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Healthy Chick Fil A Frosted Lemonade Recipe (Paleo, Vegan)

Cheryl Malik
Cheryl Malik Posted: 05/17/18 Updated: 06/20/20
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Healthy chic-fil-a copycat frosted lemonade in a tall glass surrounded with fresh lemons.

This healthy Chick Fil A frosted lemonade recipe is totally life-changing. Paleo and vegan, this frosty summer treat is creamy, tangy, and refreshing, with no unhealthy ingredients! Perfect for the spring and summer, and you’ll feel great about serving it to your family. Perfect made with a high-speed blender like my favorite Vitamix. 

Healthy Chick Fil A frosted lemonade in a glass with a straw and lemons in the background

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

I’m not one to get too hyperbolic too often (That’s a lie), but this healthy Chick Fil Afrosted lemonade recipe is life changing.

I have a thing for the frosted lemonade from Chick-Fil-A. I crave it every time I’m sick or getting over a stomach bug, and I wanted nothing but that for a couple weeks when I was in my first trimester this time. We don’t eat there often by any means, but I’ll occasionally go way out of my way to hook a sister up with this stuff.

The problem is, I don’t have a thing for what’s in the frosted lemonade there.

Icedream (milkfat and nonfat milk, sugar, contains less than 1% of: natural and artificial flavor, mono & diglycerides, guar gum, carrageenan, beta carotene [color]), water, freshly-squeezed lemon juice, sugar.

And hey – it could be worse! It almost always is with fast and processed foods, but a bunch of sugar (63 grams!), “artificial flavor,” carrageenan? Pass.

Healthy Chick Fil A frosted lemonade in a glass with a straw and lemons in the background

So, instead of just moving past this perma-craving, I decided I absolutely had to create a paleo and vegan healthy frosted lemonade recipe that’s dairy-free, refined-sugar-free, and totally guilt-free. I loaded it up with only a few ingredients: unsweetened almond yogurt and coconut cream, fresh lemon juice, honey (or maple syrup for vegan), and a touch of vanilla extract. Oh… and tons of ice, of course.

Why this recipe works

  • It uses simple ingredients that you likely have on hand already.
  • Using honey or maple syrup makes this healthy Chick Fil A frosted lemonade guilt-free!
  • This healthy Chick Fil A frosted lemonade recipe is dairy-free, too, but so full of creamy flavor and lovely tang.

This healthy Chick Fil A frosted lemonade recipe is absolutely going to revolutionize your summer! After we whipped up the first one, my assistant and I sat around groaning about how unbelievably good it was: creamy and refreshing, sweet but not too sweet, tangy and perfect. We seriously bemoaned the pending disappearance of the healthy frosted lemonade batch I’d made, knowing we should probably not make an entire new batch but also what would our lives be without them?!

They’re really that good.

And the best part is that I feel great about giving it to my toddler or sipping a glass pregnant. Both the paleo and vegan versions of this healthy Chick Fil A frosted lemonade recipe are loaded with nourishing foods: vitamin C-rich citrus, probiotic-laden yogurt, healthy-fat-heavy coconut cream, and that powerhouse: raw local honey. Of course, if you’re vegan, the swap for maple syrup is still a great one: sweet and rich with plenty of vitamins and minerals.

Healthy Chick Fil A frosted lemonade in a glass with a straw and lemons in the background

This healthy Chick Fil A frosted lemonade comes together easily, too: I blended the liquids together and then chilled them for a little while. Then I crushed ice in my blender and poured in the lemonade liquid before whirring it all together one last time. So easy! And you can easily skip the chilling step, plus, if your fridge makes crushed ice, you’re all set. See? Life changing.

How To Make This Recipe

Combine all ingredients except for ice in a high-speed blender. Pulse until well combined, then transfer the mixture to a container. Chill if desired – this will create an even frostier version of this healthy Chick Fil A frosted lemonade!

Add the ice to your blender and pulse until the ice is very fine, almost like a snocone. Don’t overprocess, though! You don’t want to turn it back into water.

Add chilled lemonade mixture to crushed ice and pulse a few times until thick and frosty. Serve immediately.

Variations

  • Add in a handful of raspberries or strawberries for a frosted pink lemonade treat.
  • Swap orange juice for the lemon juice and reduce the honey or sweetener a bit for a Creamsicle-inspired bev.

Frequently Asked Questions

What if I don’t have a high-speed blender?

That’s OK! You’ll just have to process your ice a little longer and might want to work in batches.

