Natural Pink Lemonade with Beet

Refreshing pink lemonade using beet juice for natural color, tangy lemon, adjustable sweetness; serve chilled with mint or ice.

# What You'll Need:

01 - 1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice about 4–5 lemons

02 - 1/2 cup granulated sugar adjust to taste

03 - 4 cups cold water

04 - 2–3 teaspoons beet juice freshly juiced or bottled, unsweetened

05 - Lemon slices, for garnish

06 - Fresh mint leaves, for garnish

07 - Ice cubes

01 - In a pitcher, combine the lemon juice and sugar. Stir well until the sugar is fully dissolved.

02 - Add the cold water and mix thoroughly.

03 - Stir in beet juice, starting with 2 teaspoons, until the lemonade reaches your desired shade of pink.

04 - Taste and adjust sweetness or beet juice as needed.

05 - Add ice cubes to glasses, pour in the pink lemonade, and garnish with lemon slices and mint, if desired. Serve chilled.

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Your friends will be convinced it's store-bought, but it's completely homemade and naturally pink.
The color is gorgeous, but the real win is how refreshing and tangy it tastes every single time.

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Once I used too much beet juice and ended up with magenta instead of pink; less is truly more here.
Swapping half the water for club soda transforms this into a bubbly version that's a hit at parties.

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Let the sugar dissolve completely in the lemon juice before adding anything else—it melts faster this way.
If you want ultra-smooth lemonade, strain the lemon juice to avoid any tangy pulp bits sneaking in.