HAPPY CANADA DAY!! I wanted to celebrate today with a very refreshing drink, Rhubarb Lemonade. Something you can whip up easily and enjoy right away.
I love making iced tea this way, pouring it right over ice and serving it immediately. I almost always have a jug in the fridge going. So I thought I would try this same method with lemonade.
We planted a rhubarb plant a few years ago and finally this year we have enough to do something with it. I let it get nice and deep red before we picked it. I had this refreshing drink in mind to show you for Canada Day.
Lemonade can be so refreshing as long as it’s not too sweet, with the rhubarb you do have to add sugar but not too much.
I hope you enjoy your Canada Day with this lovely lemonade. ENJOY!!!
Rhubarb Lemonade
A very refreshing summer lemonade!!
Ingredients
- 1 cup chopped rhubarb
- Zest from 1 lemon
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 cup of water
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 5 cups ice
- 2-4 cups of water
Instructions
- Add rhubarb, lemon zest, sugar, and 1 cup water to a small pot and simmer until the rhubarb falls apart, 8-10 min.
- Pour the mixture through a sieve saving the liquid and discarding the rhubarb. Add the 1/2 cup lemon juice and stir.
- Fill a pitcher with the ice and pour the hot liquid over. Stir to cool the lemonade. Add as much water as you would like to the desired strength. Serve immediately.
- The recipe can be doubled.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Calories: 76kcalCarbohydrates: 20gSodium: 22mgFiber: 1gSugar: 18g
Nutrition calculation is an estimation only. If you need nutritional calculations for medical reasons, please use a source that you trust. Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Comments & Reviews
Carolina HeartStrings says
Looks so refreshing!
steph@stephsbitebybite says
This sounds so refreshing!
Noshing with the Nolands says
It was very refreshing, and it sadly all gone 🙁 I will have to hunt down more rhubarb!!
Jennie @themessybakerblog says
This is a perfect celebratory beverage. I love that you used rhubarb. Yum!
Noshing with the Nolands says
It was a hot weekend here, so a nice cool lemonade went very well. Thanks for coming over Jennie.
Kari@Loaves n Dishes says
Happy Canada Day Tara!
I’ll be visiting my parents soon & they have a rhubarb plant, I’m gonna have to try this out if for no other reason than I looove the color!
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thanks Kari, it was very good and like I said not too sweet!
carolinaheartstrings says
What a great recipe! I love rhubarb and this looks so yummy.
Noshing with the Nolands says
I was just thinking of you and heading over to your site!! Thanks so much for the visit!!
Patricia says
I absolutely love rhubarb and have made many recipes using this versatile fruit, however, have never made a drink. Will give this a try . Thanks.
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thanks so much Patricia, I had a Rhubarb Sangria a while back and that was really good too!
Janice says
happy canada day! I am going to have to try this!
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thanks so much Janice!!
Jennifer | The Deliberate Mom says
I love rhubarb but I would have never thought of lemonade combination! Fantastic! I can’t wait to make this!
Wishing you a lovely day!
(I found you through the Canadian blog link-up). I’m a fellow Albertan.
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thanks so much Jennifer!! I am heading over to your site now!!
Patricia says
I absolutely love rhubarb and have made many recipes using this versatile fruit, however, have never made a drink. Will give this a try . Thanks.