Ancho Chili Lemonade

Katrina and I can’t quite remember how this drink came to be.  We had talked about making this Chipotle Cream Sauce, and somehow leftover peas led to our leftover lemons which led to the creation of this sweet and spicy lemonade.  We couldn’t find dried chipotle, so we ended up using ancho chiles.  I think we really lucked out from this last minute decision at a local grocer, and created an Ancho Chili Lemonade which starts sweet and earthy, lightens up with some sour citrus notes, and then finishes with a mild heat that creeps up on the palette.

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