How to Make Mango Lemonade

Sparkling Mango Lemonade is a fun, fizzy beverage you’ll want to drink all summer long. Customize it to your own tastes – make it sweet or tart, or spike it with your choice of alcohol.

This Homemade Mango Lemonade is The Perfect Summer Drink

I don’t know about you, but I did NOT grow up drinking anything resembling homemade lemonade.

The powdered mix stuff was where lemonade began and ended in the Midwest. But somewhere along the line, that stuff started giving me a sore throat every single time I drank it.

As an adult, I’ve experimented with making different homemade lemonades every summer. So far I’ve tried everything from honey lemonade to agave lemonade.

This sparkling mango lemonade was my first batch of lemonade for this summer, and I think it might be my favorite homemade lemonade ever.

It has the tart lemon juice and simple sweetness lemonade is known for, with the addition of fresh mango juice and sparkling water to make it fizzy.

How to Make Mango Lemonade

First, you’ll be making a simple syrup for this mango drink recipe, which is as simple as it sounds (even a flavored simple like rosemary syrup recipe is ridiculously easy).

Add equal parts water and sugar to a small pot, bring it to a simmer on the stove until the sugar dissolves, and let cool. Done!

Then, you’re going to peel, pit and roughly chop two fresh mangoes (buy a couple extra mangoes to make chicken kabobs with mango curry sauce). You can also use 2 cups of frozen mango chunks for this sparkling lemonade recipe.

Throw the mango chunks and fresh lemon juice (from real lemons, none of the bottled stuff!) into a blender and blend until smooth. Strain the juice through a mesh strainer to get any chunkies or pulpies out.

Then, combine the simple syrup and the mango-lemon juice puree in a pitcher. Divide the mixture between six glasses that have been filled with ice, and then top each glass off with sparkling water, and you have sparkling mango lemonade!

Sparkling Lemonade Recipe Variations

I used lemon sparkling water for this mango lemonade recipe since I always have it around, but honestly, ANY flavor of sparkling water would work just as well here.

Lime, mango, or tangerine sparkling water would all work. Heck, even coconut sparkling water will work! Whatever you have in the fridge is what you should use here.

How to Make Spiked Mango Lemonade

Interested in adding some alcohol to this sparkling mango lemonade recipe? I love that for you. Let’s do it. Here are some options for adding alcohol to this mango drink recipe:

• vodka – This is my #1 recommendation. It’s classic, neutral flavor is perfect in ANY kind of lemonade.
• tequila – now you’re verging on mango margarita territory, and there’s nothing bad about that (or try my blackberry tequila mojito). I love this type of drink to pair with a fajita bar.
• rum – my favorite is dark rum, because it makes me feel like I’m in a tropical paradise. But light rum works, too!
• gin – If you’re a gin lover, go for it (or try my rosemary gin cocktail).

I recommend adding a shot of your desired liquor to each glass, after you’ve added the ice and the mango juice mixture. Stir the liquor and juice together and then top with sparkling water.

 What to Pair With This Fizzy Sparkling Mango Drink

Who doesn’t love a few things to nibble on when they’re drinking a fruity beverage?

My favorite snacks to serve with this mango lemonade recipe are:

• Greek Yogurt Buffalo Chicken Dip
• Charcuterie Cups
• Shishito Pepper Recipe
• Phyllo Cups