ARNOLD PALMER

Posted on: February 18, 2020. Updated on: July 12, 2023.

by Carolina Gelen

Arnold Palmer is a professional American golfer, but also a really delicious beverage made out of iced tea and lemonade. I’m here to give you the recipe for the drink, not for the golfer.

INGREDIENTS (4-5 servings)

  • 2 lemons
  • 3 tablespoons sugar (60 grams)
    • feel free to add more sugar to taste
  • 4 teaspoons loose leaf tea of choice
    • I used a black tea with fig and blueberry
  • 1 liter of water (34 oz)

INSTRUCTIONS

TEA

Brew 500 ml of tea. That’s it! Let it chill in the fridge for a bit.

LEMONADE

Squeeze the juice of two lemons, mix it with 500 ml of water and 3 tablespoons (or more) of sugar.

SERVE

To serve, get the glass of your choice, add ice to it, fill it up half way through with lemonade, and the other half with iced tea. For a cool ombre effect, do respect that order: lemonade first, then tea. Garnish the drink with a thin slice of lemon in each glass.

Here’s a short video of how I made it:

LEMONADE

TEA

ARNOLD PALMER

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Ingredients

2 lemons
3 tablespoons sugar (60 grams)
feel free to add more sugar to taste
4 teaspoons loose leaf tea of choice
I used a black tea with fig and blueberry
1 liter of water (34 oz)

Instructions

TEA
Brew 500 ml of tea. That’s it! Let it chill in the fridge for a bit.

LEMONADE
Squeeze the juice of two lemons, mix it with 500 ml of water and 3 tablespoons (or more) of sugar.

SERVE
To serve, get the glass of your choice, add ice to it, fill it up half way through with lemonade, and the other half with iced tea. For a cool ombre effect, do respect that order: lemonade first, then tea. Garnish the drink with a thin slice of lemon in each glass.

Carolina Gelen

You may have seen my work on TV, Food Network, NYT Cooking, Food52 and more. I make recipes more fun and accessible for home cooks. I immigrated to the US from Transylvania, Romania—where I lived most of my life—in 2021 to pursue my passion for cooking full-time. Here you’ll find a collection of approachable recipes, from weeknight dinners to desserts, you’ll come back to over and over again. Some of my most popular recipes include my chicken paprikash, orange chicken roast with fennel and shallots or butter beans all vodka. Some recipes are inspired by my Romanian-Hungarian upbringing, and most definitely all come with that Transylvanian resourcefulness! I love a good thrift, so make sure to catch my thrift hauls every Sunday on my Instagram!

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