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Chia Limeade

By The Bon Appétit Test Kitchen

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Chia LimeadeMaren Caruso

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 8 servings

Ingredients

2 tablespoons black or white chia seeds
2 cups fresh lime juice
1 1/2 cups superfine sugar
Ingredient info: Chia seeds are sold at natural foods stores and bobsredmill.com.

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Whisk chia seeds and 5 cups water in a pitcher; let sit until seeds soften, about 10 minutes.

    Step 2

    Add lime juice and sugar and stir until sugar dissolves. Add more sugar to taste if sweeter limeade is desired.

    Step 3

    Fill glasses with ice; divide limeade among glasses.

TagsCold DrinkBeveragesPitcher DrinkChia SeedSeedLimeCitrusFruitNonalcoholicDairy FreeGluten FreeNut FreeVeganQuickEasy5 Ingredients or FewerMemorial DaySummerBon Appétit

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