Easy Healthy Limeade Recipe with Fresh Limes and No Refined Sugar
By Rebecca St.Clair
This easy healthy limeade recipe is perfect if you’re craving something cool and bright! This homemade limeade is hydrating, refreshing, and naturally sweetened with honey.
Whether you’re serving this at a backyard barbecue or something to sip on the porch, this healthy drink is the perfect thirst quencher. Fresh lime juice gives it that signature bright flavour, while a hint of floral honey adds the perfect delicate sweetness.
Simple, nourishing, and deliciously refreshing, this is a perfect summer drink you can enjoy any time of year. Step aside store-bought sugary drinks!
This drink is crisp, clean, and completely free from artificial flavours, preservatives, and refined sugar. Served over ice, it’s a vibrant, thirst-quenching treat that’s as good for your body as it is for your taste buds!
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Wholesome ingredients – Made with only simple, real ingredients like whole limes and honey.
Simple – This recipe takes almost no effort on your part and everything is made in one pot.
Flavourful – Packed with bright floral flavours from the whole limes and the fragrant honey.
Refreshing – Serve this ice cold for the perfect thirst quencher.
How to store Healthy Limeade
Make a big batch of this tropical treat and enjoy it over a few days!
Fridge
Store the limeade in a covered pitcher, in the fridge, for up to 5 days.
Freezer
For longer storage keep it sealed in an airtight container, in the freezer, for up to 3 months.
Substitutions for Healthy Limeade
Tea bags can be added to the limes and water as they are steeping in the pot. This will make a delicious and refreshing lime iced tea.
The limes in this recipe can be replaced by the same amount of alternative citrus like lemons or grapefruit.
The honey in this recipe can be replaced by white sugar or another sugar alternative. Since sweeteners require different amounts to achieve the same level of sweetness, use this chart to swap out for your favourite sweetener.
Ingredients
Limes – Use whole limes for the best intense lime flavour.
Honey – All natural honey provides flavour and sweetness, with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-microbial properties.
Lime slices – Optional garnish
Mint leaves – Optional garnish
How to Make Healthy Limeade
- Add 8 cups of water to a large sauce pot and bring to a boil.
- Cut six limes in half and add them to the pot.
- Simmer for 10 minutes.
4. Remove from the heat. Stir in 3/4 – 1 cup honey. Depending on how sweet you like your limeade.
5. Cover and allow the limes to steep and cool. About 30 minutes.
6. Once cool, squeeze out the remaining juice left in the limes. Discard the leftover scraps of lime.
7. Stir, then strain the liquid through a sieve into a large pitcher. Add ice to fill. Chill in the fridge until ready to serve.
Healthy Limeade
This limeade is completely free from artificial flavours, preservatives, and refined sugar. Served over ice, for a vibrant, treat that’s as good for your body as it is for your taste buds!
Ingredients
- 8 whole limes
- 8 cups water 2L
- 1 cup honey 250 ml
- (optional garnish) Lime slices
- (optional garnish) Mint leaves
Instructions
- Add 8 cups of water to a large sauce pot and bring to a boil.
- Cut six limes in half and add them to the pot.
- Simmer for 10 minutes.
- Remove from the heat. Stir in 3/4 - 1 cup honey. Depending on how sweet you like your limeade.
- Cover and allow the limes to steep and cool. About 30 minutes.
- Once cool, squeeze out the remaining juice left in the limes. Discard the leftover limes.
- Stir, then strain the liquid through a sieve into a large pitcher. Add ice to fill. Chill in the fridge until ready to serve.
Notes
The limes in this recipe can be replaced by the same amount of alternative citrus like lemons or grapefruit.
Nutrition Information
Yield
8Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 158Total Fat 0gSaturated Fat 0gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 0gCholesterol 0mgSodium 13mgCarbohydrates 45gFiber 2gSugar 38gProtein 1g
Nutrition information isn’t always accurate.
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