National Picnic Day: How to Make Pink Lemonade with Beets! (FOOD PHOTO SHOOT)

[gringalicious]

When life gives lemons, make lemonade……….but make it colorful!!!!

I can’t even tell you how much that phrase has become the story of my life. It’s a good thing I love lemons.

So when I first started in the foodie world I made some lemon bars. Pink lemonade lemonies to be exact (I can share the recipe soon if you want!. They were so good! I also made a whole pitcher of pink lemonade for the pictures and since then I’ve had a bunch of people ask me how to just make that naturally pink lemonade.

The pictures of that post have been really popular too, (even though they were terrible) so it’s been on my list to make some pink lemonade. I thought right now is a good time to slip it in because it’s National picnic day!!! Plus, is there a bad time to have lemonade? I think I’m gonna go with not!

For me it seems like a really simple thing to make that is hardly worth posting a recipe for. I mean, it’s sugar water with lemon juice and a few drops of beet color, but I do tend to forget that not everyone is as comfortable with just winging it in the kitchen as I am. Most people like to have plans and recipes with exact instructions. Huh, go figure. I do this whole thing for you guys though, so if you want pink lemonade who am I to deprive you, right? Pink lemonade for everyone! Let’s do it!

As for the beet color that creates the gorgeous pink that makes us all so thirsty, you can basically use any form of beets. I like to use a tiny bit of beet puree because I always have that around, but you could also try beet powder, beet juice, or water from a can of beets (although it might take a bit more of that to get a good pink). Whatever form you want to use should give you brilliant color and it doesn’t impart any beety flavor because you hardly have to use any to color the lemonade.

Cheers you guys!

As always, the recipe is available upon request, and I always give an upvote for the first one.


Also, check out some of my other recent food posts for more mouthwatering photos!

1. BREAKFAST SPECIAL! Buttermilk Biscuits + Sausage Gravy (FOOD PHOTO SHOOT)

2. Sweet Harvest Time Apple Streusel Crumb Bread (FOOD PHOTO SHOOT)

3. Sesame Chicken with Pomegranate + Fried Rice

4. Strawberry Lime Cheesecake Trifles [No-Bake] (FOOD PHOTO SHOOT)

5. MOROCCAN STYLE QUINOA & VEGGIE CURRY STUFFED SWEET POTATOES (VEGAN) Food Photo Shoot

6. CHOCOLATE GANACHE & KAHLÚA SANDWICH COOKIES with HOMEMADE MARSHMALLOWS - Food Photo Shoot)

7. JEWELED BASMATI RICE PILAF PERSIAN STYLE

8. Quick & Easy BLACK BEAN AND LENTIL CHILI - Food Photo Shoot

9. MONTE CRISTO POTATO PUFFS - Papas Duquesas

ALL CONTENT IS MINE AND ORIGINAL! All of these food photos were taken with my Nikon D5300 and my favorite Lens, the Nikon AF-S FX NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G. You can find out more in my INTRO POST.

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Comments

[traveldict]

That looks delicious! Can you please publish the recipe. Need to know how you made it :)) I only need the measure of the ingredients you postet in the text

[gringalicious]

Absolutely @traveldict! Thank you for asking.

Ingredients

7 cups water
1 cups freshly squeezed lemon juice (about 6 lemons)
1 - 1 1/3 cups sugar
1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional but so good!)
a small pinch of cooked beet puree or a few drops of pure beet juice (The water from canned beets or beet juice should also work. Start small and play around with different amounts to get your perfect pink!)

Instructions

1. Mix 1 cup of warm water with 1 cups of sugar in a large pitcher or bowl; stir until dissolved. Add remaining 6 cups water and lemon juice and stir well. Taste and add more sugar to desired sweetness then stir in beet color and vanilla if desired.
2. Chill for about an hour in the fridge before serving for best taste and refreshment.
   Roasted Beet Puree:
3. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 C) and line 2 oven trays with a pieces of foil. Cut the stems off of the beets and divide them between pans, then place them on the foil and sprinkle about 1 tablespoon of water over them. 2. Bring the corners of foil up to meet and form a foil ''packet'' around them. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until the beets are fork tender. Remove from oven and cool until you can handle them, then peel away the skins.
4. Place in a food processor or blender and blend until pureed (you may need to add a tablespoon or two of water).

