By Grocery List Plus Editorial Staff | Published on June 14, 2026
Serves 5
172 cal · 10 min
Mint Infused Lemonade
Recipe GLPR363d72acc7eeee
A refreshing Caribbean-inspired beverage that combines fresh lemon juice with aromatic mint and warm spice notes. This drink balances bright citrus with cooling mint, subtle sweetness, and a hint of cumin and black pepper for complexity. Perfect for warm weather gatherings.
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Ingredients
6 cups water
2 lemons, juiced
1 cup cane sugar
2 cups fresh mint leaves, roughly chopped
1/2 teaspoon black salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1 pinch black pepper
Directions
In a large pitcher, combine water and cane sugar. Stir until the sugar dissolves completely.
Squeeze the fresh lemon juice into the pitcher and stir to combine with the sweetened water.
Add the roughly chopped fresh mint leaves to the pitcher.
Sprinkle in the black salt, ground cumin, and black pepper. Stir well to distribute the spices evenly throughout the liquid.
Let the mixture steep for 15-20 minutes at room temperature, allowing the mint and spices to infuse into the lemonade.
Strain the lemonade through a fine-mesh sieve or cheesecloth to remove the mint leaves and any sediment.
Transfer the strained lemonade to glasses filled with ice and serve immediately. Garnish with a sprig of fresh mint if desired.
Comments
This is a genuinely cheap drink that hits every major grocery chain in Charlotte without a second stop, and the lemonade base costs roughly thirty cents per serving with mint and lemons in good supply year-round. The stated time is honest—you're juicing lemons, muddling mint, and stirring sugar into water, which really does take ten minutes. The black salt and cumin are the real draws here, a spiced-twist that lifts it above grocery-store lemonade; both are carried at every major chain including ALDI and Food Lion. The only thing holding it back from a full five is that it's a same-night drink—no reheating, no leftovers—and while that's fine for a refresher, it's not meal-planning material in the traditional sense.
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