This recipe is meant for people over 21 years old. Please drink responsibly.
Jump to:
❤️ Why you'll love it
- 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!
🧾 Ingredients
This is an overview of the ingredients. You'll find the full measurements and instructions in the green recipe card (printable) at the bottom of the page.
🔪 Instructions
This electric lemonade cocktail goes together really fast and easy!
This is an overview of the instructions. Full instructions are in the green recipe card at the bottom of the page.
- Add vodka, blue curaçao, lemonade to an ice filled shaker.
- Shake well. This adds oxygen bubbles to the mixture which enhances the flavor.
- Strain into an ice filled glass.
- Add the club soda or lemon lime soda to taste.
- Squeeze in a little lime and lemon.
- Add a lime and/or lemon wheel for garnish.
🥫 Storage
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.
📖 Variations
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.
💭 Things to know
Expert Tip: 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. All of the ingredient measurements will increase. If you don't know how to do this there are instructions on the Start Here page.
- 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.
👩🍳 FAQs
See the instructions in the recipe below but basically you'll use blue Koolaid for the blue curacao and vodka.
No, regular Blue Curacoa contains alcohol. You can get alcohol free blue curacao syrups, though.
📚 Related recipes
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.
- Pitcher Margaritas are a delicious blend of strawberries, watermelon, lime, basil are blended with tequila
- Brazillian Iced Coffee is SO good! A little caffeine, a little kick...
- Strawberry Vodka Lemonade is refreshing and sweet with big strawberry flavor. Perfect for porch sitting.
Here are more great summer cocktail ideas!
📞 The last word
You've gotta love a bright blue summer cocktail! This is one of my favorite vodka drinks because it's sweetly tropical with a little sparkle. The perfect party punch, and a little less blush inducing to say than the Sex in the Driveway!
Personally, I don't think there's anything as civilized as the practice of cocktails by the pool in the summer. Not that I have a pool but sometimes I'll stick my feet in the old horse tank and pretend.
To me, a cocktail like this beautiful, blue electric lemonade recipe is a way to force myself to take a break and allow myself to relax. It breaks the day up between work and not-work.
Kinda tastes like a vacation.
Shake up this pretty, blue summer cocktail and let the party begin! It makes a great pitcher drink, too.
If you click on the number of servings in the recipe card you can adjust the measurements up or down for the exact number of servings you need. Don't forget that you can click on "add to collection" to save it to your own, private recipe box!
If you love this recipe please give it 5 stars! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
📖 Recipe
Electric Lemonade
Print Pin Recipe SaveEquipment Needed
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
- Change the number of servings to "8" to make a great pitcher drink. All of the ingredient measurements will increase. If you don't know how to do this there are instructions on the Start Here page.
- 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.
- Got kids? Make them their own, kid friendly Electric Lemonade by mixing half blue Kool Aid and half Sprite, adding a squeeze of lime then dropping in a lime wheel.
Nutrition Facts
Sign up for the emails and never miss another recipe!!
We'll never share your email or send you spam. Pinkie swear.First published April 10, 2019. Last updated June 9, 2022 for better readability and better instructions.
DerDuchess
GREAT summer cooler! So refreshing.
FYI Monin & Torani both sell a nonalcoholic blue Curacao flavored syrup.