Sugar-Free Peach Lemonade (2 Ingredients Only)
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Combine the refreshing taste of juicy canned or fresh peaches with light lemonade to make peach lemonade, a sweet sugar-free summer drink.
I was in the grocery store yesterday morning and as I walked by the produce section the fragrant smell of fresh peaches hit me. Oh goodness. I love fruit and veggies year-round, but there is just nothing in this world like the flavor of in-season produce. With that in mind, I’m bringing you my peach lemonade (although a would also be delicious right about now).
Today I’m showing you how to make it with canned peaches but fresh peaches work even better. The main benefit of canned peaches is that you can have this year-round. The instructions are the same no matter which you use, you’ll just peel and pit your fresh peaches first. I’ll be making mine with fresh peaches in July or August when the cling-free peaches come in because those are my favorite.
This peach lemonade recipe is sugar-free except for the natural sweetness of the peaches themselves and it’s a wonderfully delicious treat that will delight everyone! Don’t want to use Crystal Light? Use your favorite lemonade mix in its place, no worries.
Many fresh peach lemonade recipes simmer the peaches with water, granulated sugar, lemon zest, and fresh lemon juice before adding the lemonade. However, my recipe is sugar-free, so much easier and fruitier, and includes only 2 ingredients.
Let me show you how easy this is and then we can all take a break and chat at the end of the post.
Recipe Ingredients
- Can of peaches in juice or 3 to 4 fresh ripe peaches (peel and remove pits)
- Crystal Light lemonade
How to Make Peach Lemonade
Place peaches in a blender and puree until fully liquified.
Don’t drink this . I know it will be tempting. Okay, taste just a little bit :).
If you’re using fresh, in-season ripe peaches now is a great time to peel and eat one as a snack. I love fresh peaches but I cannot handle that fuzzy peel. Have you ever peeled and sliced a really sweet peach and then put it in a bowl and poured heavy cream over it? MMM!
Fill a 2-quart pitcher up halfway with water and stir in the lemonade mix until dissolved.
Add peach puree and stir well.
Place in fridge for a few hours to chill or serve over ice immediately.
INSTANT SUMMER! Click here to see this recipe with strawberries!
Now grab a glass of peach lemonade and step out onto the back porch with me for a bit.
Storage
The lemonade will eventually go flat, so you’ll want to store it in the fridge and drink your homemade lemonade within hours of making it. Fortunately, you can easily adjust the quantities to make more or less, depending on the occasion.
Recipe Notes
- You can use canned peaches in light syrup, but just know that this will add additional sugar.
- For extra fruit flavor, add 3 ounces of pineapple juice to your blender.
- Garnish with a fresh peach slice on the side of the glass and/or a lemon slice on top of the drink.
- To add some extra refreshing flavor, mash 10 or so fresh mint leaves and add them to the lemonade. You can also use a fresh mint sprig as a garnish.
- You can easily puree the peaches with another type of fruit to make a combo lemonade, like strawberry peach lemonade or peach mango lemonade.
- Quickly turn this into a peach cocktail by adding a shot of vodka, bourbon, or rum to your glass and stirring well.
- You can also use frozen peaches in this lemonade recipe. The bonus is that the are already cold, which equals less chilling time.
Check out these other refreshing summer drinks:
Tropical Pink Mocktail (Fun Fruity Summer Drink)
Sweet Tea: The Elixir Of The South
Ingredients
- 1 can peaches in juice, drained* 29 ounces
- 1 pouch Crystal Light lemonade enough to make 2 quarts
Instructions
- Place peaches in a blender and puree until fully liquefied.1 can peaches in juice, drained*
- Fill a two-quart pitcher halfway with water and stir in the drink mix. Add peach puree and fill the rest of the way with cold water. Stir well.1 pouch Crystal Light lemonade
- Serve cold over ice.
Notes
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This sounds amazing!
My little family loves Gatlinburg. We have been a few times. The first two trips,. we stayed in hotels. The prices weren’t terrible but we spent a lot of money on eating out. I had always wanted to stay in one of those beautiful cabins in the mountains, but could never find a decent price without huge fees. We finally found one and stayed there last year for 3 days. Well, we were just thrilled! The cabin was wonderful, big, full kitchen. Two bedrooms and two bathrooms. Our then-12 year old daughter had the whole upstairs to herself. We split that trip up and stayed part of the week with our friends in Raleigh. Hubby said next year, let’s stay a whole week.
Those awful fires happened in November and we were sure for a couple of weeks that our rental cabin had been lost. I was so upset. But it turns out, that area was spared! So as soon as our income tax refund came this year, we booked that same cabin for a whole week in August.
I am a little jealous, though, of your porch. It sounds lovely. We live in an apartment and don’t spend much time outdoors here. Someday!! <3
I know exactly what you mean Lisa!! We love staying in a cabin when we go to Gatlinburg too. We usually go around Thanksgiving and will rent a big one with all the extended family. We have so much fun!!
Will try out this summer, sound great.
I hope you enjoy it Mattie!!
This sounds so delicious! Especially because my husband and I need to watch our sugar intake! Thank you!!
I hope you get the chance to try it soon Darla!!
I will be making this soon. I love your budget friendly recipes that are great for entertaining. I made the strawberry version all summer last year and I sometimes subbed the budget version of watermelon strawberry instead of pink lemonade. Cannot wait to try this version! Thanks Christy
Thank you so much, Dee! I’m a watermelon lover myself. I will not say if I have or have not snuck a few into the house this past month and not mentioned a word to my family when only the rinds made it out…
Oh Christy! What a refreshing way to drink lemonade-thank you for sharing. Do you think this would work with ice tea also? We love peach tea but my concern is that the tea may be “off putting” in color-maybe murky with the peaches? Most of the peach crop here was destroyed this year by a warm winter that caused the trees to bud early then we got a cold snap. : ( I will probably be reaching for that can of peaches or maybe frozen instead of enjoying fresh ones this year. Oh-frozen peaches blended with the lemonade to make a slushy?
Hope you all enjoy your vacation as well as those evenings on the porch with your lemonade!
I think it would be wonderful in tea. Mama has a tea drink she makes that looks really murky and she calls it swamp water – everyone loves it 🙂 And your slushy idea is brilliant !:)
I❤️peaches, I❤️lemonade, I must make this. Also, the cute faces on the pitcher and glass are so you, CJ!
Hey Mary!!!! The whole world lights up when you stop by! Hope I get to see you again soon!
Yes, Christy….Where did you get those glasses? I LOVE them! I want some! 🙂
Thank u Christy so much for posting this! 🙂 I have 2 peach trees n a ton of peaches in august that actually a lot went bad last year because I couldn’t find enough people to eat them! BUTTT this drink sounds heavenly! cool n refreshing n first thing I’m gonna do w my peaches! 🙂 Awesome idea! U always come up w the greatest things!!
oh my goodness that sounds wonderful! I also love peach freezer jam!! You are so sweet. I hope you have a wonderful summer!
If Mary likes ice
a she may be interested in making Peach Ice Tea. Depending on sweetness of peaches she may not have to use additional sweetener. This is one of my favorites.
My Aunt Lena used to make us peach ice tea. Thank you for reminding me of it.
Mary…Can’t you freeze the peaches? I have some in the freezer right now.