Summer is not complete without a traditional cannabis lemonade recipe to enjoy by the pool or lakeside. Made with fresh-squeezed lemon juice and your choice of infusion, this drink is the perfect refreshing summer beverage. Bonus, it’s ready in under 15 minutes!
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- Can be made with cannabis sugar or tincture
- A single-serving recipe made with just three simple ingredients
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Why You Will Love This Recipe
Imagine this: a hot summer day with a light breeze, and you’re on your porch sipping on an ice-cold cannabis-infused lemonade.
It’s sweet, it’s tangy, and it’s full of all the amazing goodness of cannabis. Can it get much better? It’s just so good!
My Well With Cannabis Community has been asking for more cannabis-infused drinks in our open and fun conversations, and this recipe was first up.
Here you’ll find my simple cannabis lemonade recipe and how to infuse with many different infusion options, as well as fully answered FAQs for how to make the best-infused lemonade ever.
Easy Cannabis-Infused Lemonade
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Equipment
- 1 Lemon Squeezer
Ingredients
- 1 whole lemon approximately 1 lemon
- 2 cups filtered water
- ¼ cup sugar white sugar or cannabis sugar
- 2 cups ice
- 1 mL cannabis tincture
Instructions
- Wash 1 whole lemon and cut it in half. Then cut into multiple chunks and place it at the bottom of the plastic container. Keep on the rind, but remove any seeds.
- Add ¼ cup sugar to the container with the lemons.
- Using an immersion blender, quickly blend together the lemons and the sugar so they are muddled.
- Add 2 cups ice to the container and fill 3/4 of the way full with 2 cups filtered water . Add the lid and shake vigorously.
- Remove the lid and add your desired 1 mL cannabis tincture. Top off with the remaining water. Return the lid and shake once more.
- Punch a hole in the lid and add a straw. Garnish with lemon slices and a fresh cannabis leaf, if desired. Enjoy immediately.
Storage Instructions
- You can store this recipe in the fridge for up to one week. Additionally, you could freeze excess lemon juice for easy access the next time you make this drink! Learn more about how to store edibles here.
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Why I Reduce My Alcohol Volume by Half
If you are using an alcohol-based tincture like a Green Dragon or Golden Dragon to dose this lemonade, you may notice I reduce my alcohol volume by half before adding it to the drink.
The reason is simple: a tincture straight off the press still carries a lot of remnant high-proof alcohol, and too much of it can give your lemonade a harsh, boozy bite that overpowers the bright, refreshing citrus flavor we are going for.
By gently evaporating off about half of that alcohol, you concentrate the cannabinoids while taming the flavor, so each glass tastes clean and balanced rather than sharp.
The tool I rely on to do this consistently is the Source Turbo, which evaporates alcohol at the perfect temperature and reclaims roughly 95% of it so you are not just pouring your precious high-proof alcohol into thin air.
That means a smoother-tasting, more potent end product and far less waste batch after batch.
You can learn more about how I use it in my full Source Turbo guide.
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Alternate Cannabis Infusion Options
As with all things edibles, there is more than one way to infuse something.
Here are all of the ways you can infuse this delicious recipe.
- Alcohol-Based Tincture: You want to ensure your cannabis tincture is alcohol-based. If it’s oil-based, it won’t mix in well. It doesn’t matter if you use a Green Dragon or Golden Dragon tincture; both will work well here. You will have to be mindful of the amount you are adding, as you will likely be adding some remnant high-proof alcohol. While cannabis sugar made with either Green Dragon or Golden Dragon will work, sugar made with a Golden Dragon tincture is better tastewise.
- Cannabis Sugar: This recipe calls for 2 teaspoons of sugar. It is up to you whether or not you want to use regular sugar, cannabis sugar, or a mixture of both.
- Cannabis Powder: While I have not tried this myself, you could also try using a water-soluble cannabis oil powder in this recipe.
Notes and Expert Tips
- Dietary features: naturally vegan, gluten and dairy-free.
- This recipe can easily be spiked with a shot of vodka – if desired. Add 1mL, or your desired amount, of cannabis tincture or an ounce of vodka for a spiked cannabis lemonade.
- Fresh-squeezed lemons are best for this recipe as they provide a fresh, tangy, and naturally zesty flavor.
- Ensure the granulated sugar and water mix thoroughly to avoid a gritty texture.
- Since this recipe is so simple, it can easily be altered to change the flavor profile. For example, adding lavender to cannabis-infused lavender lemonade. Feel free to be creative!
Frequently Asked Questions
You can, but that doesn’t mean you should. Using oil won’t result in the best final product. You will notice oil floating on the top of the glass. If this doesn’t bother you, go for it!
You can if you want to, but I recommend sticking with white granulated sugar because it dissolves best.
You can use store-bought lemon juice. However, I would highly suggest using fresh-squeezed lemons to achieve the fresh and tangy taste this lemonade recipe provides.
I have noticed this happening when cannabis sugar is made with Green Dragon instead of Golden Dragon tinctures. It is likely the chlorophyll from the FECO is being left behind. While this isn’t harmful, it is leaving your medicine on the glass. Try using a Golden Dragon tincture to make your sugar in the future.
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