And if you’re into healthy Chick-Fil-A copycat recipes, you should check out my

  • Paleo + Whole30 Chick-Fil-A Nuggets with Chick-Fil-A Sauce or my
  • Vegan Chick-Fil-A Tofu Nuggets.

To make this healthy frosted lemonade recipe, I used…

 

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Healthy frosted lemonade in a glass with a straw and lemons in the background
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Healthy Chick Fil A Frosted Lemonade Recipe (Paleo, Vegan)

Prep:5 minutes minutes
Total:5 minutes minutes
This healthy Chick Fil A frosted lemonade recipe is tangy, creamy, and perfectly sweet. Dairy-free and made with no refined sugars, this cold summer treat is totally guilt-free. Easy, too!
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2 glasses

Ingredients

  • ⅓ cup fresh-squeezed lemon juice
  • ¼ cup + 3 Tbsp raw honey or maple syrup for vegan
  • ½ cup almond yogurt like Kite Hill
  • ½ cup coconut cream just the solid white part of a can of coconut milk or coconut cream
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 3 cups ice preferably crushed

Instructions 

  • In a blender, blend together all ingredients except for ice. If your liquid is warm at all, chill first before the next step.
  • Right before serving: If your ice is not crushed, add it to your blender and pulse a few times until crushed and all big pieces are broken down. Add chilled lemon mixture and pulse until combined but frosty and smooth.

Notes

Scrape into two serving glasses.

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Nutrition Information

Serving Size: 4g, Calories: 301kcal, Protein: 4g, Fat: 23g, Saturated Fat: 20g, Cholesterol: 8mg, Sodium: 102mg, Potassium: 332mg, Total Carbs: 23g, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 14g, Net Carbs: 22g, Vitamin A: 61IU, Vitamin C: 17mg, Calcium: 91mg, Iron: 1mg

Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.

 

Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.

 

To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by the desired number of servings. Result will be the weight of one serving.

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  1. Liz says

    Posted on 5/21/23 at 7:43 pm

    Subbed regular whole milk yogurt for the almond yogurt since it was what I had on hand. When I made the lemon mixture, it really did taste like a Chick-fil-A frosted lemonade! But the 3 cups of ice water everything down a little too much. Next time I’ll try it with 2 cups of ice.4 stars

    Reply
    • Jessica | 40 Aprons Team says

      Posted on 6/1/23 at 2:32 pm

      So glad you enjoyed it, Liz! 😊

      Reply
  2. Sherry says

    Posted on 6/30/22 at 6:33 pm

    Excellent! Added an extra squeeze of lemon because we like it extra lemony!5 stars

    Reply
    • Megan | 40 Aprons TeamMegan | 40 Aprons Team says

      Posted on 7/1/22 at 9:16 am

      Thank you so much, Sherry! So happy you enjoyed it!

      Reply
  3. Suzanne says

    Posted on 5/9/20 at 4:50 pm

    This looks delicious, thank you for sharing!

    Reply
  4. Stephanie says

    Posted on 6/29/19 at 4:17 pm

    Confession: I’ve never had Chick-Fil-A’s frosted lemonade, for the simple fact that I knew it was full of crap. But this is bomb. A special treat I can feel good about while eating Paleo and also feel good about giving to my kids. Thank you!5 stars

    Reply
  5. McKenzie says

    Posted on 3/26/19 at 11:43 am

    Mm this was soo good! I added in a piece of lemon peel to pump up the lemon flavor. Delish.5 stars

    Reply
  6. Nicole says

    Posted on 6/16/18 at 3:57 pm

    Wow! This is just what we needed for summer! We have made this twice, once with honey and the second time with maple syrup and a little more lemon juice and THAT time it was UNBELIEVABLE!

    Reply
  7. Stephanie says

    Posted on 5/19/18 at 3:57 pm

    Sounds delicious! Could you sub something else for the almond yogurt, like more coconut cream, or is that a crucial ingredient to the flavor?

    Reply
    • Cheryl MalikCheryl Malik says

      Posted on 5/19/18 at 5:40 pm

      You know, I’ve been wondering that! I think it would work but I also might reduce the sweetener by 1 Tbsp if you used all coconut milk. You may have to add it in but without the extra tang from the yogurt you might not need it. Try it and let me know! ☺️5 stars

      Reply
  8. Sheila S says

    Posted on 5/18/18 at 6:07 pm

    Wow! This was delicious and so simple to make! My kids and I loved it. Thank you for sharing this recipe!5 stars

    Reply
    • Cheryl MalikCheryl Malik says

      Posted on 5/19/18 at 8:41 am

      That is so great to hear! I’m so glad 🙂5 stars

      Reply

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