Pear Lemonade


  • Author: Sarah Cascone

Description

A tangy lemonade base with a healthy dose of vodka.


Ingredients

Scale
  • 6 oz fresh prickly pear lemonade
  • 1 ½ oz Tito’s Vodka
  • Lemon soda water
  • Melon balls, blueberries, and mint for garnish    

For the prickly pear lemonade:

  • 3-4 medium to large lemons – 2/3 cup fresh squeezed juice
  • 2-3 limes – 1/3 cup fresh squeezed juice
  • 6 tbsp prickly pear simple syrup
  • ¼ cup agave nectar
  • 2 ¼ cups water

For the prickly pear simple syrup:

  • 1 cup prickly pear fruit pulp
  • 1 ½ cups water
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 5 tbsp fresh squeezed lime juice

Instructions

  1. Add ice to a cocktail shaker, and pour in prickly pear lemonade and Tito’s.
  2. Shake until chilled.
  3. Strain and pour over ice into a highball glass.
  4. Top with lemon soda water.
  5. Garnish with melon balls and blueberries on a pick, and add a fresh sprig of mint.

For the prickly pear lemonade:

  1. Squeeze and strain fresh lemons to yield 2/3 cup juice.
  2. Squeeze and strain fresh limes to yield 1/3 cup juice.
  3. Stir the lemon and lime juices, prickly pear simple syrup, agave nectar, and water together into a container.
  4. Store in the refrigerator.

For the prickly pear simple syrup:

  1. Hold the thornless prickly pears with tongs and cut them in half.
  2. Using a spoon, scoop out the fruit pulp.
  3. Add the fruit pulp to a medium saucepan with the water and sugar.
  4. Bring to a gentle boil, then reduce to a medium-low and simmer for about 25-30 minutes.
  5. Remove the saucepan from the heat and let it come to room temperature.
  6. Add the syrup mixture into a blender and blend until smooth.
  7. Pour the mixture through a fine mesh strainer into a container and stir in the lime juice to combine.
  8. Store in the refrigerator.