Here is an easy peach-ginger limeade mocktail for your summer parties. It's as easy as it looks with fresh muddled peaches, lime and gingery simple syrup. Enjoy this refreshing beverage soon!
When peaches are in season, whether I’m in Hawaii or Colorado, I can’t wait to buy all kinds (though I prefer yellow to white!). And then I make them into as many delectables as I can think of or find ideas for.
When you juice a peach, it tends to make a nectar rather than a juice. Rather than juice them and risk losing any of the texture or flavor, we muddled them into each glass.
In Colorado I bought peaches by the crate last year from Ela Family Farms, still my favorite.
This year since I’m in Hawaii, I’m buying California peaches, which according to the labels come mostly from the Fresno/Parlier area.
Back in "the day" when I lived in Southern California, I’ve driven through there on my way to camp at the national parks, and made it a point to stop at farm stands to slurp the peaches that were allowed to ripen fully, so I know how good they are.
Making the most of local or fresh fruit
In Hawaii, there are no peach trees, of course, so we do our best with what’s available and though they are not nearly as wonderful as those roadside or farmers’ market peaches, I’m still making great recipes with them.
Here’s a recipe that I found on Epicurious and is adapted from the book The Perfect Peach: Recipes and Stories from the Masumoto Family Farm by Marcy Masumoto, Nikiko Masumoto, and David Mas Masumoto. Maybe I bought peaches from this family once, and didn’t know? That would be fateful and I hope it is so.
Steps in making Peach-Ginger Limeade Mocktail
Your peaches need to be juicy -- and you can tell if they are when drips of juice show up when you slice them off the peach pit.
After that, it's just a case of muddling them in each of the glasses you plan to use, adding some of the simple syrup you've made in advance, stirring, and then mixing in some lime juice and sparkling water.
For my muddler, I used the wooden tool that came with my Foley food mill - it's the perfect size for my glasses, and mushes the peach slices perfectly. But my Foley mill is my mother-on-law's and the rounded end of the new model is very tapered. If I were to buy the newer model, I'd use the end that is the handle to accomplish the same mashing task.
Notes on Ingredients for this mocktail
Obviously the goal here is to enjoy the rich flavor of the peaches. Usually when we make it, our peaches are ripe, juicy and flavorful, and we only add lime wedges for a garnish. If your peaches are much less juicy, you can squeeze lime juice - to taste- into the drink to bring out more peach flavor but not to overwhelm it. So you will need to adjust the quantity of lime, or -- leave it out if your peaches are truly at their peak.
We reduced the amount of sugar in the simple syrup to our taste, which was to use half the original. If you prefer a more conventional level of sugar, or if your peaches are not very sweet, you could increase the sugar content.
I often prefer coconut sugar in baking, but in this drink the organic sugar - which has just a slight golden tint - worked perfectly.
I'm sharing this post on Fiesta Friday #343! Cohosts this week are Angie @FiestaFriday and Liz @ Spades, Spatulas & Spoons
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Beth
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Sparkling Peach-Ginger Limeade Mocktail
Ingredients
- ½ cup organic cane sugar
- 1 cup water
- 2 tablespoons grated ginger see note
- 2 very ripe peaches
- 2 limes juiced
- 2 quarts lemon-flavored sparkling water
- Fresh mint sprigs
- Ice
Instructions
- 1. In a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, bring 1 cup water, sugar, and ginger to a gentle simmer, stirring to dissolve sugar. You have now made a less-sweet gingered simple syrup. Remove simple syrup from heat, cover, and steep for about 30 minutes.
- 2. Over a medium bowl, pour syrup through a fine-mesh sieve, pressing minced ginger against sieve with the back of a spoon to extract flavor and the liquid. Discard ginger. Cover bowl and refrigerate until well chilled.
- 3. Evenly distribute peach slices among 6-8 tall glasses. For each glass, press peaches with a food mill masher, a muddler, or the back of a wooden spoon to release their juice.
- 4. Stir the lime juice into the simple syrup. Pour about 2-3 tablespoons chilled syrup over peaches. Pour in seltzer until glasses are about half full, and stir to mix. Add ice cubes; then top with seltzer. Garnish with mint sprigs.
- Store remaining syrup in refrigerator for up to 1 week.
Notes
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Lisa S
This looks delicious. I will share with m y daughter, she loves trying out new things.
Beth
Thanks, Lisa. I hope she will enjoy it as much as we do and that you can find really juicy peaches!
Pauline
Oh my yum!!! This looks amazing.
Beth
Thanks, Pauline, and easy, too.
Stephnie
This looks amazing! I can’t wait for peach season. Your pictures are beautiful.
Beth
Thank you so much for those kind words!
Bonnie
This looks delicious and I like the presentation in the glass once it's done 🙂 Makes it look too good to drink-lol.
Beth
Thanks Bonnie, little umbrellas make everything better, I think.
judean
This looks yummy. Perfect for these hot summer days!
Beth
Thanks, Judean!
Cindy Mailhot
I love mocktails. So refreshing. This one looks delicious
Beth
Thank you Cindy, we love mocktails too, especially if we can use in-season fruit for them.
Angela
This looks so wonderful and refreshing. It is so hot here lately, this peach tea looks just perfect for summer sipping.
Beth
Hi Angela, I wish I could bring some of this limeade right over - I know you're getting some really hot weather there.
Sabrina DeWalt
This sounds so yummy!
Beth
Sabrina, the lime really brings out the peach flavor, we love it.
Amanda
Sounds refreshing! Perfect summer drink.
Beth
Thanks, Amanda - this drink is a great partnership of sweet and tart.
Charlene Hartley
This looks really refreshing. Time to go find some fresh peaches!
Beth
Charlene, I wish you very happy shopping for peaches - it's worth it, I promise.
Barbara
This looks so refreshing! I bet it is wonderful!
Beth
Thank you so much, Barbara, this peach drink has been a great discovery for these warm summer days.
Nisha
Nice flavored drink combining peach, ginger and lime , Loved the beautiful presentation as well.
Beth
Thanks, Nisha, it was our favorite drink this summer - and thanks for the kind words, it was fun to photograph.
Mike
This looks very good. I just might have to skip a little rum into mine. Thanks.
Beth
Very good, Mike, I'd love to hear how that turns out - rum seems to match with the peach flavor.