[traveldict]

Thank you so much! Saved it and will let you know how it worked out :)

[englishtchrivy]

lovely!

[ikaputri3]

Very beautiful color! May you please share the recipe? Thanks before :-)

[ikaputri3]

Checked and saved! Will try it soon! Many thanks :-)

[gringalicious]

You are welcome

[gringalicious]

Of course, check the comments at the top for it. Thank you @ikaputri3!

[alovelymess]

It looks so good! I want some!! :) ;)

[gringalicious]

Thanks @alovelymess! I wish I could make you a glass right now!

[sandstorm]

THIRSTALICIOUS :)You are officially the lemonade whisperer @gringalicious. These are the inside tricks of the kitchen, that us mere gringos have no clue of. I like that gif the most, it's

[gringalicious]

'thirstalicious' that's awesome. You have a bunch of those. Thanks for commenting @sandstorm. I hope you have a great weekend

[sandstorm]

You inspire them @gringalicious :) Have a fantastic remainder of the weekend yourself, and hope you're feeling better!

[haphazard-hstead]

Your beets make a nice color, that's for sure. I like pink lemonade, too, but I use wild sumac berries. The little hairs on them are sour, just like lemons. And they naturally make everything pink. I don't usually put a link in my comments, but this relates. Here's a Faux Pink Lemonade, no lemons involved at all. Yours looks much more attractive! But mine is all free, at least. ; )

[gringalicious]

That is fantastic. I need to look for some sumac here. What time of year are they good to pick?

[haphazard-hstead]

Sumac is ready in the last summer and it stays good until the rains start washing the acidity off the little hairs. I'll make a full post on it soon. I did a giant post on it when I was new here and it made a whole 84 cents, lol. So i carved out the content before the old 3o-day time limit. I've had several requests to repost it, so I probably will pretty soon.

[randowhale]

click here!This post received a 42% upvote from @randowhale thanks to @gringalicious! For more information,

[paradise-found]

You are a genius behind the camera!! The photo's look so very appealing!!

[gringalicious]

Thanks so much @paradise-found. I am so glad you liked it

[annucj]

Wow .. wana try it 😊😊

[gringalicious]

Thanks @annucj!

[yamyam]

Im going to have a go at this , as we are experiencing a minor heatwave here

[gringalicious]

Oh, this is great for a heat wave. Thanks for commenting @yamyam

[gringalicious]

Oh, well this is great in the summer! @yamyam

[isshappy]

Wow, these pictures are soooo beautiful!! ♥♥♥

[insteadofmoney]

Lovely photos !
Will try it at home ...
=]

[gringalicious]

That's awesome @insteadofmoney. I hope it turns out well for you

[albertoyago]

Your lemonade looks delicious!! Thanks for sharing! Greetings from Spain! :)

[gringalicious]

Ahh, thanks @albertoyago. I hope all is well in Spain?

[elen.cat]

From the photo and smells fresh!

[gringalicious]

Thanks @elen.cat!

[fem-of-war]

Awsome photos! It all looks so good!
Following you, liked, and re-steemed!
Hope to see more :D

[gringalicious]

Thank you so much @fem-of-war! I so grateful.

[crystalandbones]

This is a fantastic idea. The color is just divine. Perhaps we should call it pink unicorn lemonade. 🦄💗

[gringalicious]

Hey, unicorn is a great idea! Maybe it could be a whole other flavor for next time. Thanks @crystalandbones!

[izbing]

Welcome to Steemit :)
I follow u, follow me back if u want lot of fun and amazing picture every day.

[ats-david]

That's a lot of pink! Looks pretty delicious though!

[gringalicious]

Thank you @ats-david!

[gringalicious]

I have got to learn how to curate like you

[charles1]

I like lemon drinks due to its health benefits...keep it up, good post

[gringalicious]

Thanks @charles1, I appreciate it!

[charles1]

welcome

[jenas]

Upped and followed. Would you take a few seconds to see my recent post as well?

[gringalicious]

Thanks @jenas

[foodie.warrior]

This is genius!! Going to buy beetroot from the store when it reopens Monday!

