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While summer is nearing its end, we’re still looking for refreshing drinks to mix up and beat the heat. Lemonade is a classic with every sweet, puckery sip.
The citrusy drink is typically made with water, sugar, lemon juice and ice stirred together. To take it up a notch, you can throw in other fruits likeblueberriesorstrawberries. But nothing compares to Blake Lively’s fresh and customizable take on lemonade that she recently shared in a video withVogue.
“I am in a household with people of all different ages, all different preferences, so it’s easy if you just make a base and then sort of modify for people’s preferences,” Lively shares while filling a pitcher with ice.
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“My secret ingredients are bourbon vanilla extract, butter extract and bourbon smoked sugar,” she explains. These ingredients will enhance the sweetness with rich, buttery flavors. While Lively doesn’t share her measurements, she uses about a teaspoon of each when stirred into the lemonade base.
The star also doubles up on the lemons she uses, highlighting both regular lemons and Meyer lemons in her recipe. Alongside the sour fruit, she adds more brightness with fresh-squeezed orange juice. Bothlemonsand oranges are antioxidant-rich and packed with vitamin C, which is great for your skin health and immune health.
Try out Lively’s lemonade that embraces the taste of both summer fruit and warm fall aromas. For more bubbly versions that are bursting with flavor, try ourGinger-Thyme Sparkling Lemonadeor ourSparkling Strawberry-Ginger Lemonade.
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