When life gives you lemons, first add some
collagen and a dose of
activated charcoal, then make lemonade!
Summer is on it's way and we are thirsty! But this isn't just any old lemonade recipe. We have combined the black magic of activated charcoal with the complete amino acid power of collagen to put this favourite summer thirst quencher in a whole new lemonade league of its own.
Ingredients
Ice cubes:
4 tbsp
Organika Activated Charcoal Powder
2 cups of warm water
Lemonade:
5 tbsp
Organika Enhanced Collagen
3/4 cups of
Honey
1 cup hot water
6 cups cold water
2 cups fresh lemon juice
2 - 3 lemons sliced, for garnish
Fresh mint leaves, for garnish
Directions:
For the ice cubes, mix the
activated charcoal powder with 2 cups of warm water and stir until completely blended. Pour into an ice cube tray and freeze for at least 8 hours or overnight.
In a large pitcher, mix the
enhanced collagen powder and honey into 1 cup of hot water and stir until the honey dissolves. Add lemon juice and cold water and mix thoroughly.
Fill some chilled glasses with a few of the activated charcoal ice cubes. Pour over the lemonade and add sliced lemon and mint for garnish.
Learn the benefits of adding collagen to your diet
here, and for a little more black magic, check out
these 3 natural beauty tricks!