Name: Sparkling Chile Lemonade Recipe
Total time: 5 min
Yield: Makes 1 drink
Ingredients: ¼ cup <a href="https://www.latimes.com/recipe/chile-lemon-simple-syrup" data-cms-id="00000172-f2a9-d9b5-adfe-fea947e20000" data-cms-href="https://www.latimes.com/recipe/chile-lemon-simple-syrup" link-data="{"cms.site.owner":{"_ref":"00000163-01dc-d9e5-adef-33fc1f650000","_type":"ae3387cc-b875-31b7-b82d-63fd8d758c20"},"cms.content.publishDate":1593209797400,"cms.content.publishUser":{"_ref":"0000016a-db31-d675-adfb-fb31ea3a0000","_type":"6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc"},"cms.content.updateDate":1593209797400,"cms.content.updateUser":{"_ref":"0000016a-db31-d675-adfb-fb31ea3a0000","_type":"6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc"},"link":{"attributes":[],"item":{"_ref":"00000172-f2a9-d9b5-adfe-fea947e20000","_type":"10e03c7e-921b-327e-8f89-451fea13eeb3"},"_id":"00000172-f2b3-d9b5-adfe-febbf2af0001","_type":"c3f0009d-3dd9-3762-acac-88c3a292c6b2"},"_id":"00000172-f2b3-d9b5-adfe-febbf2af0000","_type":"809caec9-30e2-3666-8b71-b32ddbffc288"}">Chile Lemon Simple Syrup; 1 cup sparkling water; 1 lemon wedge (optional)

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By Genevieve Ko

June 26, 2020

This bubbly lemonade comes with a kick of heat from the lemon syrup. If you prefer a still lemonade, simply use regular filtered water instead.

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¼ cup Chile Lemon Simple Syrup

1 cup sparkling water

1 lemon wedge (optional)

Fill a highball glass with ice. Pour in the syrup, then top off with the sparkling water. Squeeze in the juice from lemon wedge, then drop it in the glass. Stir and enjoy.

Variations:

Hard Lemonade: Add 2 ounces vodka, preferably lemon, to the syrup and stir well before topping off with the sparkling water.

Genevieve Ko

Genevieve Ko is the former cooking editor for the Los Angeles Times. She is a cookbook author and has been a food writer, editor and recipe developer for national food media outlets. Ko graduated from Yale after a childhood in Monterey Park.