While the annual Lemonade Alley competition focuses on honing the business skills of students in grades K to 12, it also generates some seriously delicious drinks.
In fact, the concoctions from winners of this year’s contest, held on April 21 at Pearlridge Center, will be featured at island restaurants.
At the competition, each team opened a lemonade stand to sell its drink. Proceeds from sales were donated to charities selected by the teams.
If you weren’t there for the contest, you can still try the drinks: team Lemon Heaven’s strawberry slush at Uncle Bo’s Pupu Bar & Grill, Social Lemon’s Strawberry-Lychee Lemonade at Artizen by MW cafe and LemonAid for Love’s Pina Colada Limonada at Gyotaku restaurants.
Or, whip it up at home with the winning recipes.
PINA COLADA LIMONADA
By Team LemonAid for Love
- 5 cups ice
- 1/2 cup sweetened condensed coconut milk
- 1 cup pineapple juice
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- Whipped cream (optional)
- >> Lemonade:
- 1/2 cup simple syrup (1-to-1 ratio of sugar and water, boiled to dissolve sugar, then cooled)
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 2 cups water
To make lemonade: Combine simple syrup with remaining ingredients.
Place ice into a large blender. Add lemonade, condensed coconut milk, pineapple juice and vinegar. Blend on high until well blended. Pour into cups and top with whipped cream, if using. Makes 6 10-ounce glasses.
STRAWBERRY SLUSH
By Team Lemon Heaven
- 6 ounces freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 3 cup water
- 2 cups ice
- 6 fresh whole strawberries
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest
Blend ingredients in blender. Makes 1 gallon.
STRAWBERRY-LYCHEE LEMONADE
By Team Social Lemons
- 5 cups water
- 1-1/2 cups lychee puree (from canned lychee)
- 2 cups lychee juice (from canned lychee)
- 1 cup lemon juice
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon Dalandan Tang mix (available at Asian markets)
- Hershey’s strawberry syrup, for serving
- Sliced lemons and strawberries, for garnish
Mix all ingredients except sliced syrup and fruit. Pour into 16-ounce glass, add 2 pumps syrup to each glass and garnish with lemon and strawberry. Makes 5 16-ounce glasses.
Nutritional information unavailable.
