Creamy Frozen Lemonade
This copycat Chick-fil-A creamy frozen lemonade is everything you love about the drive-through version: icy cold, thick as a milkshake, and perfectly balanced between sweet and tart. It comes together in 10 minutes flat with a blender and a handful of simple ingredients.
Servings: 2 large drinks
Equipment
- 1 Blender
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups good-quality vanilla ice cream slightly softened (I used bel fonte)
- 1 cup fresh lemon juice about 4–5 lemons
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 ½ cups ice
- 2 –4 tablespoons cold water as needed for blending
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Add the lemon juice, sugar, and a pinch of salt to a blender and blend briefly until the sugar is mostly dissolved.
- Add the ice cream and ice. Blend until smooth, thick, and creamy, stopping to scrape down the sides if needed.
- If the mixture is too thick to blend smoothly, add cold water a tablespoon at a time until it reaches a thick, milkshake-like consistency.
- Taste and adjust—add a little more sugar for sweetness or a splash more lemon juice for extra tang.