Homemade Lemonade
Nothing says "summer" quite like a glass of old-fashioned, freshly-squeezed homemade lemonade. It's made from scratch with just 3 simple ingredients!
Course Drinks
Cuisine American
Keyword easy lemonade recipe, Homemade Lemonade, lemonade recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Chilling Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 20 minutes
Servings
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Calories 138 kcal
Author Blair
Ingredients
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4 cups water, divided
1 cup granulated sugar
2 lemon zest strips
1 cup lemon juice
Optional garnish: lemon slices; fresh mint
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Instructions
Make the Lemon Simple Syrup:
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1. In a small saucepan, bring 1 cup of water, sugar and lemon zest strips to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat;
discard lemon zest. Allow to cool completely.
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Stir together Lemonade:
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1. In a large pitcher, combine the remaining 3 cups of water, lemon juice and simple syrup. Taste and add extra water, if necessary. Serve over ice and
garnish with lemon slices and fresh mint.
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Recipe Notes
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• Add Water: if the lemonade tastes too sweet or too tart with the standard ratio, you can add at least 1-2 cups of water (or more) to the pitcher, until
it reaches your preferred taste. I always start with less water, since you can easily add more if necessary.
• Less Sugar: you can make the simple syrup with just ¾ cup of sugar for a slightly less-sweet glass of lemonade.
• Homemade Lemonade with Honey: make the simple syrup with 1 cup of honey instead of granulated sugar. Since honey is sweeter than sugar, you may need
to add extra water to your lemonade at the end.
• Homemade Strawberry Lemonade: substitute 1 cup pureed, strained fresh strawberries for 1 cup water when making the simple syrup.
• How to make Fizzy Lemonade: Make the simple syrup as instructed with regular water. Then stir together the simple syrup, lemon juice, and 3 cups (or
more) of club soda or plain seltzer water.
• Try a “Mocktail”: I love to mix the lemonade with flavored seltzer water — such as raspberry or strawberry — for a fun mid-afternoon “mocktail” on a
hot day!
• Big Batch Lemonade Recipe: To prepare a larger batch of the homemade lemonade, simply multiply all of the ingredients. For instance, double the recipe
by using 8 cups of water, 2 cups of sugar and 2 cups of lemon juice.
• Lemonade from Bottled Lemon Juice: while freshly-squeezed lemon juice is always best, you can also make this recipe using bottled lemon juice. It just
won’t have quite as fresh a taste, so it’s not my preference.
Nutrition Facts
Homemade Lemonade
Amount Per Serving (1 /6 of the recipe)
Calories 138 Calories from Fat 9
% Daily Value*
Fat 1g2%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Sodium 1mg0%
Potassium 42mg1%
Carbohydrates 36g12%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 34g38%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin C 16mg19%
Calcium 2mg0%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
From the seasoned mom
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Nothing says "summer" quite like a glass of old-fashioned, freshly-squeezed homemade lemonade. It's made from scratch with just 3 simple ingredients!
Course Drinks
Cuisine American
Keyword easy lemonade recipe, Homemade Lemonade, lemonade recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Chilling Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 20 minutes
Servings
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people
Calories 138 kcal
Author Blair
Ingredients
list of 5 items
4 cups water, divided
1 cup granulated sugar
2 lemon zest strips
1 cup lemon juice
Optional garnish: lemon slices; fresh mint
list end
Instructions
Make the Lemon Simple Syrup:
list of 1 items
1. In a small saucepan, bring 1 cup of water, sugar and lemon zest strips to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat;
discard lemon zest. Allow to cool completely.
list end
Stir together Lemonade:
list of 1 items
1. In a large pitcher, combine the remaining 3 cups of water, lemon juice and simple syrup. Taste and add extra water, if necessary. Serve over ice and
garnish with lemon slices and fresh mint.
list end
Recipe Notes
Write list…
• Add Water: if the lemonade tastes too sweet or too tart with the standard ratio, you can add at least 1-2 cups of water (or more) to the pitcher, until
it reaches your preferred taste. I always start with less water, since you can easily add more if necessary.
• Less Sugar: you can make the simple syrup with just ¾ cup of sugar for a slightly less-sweet glass of lemonade.
• Homemade Lemonade with Honey: make the simple syrup with 1 cup of honey instead of granulated sugar. Since honey is sweeter than sugar, you may need
to add extra water to your lemonade at the end.
• Homemade Strawberry Lemonade: substitute 1 cup pureed, strained fresh strawberries for 1 cup water when making the simple syrup.
• How to make Fizzy Lemonade: Make the simple syrup as instructed with regular water. Then stir together the simple syrup, lemon juice, and 3 cups (or
more) of club soda or plain seltzer water.
• Try a “Mocktail”: I love to mix the lemonade with flavored seltzer water — such as raspberry or strawberry — for a fun mid-afternoon “mocktail” on a
hot day!
• Big Batch Lemonade Recipe: To prepare a larger batch of the homemade lemonade, simply multiply all of the ingredients. For instance, double the recipe
by using 8 cups of water, 2 cups of sugar and 2 cups of lemon juice.
• Lemonade from Bottled Lemon Juice: while freshly-squeezed lemon juice is always best, you can also make this recipe using bottled lemon juice. It just
won’t have quite as fresh a taste, so it’s not my preference.
Nutrition Facts
Homemade Lemonade
Amount Per Serving (1 /6 of the recipe)
Calories 138 Calories from Fat 9
% Daily Value*
Fat 1g2%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Sodium 1mg0%
Potassium 42mg1%
Carbohydrates 36g12%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 34g38%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin C 16mg19%
Calcium 2mg0%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
From the seasoned mom
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