Cherry Lime-ade

2011 June 27

I love unusual fruity drinks on a hot day… this one is unique- it has a slight tartness, its fruity but not over whelming, and for the adults there’s a little kick at the end. If you can, choose the unsweetened cherry juice. And if you really don’t want to buy and juice a bunch of limes, then just eliminate the honey and maple syrup and galliano from the recipe, and add instead a container of limeade concentrate. This recipe is an adaptation from the original found at She Wears Many Hats .

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Cherry Lime-ade

Some additional ideas: add in soda water to make a punch, or eliminate the water altogether from the recipe, freeze it and make a great sorbet!

Ingredients

1 jar cherry juice
juice of 7 limes
6 additional limes, sliced
1/2 cup honey (or agave nectar)
1/4 cup maple syrup
6 cups water
3 shots Galliano liqueur (OR 1-2 tsp vanilla)
1 vanilla bean, split down the middle

Directions

Juice the 7 limes, add to the cherry juice. Slice the other 6 and add to the mix.
Warm the honey and maple syrup in 3/4cup of the water so they dissolve together, split and scrape the seeds from the vanilla bean, and add the seeds and pod.
Pour in the rest of the ingredients.
Chill and serve!

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