The Lemonades Sparkler

Name: The Lemonades Sparkler
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1.5 oz fresh lemon juice (about 2 lemons); 1 tablespoon lemon curd; 1 oz simple syrup; 3 oz sparkling water; Yellow sugar, for rim; Ice; Lemon wheel and lemon zest, for garnish

A vivid sunshine-yellow lemon curd and sparkling mocktail inspired by Lemonades Girl Scout Cookies.

By Larry Leo | Prep: 5 min | Servings: 1 | Difficulty: Easy

The Lemonades Sparkler mocktail — vivid sunshine-yellow lemon drink with yellow sugar rim and lemon wheel

Ingredients

1.5 oz fresh lemon juice (about 2 lemons)
1 tablespoon lemon curd
1 oz simple syrup
3 oz sparkling water
Yellow sugar, for rim
Ice
Lemon wheel and lemon zest, for garnish

Instructions

Rim a tall glass with yellow sugar: wet the rim with lemon juice and dip into yellow sugar.
In a shaker, combine fresh lemon juice, lemon curd, and simple syrup with ice.
Shake vigorously for 15 seconds until the lemon curd is fully incorporated.
Strain into the prepared glass over fresh ice.
Top with sparkling water — pour slowly to preserve the fizz.
Garnish with a lemon wheel on the rim and a pinch of fresh lemon zest on top.

Category: cookie-mocktails

Tags: lemonades, girl-scout-cookie, lemon, sparkling, sunshine, bright, refreshing