Ingredients
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- 8–10 key limes or 1/2 cup bottled key lime juice*
- 1 cup simple syrup
- 5 cups water
- 2 cups ice
- Mint leaves, for garnish
Instructions
- Roll the limes back and forth on the counter to break the membranes inside the lime and make them easier to squeeze. Cut each in half and juice with a juicer or by hand. You should have about ½ cup of key lime juice.
- Add key lime juice, simple syrup, water and ice to a pitcher. Taste for sweetness and adjust accordingly.
- Serve cold with mint leaves in the pitcher or in glasses for garnish and a little extra flavor.
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Notes
*If you have standard Persian limes instead of key limes, use 1/2 cup of juice from those limes, but you might have to use extra simple syrup to taste after mixing everything up. If you only have 1 cup of simple syrup, consider halving the recipe (1/4 cup lime juice, 1/2 cup simple syrup, 2 and 1/2 cups water), and then you’ll have enough syrup for sure.