[gringalicious]

I really hope you enjoy your lemonade @foodie.warrior

[bmjargal]

Wow i will make it

[gringalicious]

Hope you love it @bmjargal

[bigbear]

Love pink looks delicious

[gringalicious]

Wow, thanks @bigbear

[ionlysaymeep]

meep

[yetaras]

Beautiful colorful lemonade!

[gringalicious]

Thanks @yetaras

[yetaras]

You're welcome!

[nandas]

wonderful post! in my blog now....thanks!

[gringalicious]

I am so glad you think so @nandas

[germanlifestyle]

Cheers

[gringalicious]

You too @germanlifestyle!

[shanzaylizay]

upvoted you and its great to read all your posts because it adds a great skills and knowledge in myself, already followed you and inspired from your posts, hope that you also follow me back so that it will be a great pleasure for me and a big contribution from ur side for me , thanks kindly follow me aswell @shanzaylizay

[gringalicious]

Thanks @shanzaylizay! I really appreciate the follow and I'm happy to hear that you like my posts.

[lifes-a-donut]

I love pink lemonade! I cant wait to try it!

[gringalicious]

I'm so happy you like it @lifes-a-donut. P.S. I think your Steemit name is the best ever.

[shanzaylizay]

upvoted you and its great to read all your posts because it adds a great skills and knowledge in myself, already followed you and inspired from your posts, hope that you also follow me back so that it will be a great pleasure for me and a big contribution from ur side for me , thanks kindly follow me aswell @shanzaylizay

[aguayojoshua]

Looks like something my grandma would like! I didn't even know there was a national picnic day! Hahaha.

[gringalicious]

Hehe, neither did I @aguayojoshua. Thank you so much for reading today!

[blackvapor]

I like the idea of beet juice for a natural die. Thanks, gonna use that one.

[gringalicious]

I'm glad you like it @blackvapor!

[zenithwombat]

beautiful post! love the photos!!!

[gringalicious]

Thanks so much @zenithwombat!

[zenithwombat]

No, thank you! I love Beets!!! gonna try that recipe out!

[saffisara]

Looks really good :0) cant wait for the recipe. Upvoted

[gringalicious]

@saffisara Thanks and I hope you like it!

[olga.maslievich]

Wow! It is interesting job @gringalicious ! Thanks for sharing!

[gringalicious]

Glad you like it @olga.maslievich!

[digitalking]

This is a fantastic idea, looks delicious. Thanks for publishing the recipe. Very nice photos.

[gringalicious]

I am so happy to share something inspiring @digitalking!

[allasyummyfood]

looks sooo colourful!! btw how do you make gif??

[gringalicious]

Thanks @allasyummyfood! I use a high shutter speed on my camera and then I use a website to create a gif.

[sardrt]

wow wonderful Pink Post!

[gringalicious]

Thanks so much @sardrt. I really appreciate your comments

[rosesopenweekend]

Good job! The rose in the pictures is wonderful! Have a nice day!

[gringalicious]

Thanks @roseopenweekend. Have a great weekend

[amy-goodrich]

Hmm, this looks good and refreshing! Will give this a try! Btw hope your knee is getting better! Much love and speedy recovery xxx

[gringalicious]

Awww, so sweet @amy-goodrich. My knee is rapidly getting better. Wearing a knee brace which is really helpful when walking and standing. Thanks for the compliments on the post. Have a great weekend

[amy-goodrich]

You too! I'm sure your lovely family is taking good care of you ღ

[gringalicious]

Actually, they are, but it's driving me crazy that can't do as much as I normally do. I know this is going to refocus me, and I probably needed that

[hotrod]

I love pink lemonade thanks gringalicious

[gringalicious]

You are so welcome @hotrod. Keep up the great comments!!

[nezaigor]

Looks refreshingly

[gringalicious]

Thanks @nezaigor

[gerdadutoit]

Wow! I'm sure it is amazing! I've made probiotic lemonade recently - will try to make pink lemonade next. Thanks for posting!

[gringalicious]

Thanks so much for taking the time to comment @gerdadutoit

[sokoloffa]

It's fine))) I always enjoy watching your posts)))

[gringalicious]

That makes me happy, thanks so much for telling me @sokoloffa

[jamal.idou]

You have amaazing recipes @gringalicious. I like It ! I follow you ! follow me too and upvote.

[exan]

You took 86 place in my Top 100 of postsCongratulations @gringalicious