Invented by, and named after the legendary golf star, this super-simple Arnold Palmer recipe is the ultimate refreshment for a warm summer's day. Cheers!
Ingredients
For the tea:
For the simple syrup:
For the lemonade:
Method
For the Tea:
1) Tie the tea bags together attach to the handle of a large pitcher. Pour the hot water over the tea bags and into the pitcher. Set aside to steep for 5 minutes.
For the Simple Syrup:
1) Add the sugar and water to a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil and allow to simmer until the sugar has dissolved. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool completely.
For the Lemonade:
1) To a blender, add the simple syrup, lemon juice, lemon zest and ice cubes and pulse to puree. Place the mixture into the freezer until the tea has finished steeping.
2) Add ice cubes to a large glass and top with the tea. Using an ice cream scoop, scoop the lemonade into the glass.
This Classic Arnold Palmer Recipe is a Hole-in-One!
There’s no better way to cool down on a hot day than with this classic Arnold Palmer drink recipe. There’s really not much to it, but its simplicity belies its deliciousness! You need to make a simple syrup - be careful, it can get very hot - and then all you need are tea bags, lemons and lots of ice!
If you don’t know who Arnold Palmer is, think Lionel Messi in football or Michael Jordan in basketball. Some say he was the greatest golfer ever, and the story goes that in the 1950s after a hot day on the course, Palmer asked his wife, Winnie, to make a pitcher of iced tea. He suggested adding lemonade, and hey presto, the Arnold Palmer tea recipe was born! It stayed a personal thing until one day in the late 1960s, Palmer ordered his signature drink in Palm Springs, California, and a nearby woman overheard him. She requested "that Palmer drink”, and the rest is history!
The original Arnold Palmer recipe was two-thirds iced tea to one-third lemonade, at least that’s how the great golfer himself liked it, but you can mix it up as much as you like. Some go for half-and-half, while others prefer more lemonade than tea. You can also turn the mocktail into a cocktail by making Arnold Palmer Sangria, with white wine, berries, and a citrus tang!
