Lemons don't always have to be too tart or relegated to ordinary lemonade. Grab some fresh lemons at the store and turn them into delicious treats the kids (and you) will love! Here are 10 amazing recipes for inspiration.
1. Frozen Blue Raspberry Lemonade
Even if you can’t make it to the beach this summer, this blue-colored treat will have you feeling like you're staring right at the ocean.
Ingredients:
2 medium sized lemons
1 cup blue raspberry syrup
1 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
2 to 3 cups ice
Full recipe at: The Smoothie 101
2. Lemon Pie Milkshake
How about a lemon pie-milkshake combo the kids will love? It’s easy enough that they can help you make it (if they don’t eat all of the ingredients first, that is).
Ingredients:
1/4 cup lemon curd
3 tablespoons lemon pudding mix, instant
Golden oreos
1/2 cup milk, low-fat or non-fat regular
1 1/2 cups vanilla ice cream
Full recipe at: Crazy for Crust
3. Frozen Mango Lemonade
Skip the trip to the ice cream truck and make this healthy, frozen refresher. Classic lemonade with added mango turns it into a smoothie.
Ingredients:
5 lemons
3/4 of a mango
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 cup water
5-6 cups ice
Full recipe at: Simply Designing Porch
4. Raspberry Peach Iced Tea Lemonade
Add some serious fruity flavor and a splash of color to iced tea lemonade by using fresh peaches and raspberries!
Ingredients:
For the Raspberry Peach Nectar:
1 pound fresh, ripe peaches
3-4 cups water
2 cups fresh raspberries
For the Lemonade:
1 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice (about 8 large lemons)
2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar, optional
For the Iced Tea:
4, 18.5-ounce bottles of unsweetened Straight Up Snapple® Tea
1 cup fresh raspberries
1 cup peaches, sliced
Full recipe at: Baker by Nature
5. Sparkling Strawberry Lemonade
Make this lemonade sparkle even more by adding some pop rocks to the glass rim (instead of regular sugar). A bonus surprise to wow the kids.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups chopped strawberries
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons water
1 cup boiling water
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
4 cups cold sparkling water or club soda
2 packages strawberry Pop Rocks, optional
Full recipe at: Gimme Some Oven
6. Lemon Pie Popsicles
What better way to beat the heat than with some yummy homemade popsicles? Keep a stash of these easy-to-make treats in the freezer for a late night snack.
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons lemon juice, fresh
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 drops food coloring, yellow
1/4 teaspoon McCormick lemon extract, pure
2 shortbread cookies
2 cups vanilla Greek yogurt, non-fat
Full recipe at: Crazy for Crust
7. Lemon Muddy Buddies
The perfect snack for when your little buddies come home from a long day of camp. These are so good, you'll want to take some to munch on yourself!
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 1/4 cup powdered sugar
3/4 cup vanilla baking chips
5 cups Rice Chex cereal
3 tablespoons butter
Full recipe at: A Few Shortcuts
8. Mini Lemon Cheesecakes
Perfect finger food dessert to put out at a summer gathering so you don’t even have to “say cheese” to get a smile-worthy moment.
Ingredients:
2 eggs
1 lemon curd
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup graham crackers
2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese
1 cup heavy whipping cream
Full recipe at: A Pumpkin and a Princess
9. Lemon Cream Turnovers
Use homemade or store-bought lemon curd to add that tangy lemon flavor to this fluffy dessert.
Ingredients:
1 egg
3 tablespoons sugar
1 puff pastry, frozen
1/2 cups cream cheese, whipped
1 Equal (thawed large sheet puff pastry (1 sheet equal 4 turnovers) )
1/3 cups lemon curd (homemade or store-bought )
Full recipe at: My Recipe Magic
10. Lemon Meringue Cupcakes
Why not take the classic lemon meringue pie and put it in a cupcake for two desserts in one?
Ingredients:
For the Cupcakes:
1 1/2 cups unbleached cake flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
2/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup butter, room temperature
1 large egg, room temperature
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2/3 cup buttermilk
For the Lemon Curd:
One batch Easy Microwave Lemon Curd
For the Meringue:
3 large egg whites
1/4 teaspoon cream or cream of tartar
1/8 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons sugar
Full recipe at: King Arthur Flour
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