Peach Lemonade
This is the absolute BEST fresh peach lemonade recipe! Sweet juicy peaches combined with tart, tangy lemons make the most refreshing drink. You will want to have a pitcher of this in your fridge throughout the peach season!
Peaches are my favorite fruit, and it’s hard for me to wait until fall to get the best fresh peaches! When I do, I load up and make all the peach recipes! My favorites besides this lemonade include this homemade peach pie, my fresh peach smoothie, and my favorite peach salsa.
Reasons You’ll Love This Recipe
Perfect for peach season: This simple but refreshing drink is the perfect way to use those fresh peaches during peach season. If you have canned or frozen peaches, you could make it year-round.
Simple: This recipe is easy to make and takes less than 20 minutes.
Versatile: This lemonade isn’t just for drinking! You could add it to cocktails, use it as a smoothie base, or freeze it into popsicles for a fun twist.
Fresh Peach Lemonade Recipe Ingredients
Fresh peach lemonade combines sweet peaches and tart lemons for a perfectly balanced drink that’s incredibly refreshing. Scroll to the recipe card for exact measurements.
Fresh Peaches: Peaches are the perfect juicy fruit for this lemonade’s base. Their sweetness balances out the lemons’ tartness.
Granulated Sugar: Adds sweetness and brings out the flavor of the peaches and lemons.
Water: Gives the lemonade the right consistency making it a refreshing beverage.
Fresh Lemon Juice: Fresh lemons make such a difference in the taste of this peach lemonade.
Ice: Cools everything down and makes it so mouthwatering and thirst-quenching!
Fresh Peach & Lemon Slices for Garnish: I am a sucker for a beautiful presentation! Get out some cute county fair glasses, fun straws, slice up some lemons and peaches, and toss everything together!
How to Make Peach Lemonade
Making fresh, homemade peach lemonade takes less than 20 minutes and is 100% worth it! The fresh peaches and tart lemons combine for a perfect marriage of summer sweetness.
Prep: Wash the peaches and remove the pits. You can peel the skin, but I like leaving it on for this syrup. Then dice the peaches.
Simmer: Add the peaches, sugar, and ½ cup of water to a saucepan and cook over medium. Cook the peaches for about 7-8 minutes, or until they are soft and syrupy and the sugar has dissolved and is bubbling.
Puree: Remove the pan from the heat and very carefully pour the peach mixture into a blender or a food processor. Place the lid on and cover it with a clean kitchen towel before blending until it is smooth. You can strain out the solids if you would like by using a spoon or spatula to press the syrup through a fine mesh strainer. Cover the syrup and let it cool to room temperature, or chill it in the refrigerator until you are ready to use it.
Serve: When you are ready to serve the lemonade, combine the peach syrup, lemon juice, 4 cups of cold water, and ice in a pitcher. Stir to combine. If desired, add slices of lemons and peaches for garnish.
Perfect Peach Lemonade Tips
I want this to be the best peach lemonade you’ve ever had! To do that please follow these tips and variations to have it turn out just the way you like it!
Quick Ripenning Hack: Ripen your peaches quicker by placing them stem-side down inside a paper bag and closing it. Check them in a day or two. The trapped ethylene gas will speed up the ripening!
Substitutions: You may substitute half the diced peaches for strawberries or raspberries to make peach-strawberry or raspberry syrup.
Sweetness Scale: If you find your lemonade a bit too sweet or your peaches are especially ripe, you might want to cut back on the sugar to just ½–¾ cup instead of the full cup. This adjustment allows you to customize the sweetness to your preference.
Frozen or Canned Substitutes: You may replace the fresh peaches with 10-ounces of canned or frozen peaches if you want to make this and fresh peaches are unavailable.
Under-Ripe Peaches: You can still use under-ripe peaches for this recipe. Cooking the peaches for the syrup will help bring out the sweetness. If the flesh won’t release from the pit, cut around the pit as well as you can before dicing it up and adding it to the saucepan.
Fresh Lemons: Use fresh lemons! Fresh lemons will make a world of difference in flavor for lemonade.
Adult Drink: Add a little rum, vodka or bourbon to make this a refreshing adult drink!
Flavor Variations: To give it a different flavor, you can add fresh mint, rosemary, berries, ginger, basil or vanilla.
Leftover Lemonade Instructions
You will love having this peach lemonade in your fridge to pull out when you are in the mood for something sweet and refreshing.
Make in Advance: The peach syrup can be made up to a week in advance. Keep it in an airtight container in the refrigerator or freeze in a freezer bag for up to 3 months.
Fridge: Once the lemonade has been mixed, it can be kept for 5 to 7 days in the refrigerator.
More Fun Summer Drinks to Try
For me, exploring new drink recipes is a fun way to stay cool and hydrated. Whether you’re in the mood for something classic or want to try something new, there’s a drink here for you!