Grapefruit Cinnamon Clove & Cardamom Lemonade

The GCCC Lemonade is a lemonade recipe inspire by chai tea, switching the water used in traditional lemonade recipes with water flavored and spiced, this result with very unique and sharp flavor lemonade, the mix between the cinnamon and the grapefruit is one that would make a strong impact on any lemonade, but specially here. I already have a million variation that I can see doing on this recipe, but here is the one I used this time.

Watermelon Fennel Lemonade

very delicious take on a lemonade, switching the water part of traditional lemonade with watermelon juice and a hint of fennel. this is a most unique lemonade recipe, I specially love how naturally sweet it is even in a lemonade setting.

Steve's key lime lemonade

Steve’s key lime lemonade

whenever I can over the weekend I like to take a bike trip to Red Hook which usually ends at Steve’s key lime Pie a place that became a destination for the best key lime pie in NY, though I go for a full sugar boost and get the Swingle, which as I was seating next to my bike a group of unexpected tourist walked by asking ‘so how is it?’ and of course the answer was ‘unbelievable’ which it is. but the real reason that I am writing this post is to honor the key lime lemonade initiative, I very rarely have key lime lemonade and as I was proven by Steve this is a very special juice, and the one served at Steve’s key lime Pie is probably the best one around, but I am not discouraged, a home made take is coming soon, here is a promises. but first I would have to find out does Steve uses a Citrus Press or a Lime Squeeze?

wondered what this guy is juicin'?

I been looking at this guy at old spice, the man your man could smell like, interesting, he made we wondered what his juice life is like? does he goes for kale & green apple? probably a lot of cashew nut milk and yes, I bet he knows his lemonade. so what do you think he is juicin’?

Grapefruit Blackberry Lemonade

Grapefruit lemonade is one of my favorites, but its even better with blackberries, which adds not just fantastic color to any lemonade, but also a solid layer of flavor and complexity, it is an all around super refreshing drink, the variations on this are endless, you can drink it at any time of the day, add it to a lemonade cleanse,  or mix it with your alcohol of choice (Bourbon or tequila would win a lot of points here)

Nutritional benefits:

I am a big fan of the grapefruit diet using the fruit’s low glycemic index this is really a great way to boost the metabolism and burn fat faster. that with the combination of blackberries as a natural antioxidant makes this juice a great nutritional benefits in any diet.

Ingredients:

3 lemons.

1 grapefruit

blackberries (handful)

2 cups water

Agave Nectar

Method:

Juice.

Mix.

Sweeten.

Chill.

Drink.

Note:

I find that it is easier to use a Citrus press to extract grapefruit and lemon juice rather than a traditional juicer, you have to do less prep work that way.

Grapefruit Strawberry Lemonade

Lemonade is just a great base for almost any kind of experiments and flavor building, here is another lemonade recipe, grapefruit strawberries lemonade, between the sweet bitterness of the grapefruit and the light acidity and sweetness of the strawberries, combined with fresh lemon juice, this is one of the most refreshing and flavorful juice recipes out there. You can drink it just as is, have it be a part of  a lemonade cleanse or simply add your favorite alcohol to it and take it to the next level (Bourbon or campari + grand marnier would work great here).

you probably note that in this lemonade video I am also adding a bit of ginger juice to the mix, it is optional though I think that it adds a layer of complexity to the juice.

Nutritional benefits:

Enough been said about the grapefruit diet and its powerful way to boost the metabolism in the body using fruit’s low glycemic index and helping the body to burn more fat. Strawberries known to be rich with vitamin C and flavonoids which works as a natural antioxidant.

Ingredients:

3 lemons.

1 grapefruit (blood grapefruit would work nice here as well).

handful of strawberries.

2 cups of water.

Agave nectar.

Ginger (optional)

Method:

Juice.

Mix.

Season.

Chill.

Drink.

Note:

Citrus press might be easier to use to extract grapefruit and lemon juice rather than a traditional juicer.

Orange Strawberry Lemonade

Keeping the experiments with different types of lemonade, this is another very easy and refreshing juice recipe the pink lemonade produced from the combination of strawberries orange and traditional lemonade, This is the type of drink that you can have at any time of the day, and add different benefits to it as you like (spices, sweetness, liquor…), and it would also go well as a part of almost any cleanse you try to develop.

Nutrition Benefits:

Strawberries are an excellent source of vitamin C and flavonoids which are known for their antioxidant activity. while the Oranges and Lemons are rich in vitamin C.

Ingredients:

3 lemons

1 Orange

handful of strawberries

2 cups of watter

Agave nectar

Ginger

Method:

Juice

Squeeze

Mix

Season

Chill

Drink

Note:

You might find it easier to use a citrus press to extract orange and lemon rather than a traditional juicer.

Another refreshing take on the traditional lemonade, a combination of blueberries, grapefruit and a touch of ginger, creating very energetic type of lemonade. depending on the time of the day and the occasion you serve this, you can pick and choose if you’ll like to enhance it with your fav liqueur, if so I would recommend adding around 3oz of either bourbon  or tequila.

Nutrition Benefits:

Blueberries loaded with high level of dietary mineral manganese, vitamin B6, vitamin C, vitamin K and dietary fiber known for their potential anti-disease effects, and reducing the risk of cancer and heart disease. Grapefruit are rich with vitamin C and the beneficial antioxidant lycopene which help to lower the level of r cholesterol. Grapefruit take a big part of the “grapefruit diet“, which is based on the fruit’s low glycemic index ability to boost the metabolism burn more fat.

Ingredients:

3oz lemon juice.

4.5oz grapefruit juice.

2oz blueberry juice.

0.3oz ginger juice.

400ml filtered water.

Agave Nectar

Method:

Juice, mix, chill (remix) and drink.

Note:

You might find it easier to use a citrus press to extract grapefruit and lemon rather than a traditional juicer.

The BPC Cleanse is amazing!

I am a big fan of the blue print cleanse (BPC), the first time I had done their 3 days cleanse I couldn’t believe not only how great it makes you feel, but also how delicious the juices are, though while you are on a cleanse the only thing you are waiting for is the next juices, the bpc juices are something to wait for even when not on a cleanse.

But I can’t afford it on a regular base so…

So I was looking of doing a 5 days cleanse this time, but to be honest this stuff get a bit too pricey even for me. a simple math would give you that the $65 dollar a day for 5 days would end up coasting me $325, and going with the Master Cleanse program seems to be way to hardcore and not very yummy way to cleanse for me. so after thinking about it for a bit I decided to try to create my own home made BPC cleanse.

Do I have the time to cleanse?

Juicin’ is quite easy specially if you have the right equipment, though like any other type of cooking, it would be much easier if you are organized and willing to put the right time and effort into it. a friend who stayed at my house asked me while watching me prep a 3 days cleanse, ‘wow this is a lot of work, it takes you more than 2 hours…’ and its true it does take me more than 2 hours to juice a 3 or 4 days cleanse, but think how long it would have taken me to cook food for 3 days, or even to eat outside for 3 days. much more than 2 hours. so if you ask yourself do I have the time to do all of this, I would say you don’t have the time not to!

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