This Creamy Lemonade is a refreshingly sweet and tart drink guaranteed to quench your thirst any time of day. Freshly squeezed lemonade never tasted this good! Fresh lemon juice frothed with creamy sweetened condensed coconut milk makes for a vegan lemonade that’s the perfect balance of sweet and tart.
Fresh tart lemon juice mixed with rich and creamy sweetened condensed coconut milk makes for a balance of tart and sweet flavors in this creamy lemonade recipe. This drink recipe is inspired by the creamy Swiss lemonade!
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Why You’ll Love Lemonade With Condensed Milk
- Refreshing: Freshly squeezed lemon juice poured over ice is the perfect drink to cool down with on a hot summer’s day.
- Creamy: The sweetened condensed coconut milk adds just the right amount of creaminess to the lemonade reminiscent of Brazilian lemonade with condensed milk.
- Easy: It couldn’t be easier to make this fancy lemonade. Use any type of juicer you have on hand or just give them a good squeeze with your hands.
- Adaptable: If you like a slightly sweeter lemonade feel free to stir in some maple syrup or your preferred sugar. Add some fresh berries for color or mint for a cooler flavor.
What You'll Need to Make Lemonade with Condensed Milk
You only need to pick up two ingredients to make this creamy lemonade.
- Fresh Lemons: Freshly squeezed lemon juice makes this creamy lemonade nice and tart.
- Sweetened Condensed Coconut Milk: This non-dairy version is rich and creamy. Look for this product in your baking aisle. It's the vegan equivalent of condensed milk.
- Water: Tap, filtered or bottled water are all good options.
- Ice: Make sure to have ice on hand before you start to prepare this recipe.
See the recipe card below for exact ingredient amounts, nutritional information, and detailed instructions.
Variations
- Make it creamy limeade: If you don’t have any lemons, use limes instead. You’ll need quite a few more to make enough juice.
- Make it unsweetened: Substitute coconut cream for the sweetened condensed milk if you prefer, tart, unsweetened lemonade.
- Make it colorful: For a bright pink lemonade stir in pureed raspberries or strawberries.
- Make it a blended lemonade: For a richer drink more like a smoothie mix the lemonade juice with with vanilla coconut yogurt.
How to Make Creamy Lemonade
Here are the instructions on how to make this vegan creamy lemonade.
- Make the lemon juice. Squeeze the juice from the lemons into a large cup.
- Add the milk. Measure out the sweetened condensed coconut milk from the can.
- Mix it together. Stir it into the lemonade until frothy. Add the water and whisk everything up.
- Sugar the glass. Decorate your glass by combining sugar and lemon zest in a shallow plate, glazing the side of each glass in maple syrup, then rolling the glass in the lemon sugar.
- Pour into glasses: Place the ice in your glasses and pour the lemonade on top. I split my lemonade into two smaller glasses. Enjoy your refreshing drink!
How to Store
Leftovers keep in an airtight container or mason jar in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. I do not recommend freezing this recipe, as the leftovers don’t freeze well, and will change texture when thawed.
How to Make Ahead of Time: If you want to get this lemonade off your to-do list, you can squeeze the lemons a few days before you want to serve the lemonade and then assemble them just before serving. This way you’ll get the right texture.
Serving Suggestions
This creamy lemonade goes well with anything but here are some great examples:
- Pair it with these Thumbprint Cookies With Icing for an afternoon snack.
- Make for brunch and serve alongside this Vegan French Toast Casserole.
- Make and serve with this Frozen Yogurt Bark With Fruit and Granola for the perfect cooldown treat on a hot summer’s day.
Recipe Tips
- Choose the Best Lemons. When choosing the lemons for this lemonade milk drink make sure they are firm to the touch but slightly soft.
- More Lemon Flavor: If you are looking for a more aromatic and fuller lemon flavor, room-temperature lemons would be the best option for juicing so take them out of the fridge an hour or so before you prepare the lemonade.
- Roll Your Lemons: Using the palm of your hand, roll the lemon on the countertop before juicing it to help break down the cell walls and make the fruit juicier.
- Best Lemon Variety: If you can find Meyer lemons they are known for making the best lemon juice. If you can’t find any, no problem, any type of lemon will taste great.
- More Intense Lemon: For a more intense lemon flavor add lemon zest without added tartness.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Normally no but in this recipe we are using coconut-based sweetened condensed milk so it is vegan.
You can use non-dairy milk but you won’t get the same creamy, rich texture as if you used the sweetened condensed coconut milk.
Yes, you can substitute the lemons for limes, oranges, or even grapefruit.
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Ingredients
- juice of 2 lemons
- 2 tablespoon dairy-free sweetened condensed coconut milk
- ⅓ cup water
- plenty of ice
Instructions
- In a large cup, squeeze out the juice of two lemons. Add the sweetened condensed coconut milk and use a frother to combine the two.
- Add the water and whisk everything up.
- This part is optional, but I decided to decorate my glass by combining sugar and lemon zest, glazing the side of each glass in maple syrup, then rolling the glass in the lemon sugar.
- Add ice into your glass (I split my lemonade into two smaller glasses), then pour the lemonade on top.
- Enjoy your refreshing drink!
Notes
- Choose the Best Lemons. When choosing the lemons for this lemonade make sure they are firm to the touch but slightly soft.
- More Lemon Flavor: If you are looking for a more aromatic and fuller lemon flavor, room temperature lemons would be the best option for juicing so take them out of the fridge an hour or so before you prepare the lemonade.
- Roll Your Lemons: Using the palm of your hand, roll the lemon on the countertop before juicing it to help break down the cell walls and make the fruit juicier.
- Best Lemon Variety: If you can find Meyer lemons they are known for making the best lemon juice. If you can’t find any, no problem, any type of lemon will taste great.
- More Intense Lemon: For a more intense lemon flavor add lemon zest without added tartness.
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