Pink lemonade is a variant of traditional lemonade that has an added ingredient that makes it pink. The added ingredient can be red food dye, strawberry juice, cranberry juice, or any other fruit juice that gives it a pink hue without overshadowing the lemon flavor. Some people even use beets to get a deeper hue. The simplest way to make pink lemonade is by adding a few drops of red food coloring to regular lemonade. Natural food colorings typically used include cranberry juice, grenadine, or crushed raspberries or strawberries. Pink lemonade can also be made by wearing rose-tinted sunglasses while drinking regular lemonade, but this is just a cheat.
According to, pink lemonade is sometimes colored with cranberry juice, raspberry juice, or crushed strawberries, but its more often colored with red food dye. The article also mentions that the origin of pink lemonade is a bit of a mystery, but one theory is that it was invented by a circus vendor who accidentally dropped red-colored cinnamon candies in a vat of traditional lemonade.
In summary, pink lemonade gets its pink color from added ingredients such as red food dye, fruit juice, or even beets. The exact origin of pink lemonade is unclear, but one theory is that it was invented by a circus vendor who accidentally dropped red-colored cinnamon candies in a vat of traditional lemonade.
