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Electric Lemonade Cocktail Recipe

Published: Jun 9, 2022 · Updated: May 1, 2025 by Marye

Sparkly electric lemonade is just as refreshing as it is pretty! Made with vodka, it's definitely adults only - but I've included a kid friendly, non-alcoholic version, too!
Total time for the recipe to be finished.Total Time 5 minutes minutes
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First published April 10, 2019. Last updated April 24, 2025 for editorial improvements.

This recipe is meant for people over 21 years old. Please drink responsibly.

Table of Contents
  • 📖 Recipe
  • 🧾 Recipe notes
  • Is Blue Curacao alcohol free?
  • 📖 How to make non-alcoholic electric lemonade
  • Marye's Tips & Variations
  • 📚 Related recipes
  • 💬 Comments
Blue cocktail with lime garnish on a table.
  • No one can resist a blue drink in the summer
  • It's easy to make as a single cocktail, a pitcher, or a punch
  • If you like sweet drinks you'll love this

This easy cocktail recipe is refreshing - the perfect adult drink to sip by the pool, on the porch swing, or with 100 of your closest friends at a backyard cookout!

📖 Recipe

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Electric Lemonade

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Sparkly electric lemonade is just as refreshing as it is pretty! Made with vodka, it's definitely adults only - but I've included a kid friendly, non-alcoholic version, too!
Course Beverage - Cocktail
Cuisine American
Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes minutes
Servings:1
Calories:287
Author:Marye Audet-White

Ingredients

  • 1 ounce vodka
  • 1 ounce Blue Curaçao
  • 2 ounces lemonade
  • Squeeze of lime
  • 6 ounces lemon lime soda, or club soda
  • 1 lime, sliced into wheels for garnish
  • 1 lemon, sliced into wheels for garnish

Non-Alcoholic Electric Lemonade

  • 1 cup blue Kool Aid
  • 1 cup Sprite
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 1 lime wheel

Instructions

  • Add vodka, blue curaçao, lemonade to an ice filled shaker and shake well.
  • Fill a glass with ice and pour the mix over. 
  • Add the lemon lime soda (to taste) or club soda, and a squeeze of lime.
  • Garnish with lime and lemon wheels.

Non-Alcoholic Electric Lemonade

  • Fill a glass with ice.
  • Mix the Kool Aid and Sprite together.
  • Add a squeeze of lime.
  • Drop in a lime wheel and serve.

Notes

  • Add some lemon and lime wheels to the glass or pitcher for pretty presentation and extra flavor.
  • I like to use this drink for 4th of July entertaining. Garnish with a cherry and a square of honeydew melon on a pick... or use a small star shaped cookie cutter to cut the honeydew into stars.
You'll find more helpful tips and variations in the body of the post.

Nutrition Facts

Calories: 287kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 24mg | Potassium: 219mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 33g | Vitamin A: 57IU | Vitamin C: 77mg | Calcium: 54mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information is estimated as a courtesy. If using for medical purposes, please verify information using your own nutritional calculator. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

This recipe has been tested several times. If you choose to use other ingredients, or change the technique in some way, the results may not be the same.

🧾 Recipe notes

Labeled ingredients for electric lemonade cocktail.

You can mix the alcohol and lemonade up to 3 days ahead of time and keep it in an airtight container in the fridge. Just add the Sprite or club soda when you're ready to serve.

Is Blue Curacao alcohol free?

No, regular Blue Curacao contains alcohol. You can get alcohol free blue curacao syrups, though.

📖 How to make non-alcoholic electric lemonade

Got kids? Make them their own, kid friendly, non-alcoholic Electric Lemonade mocktail by mixing half blue Kool Aid and half Sprite, then dropping in a lime wheel. You can use the blue gatorade instead of the Kool Aid if you prefer.

A glass filled with light blue lemonade and garnished with limes.

Marye's Tips & Variations

  • Pour the mixture into a freezer container and freeze until slushy! It's so good that way!
  • Change the number of servings to "8" to make a great pitcher drink. .
  • Save calories by using club soda instead of lemon lime soda!
  • Add some lemon and lime wheels to the glass or pitcher for pretty presentation and extra flavor.
  • I like to use this drink for 4th of July entertaining. Garnish with a cherry and a square of honeydew melon on a pick... or use a small star shaped cookie cutter to cut the honeydew into stars.
  • Find more blue alcoholic drinks here.
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Electric Lemonade is a fabulous vodka cocktail for summer but I like to have a variety to choose from and I bet you do, too.

  • Texas Mule cocktail is my twist on an old favorite, the iconic Moscow Mule recipe. Spicy, sweet, and tangy — you’ll love this refreshing, summer cocktail!
  • Blue Hawaiian is made with cream of coconut and is creamy, sweet, and pretty. Think of a blue pina colada and you'll be close.

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  1. Julia says

    May 27, 2024 at 2:34 am

    5 stars
    I tried this trick: add some coconut rum for a twist! It balances the flavors and makes it even better.

    Reply
    • Marye says

      May 27, 2024 at 11:14 am

      Great idea!

      Reply
  2. DerDuchess says

    July 12, 2022 at 12:39 pm

    5 stars
    GREAT summer cooler! So refreshing.
    FYI Monin & Torani both sell a nonalcoholic blue Curacao flavored syrup.

    Reply
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