Recently I had the honor of meeting Marie Simmons, author of over twenty cookbooks and former columnist for Bon Appetit. She dazzled me with the variety of honey recipes she presented (and we got to taste.) All I could think of was, “I can’t wait to get back home and begin making honey recipes!” I arrived home to two problems; someone had used the rest of the honey while I was gone and some of the recipes she shared were time consuming. Being pressed for time, I decided to wait to try her recipes. But, since honey is a natural gluten free food, I found a bunch of easy recipes on the National Honey Board website and began changing the ingredients and adapting them for my family. We had tried several honey drinks and I knew I could whip together a drink in minutes. After browsing the honey lemonade recipes, I came up with an even easier version, because I am all about easy recipes.
The beauty of this recipe is it only has four ingredients, it’s versatile, and it tastes like I fussed. Fussy recipes are worth major points at my house. “Oh, you don’t want to clean your room? And after I made this lemonade you like too!” I started with a can of frozen pink lemonade concentrate, a 2 liter bottle of diet lemon lime soda, and honey.
I mixed the frozen lemonade concentrate with the honey in a blender to make sure it was mixed, and the slowly added the lemon lime soda. I added freshly cut strawberries, but you can get creative. Any sweet fruit would work; raspberries, blueberries, grapes, blackberries, whatever you happen to have on hand. The mixture separated, so mix well with a spoon before serving.
- 1 can (12 ounces) frozen lemonade concentrate
- 3/4 cup honey
- 1 (2 liter) bottle lemon lime soda (can use diet)
- fresh fruit (strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, blueberries or grapes, chopped)– use at least 1 cup and up to two cups, depending on your taste
- Mix lemonade concentrate and honey together in blender. Slowly stir in lemon lime soda. Add fresh fruit and stir until blended.
Do you have a favorite go to drink recipe for summer?
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I’ve never thought about honey and lemonde together. This sounds lovely with the strawberries!
I have always been a lemonade fan but this drink looks so pretty. Mine is just plain lemonade lol. I will definitely be trying this!
I’ve been craving lemonade recently. It’s so hot outside now and a glass of ice cold lemonade would hit the spot.
What a great twist for a drink, love that it is also gluten free for my gluten free friends!
This looks so good! Since it looked like a smoothie in the first photo, I was expecting it to have far more ingredients but this looks completely doable! I’m going to give this a try for sure.
This one looks like a yummy and delicious drink for this summer. My husband loves lemonade, but I have never tried this kind of drink at home. With my favorite Strawberry as combo, I am sure this is going to be awesome. Will definitely try this one for sure.
Look I am a lemonade junkie! I never thought to make lemonade with honey like this so great recipe!
I bet this lemonade must be so refreshing especially during these hot sizzling days. I always add honey to my tea and I love it.
Oh wow, this looks so refreshing and delicious! It’s also such a pretty drink, would be great for parties!
I normally use honey, but haven’t tried a little sparkle with lemon-lime soda. Yum.
Oh WOW! This sounds incredibly refreshing for summer. I love the addition of the lemon lime soda.
That looks yummy and refreshing. I need to try this.
Yum! This looks very refreshing for a hot day. I’ll have to try making this today! It’s going to be another hot one
This sounds refreshing and delightful. I am a water drinker, but every once in a while I need a change and something to brighten up my glass.
This drink looks so delicious and easy to make. I will have to give it a try for my next get together.
This looks so good. Lemonade is one of my favorite drinks in the summer and really year round. I just got a new blender so I will have to try this.
It’s been so hot here, I could chug this right down. Though I am sure it is best savored. Looks so delish!
I love making lemonade with honey! Makes me feel better about drinking it!
That sounds so refreshing. My youngest is a big lemonade fan so i will have to try this and see if he likes it as well.
That looks and sounds great. So refreshing. I’m such a sucker for anything with honey.
These sounds refreshing! Going to try this one this weekend!
This looks so refreshing! I can not wait to try this recipe out
oh yum. That looks refreshing
The kids and my husband love lemonade I will have to make this for them I am sure they all would love it.
Now this sounds delicious. I love a nice light drink for when I’m reading outside. The fresh fruit is a great addition!
This sounds really yummy! I think I would love to try making it
This looks delicious Pam! I would love to have this on a hot summer night!
I never thought of adding honey to lemonade for sweetness, but am not sure why since I often add it to the homemade smoothies I make. This recipe sounds deliciously refreshing!
This looks like such a delicious and refreshing drink. I will have to get the ingredients so i can try making it.
What a lovely summer drink. I can picture myself sitting on the porch sipping that while my children quietly entertain themselves. A mama can dream, right?
Lemonade is the perfect drink on a hot summer day. I love that this recipe is gluten free.
That sounds really refreshing. I love fruit in my lemonade but I hadn’t tried it with honey. I definitely will have to now.
This sounds so good! I like that it is gluten free and it is perfect for summer!
Yum! That looks so good, and sounds amazing. Looks super refreshing. I will have to try this. Lemonade is one of my fave drinks all year ’round!
Now this is a drink I would partake of a LOT!! I do prefer honey (would eat it with a spoon and sometimes do!!) It really does seem easy to make.
That looks so refreshing and delicious! Perfect for summer, that’s for sure!
Oh I love this recipe!! You threw me for a loop when you added lemon lime soda!! How refreshing!!
This sounds amazing. I love lemonade, but I’ve never tried any sort of variation like this before. Yum!