Homemade Lemonade
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Homemade Lemonade
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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!
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Ingredients
- 4 cups water, divided
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 lemon zest strips
- 1 cup lemon juice
- Optional garnish: lemon slices; fresh mint
Instructions
Make the Lemon Simple Syrup:
- 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.
Stir together Lemonade:
- 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.
Notes
- 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 Information
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Serving
1/6 of the recipe
Calories
138kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
36g
(12%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
1mg
(0%)
Potassium
42mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
34g
(68%)
Vitamin C
16mg
(18%)
Calcium
2mg
(0%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 138 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1/6 of the recipe | |
| Calories | 138kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 36g | 12% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 1mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 42mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 34g | 68% |
| Vitamin C | 16mg | 18% |
| Calcium | 2mg | 0% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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