Homemade Lemonade Recipe
Made from scratch with simple ingredients, this lemonade recipe might be the easiest crowd-pleaser for a BBQ, or any hot summer day.
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Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients
- 8 cups water - 1 cold, 7 cups to serve
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 ½ cups lemon juice - 8 lemons, seeds removed
- 2 cups ice cubes
Instructions
- Add 1 cup water and 1 cup sugar in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir slowly until the sugar has dissolved, about 2-3 minutes. Remove from the heat and let this cool, then add to a pitcher.
- While that’s cooling, juice 8 lemons. Cold lemons are difficult to juice, make sure they’re at room temperature. Press firmly with your palm and roll them on the counter. Cut them in half, and use a juicer or your hands to squeeze 1 ½ cups of fresh lemon juice into the pitcher. Stir together with the liquid sugar.
- Lastly add 7 cups of water and stir. Place the pitcher in the fridge until chilled. Adding ice now will dilute the mixture. If adding ice and lemon slices, do so just before serving.
Recipe Notes:
- 6 lemons = 1 cup fresh lemon juice (enough for every 4 cups water).
- Use the 1:1:3 ratio – lemon juice, sugar, water – then adjust to taste.
- Pinch of salt can balance bitterness.
- Chill before adding ice to avoid dilution.
- Always use fresh lemons—bottled juice tastes different.
- Store in fridge up to 1 week and stir before serving.
Nutrition Info
Calories: 106kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 0.2g | Fat: 0.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.02g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.003g | Sodium: 15mg | Potassium: 48mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 3IU | Vitamin C: 18mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 0.05mg
The nutritional information provided is an estimate and is per serving.
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