Recipes

Lemonade Cooler

Hansen's Snow-Bliz

New Orleans

Drizzled over shaved-to-order ice, sweet-tart lemonade syrup makes a refreshing summer treat, but it can also be mixed with sparkling water for a simple but utterly satisfying homemade soda. Proprietor Ashley Hansen prefers to use fragrant Meyer lemons when they’re in season.

Ingredients

  • 1 lemon
  • 1 1/4 cups simple syrup (recipe follows)
  • Sparkling water
  • Sweetened condensed milk or whipped cream (optional)

Simple Syrup

  • 1 cup granulated sugar

Method

For the simple syrup: combine the sugar with 1 cup water in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Simmer until the sugar has dissolved, stirring occasionally, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool completely.

Using a Microplane or other fine grater, zest the lemon. Cut the lemon in half and use a reamer or juicer to extract the juice. In a large liquid measuring cup, stir together the zest, juice, and simple syrup.

Fill four tall glasses with ice and fill each halfway with the lemon mixture. Add a splash of sparkling water to each and top with condensed milk or whipped cream, if desired.

Yield

4 Servings