This Drink of the Day is courtesy of Food Network's Sunny Anderson. A few weeks ago she visited the Wendy Williams show, and she brought in a drink called Sunnys Hard Lemonade.It sounded tasty, so I had to inquire about the ingredients. I hit up her blog and she replied with the recipe.-[ she's great]
2 cups water
1 cup sugar
8 cups ice
4 ounces vanilla-infused vodka, recipe follows*
1 cup fresh lemon juice
1 lemon, sliced into rings
1 lime, sliced into rings
In a small saucepan, bring water and sugar to a simmer. Cook until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and let cool.
In a large pitcher, fill with ice. Stir in simple syrup vodka, juice, lemon and lime slices.
In a large pitcher, fill with ice. Stir in simple syrup vodka, juice, lemon and lime slices.
*Vanilla-infused Vodka: 1 liter vodka 2 vanilla beans
Split beans lengthwise and add to vodka bottle. Let infuse overnight in a cool dark place. Strain into another sterilized bottle.
Split beans lengthwise and add to vodka bottle. Let infuse overnight in a cool dark place. Strain into another sterilized bottle.
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