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Easy Homemade Lemonade

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This easy and refreshing homemade lemonade recipe is an easy and tasty way yo enjoy fresh squeezed lemonade at home all summer long!

pitcher of lemonade concentrate next to glass with lemons around
If you are an Iowan, you’ll know that this week is all about the fair! It has only just started, and we have been twice already. You really can’t go to any fair without having some fresh squeezed Lemonade! I knew I could make a better Lemonade at home – and for way cheaper than $6 for a cup, too!

How to make easy lemonade at home!

This way you can have fresh lemonade whenever you want – either a glass at a time or a whole pitcher! Enjoy it all summer long!

Make the lemon sugar.

  1. Zest the lemons and really rub it into the sugar. This helps to release the essential oils from the lemon zest into the sugar. It really brings out some awesome flavor!
  2. Place the sugar into a large container with a tight lid.

Make the lemonade concentrate.

  1. Add 1 1/2 cups of hot water and shake (with the lid sealed tight) until the sugar dissolves. You could also stir with a large spoon.
  2. Stir in 1 1/2 cups of fresh squeezed lemon juice (about 8 lemons worth).
  3. Place this jar into the fridge until ready to use.

How to serve:

To Serve 1 Glass

  • In a large glass, mix 1/3 cup of the lemon syrup with 3/4 cup cold water.
  • Add ice and stir.

To Serve A Pitcher

  • Mix 2 cups of the lemonade concentrate with 4 cups of cold water.
  • Add fresh lemon slices as desired for garnish
lemonade in glasses with lemons around

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Yield: 8 Servings

Easy Homemade Lemonade Recipe

lemonade in glasses with lemons around

This easy and refreshing homemade lemonade recipe is an easy and tasty way yo enjoy fresh squeezed lemonade at home all summer long!

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • zest of 4 lemons
  • 1.5 cups fresh squeezed lemon juice (about 8 lemons)
  • 1.5 cups hot water

Instructions

  1. Zest 4 of the lemons before you juice them.
  2. In a large bowl, mix together the sugar and zest. Use your hands to really run the lemon zest into the sugar, to release the essential oils of the lemon and really fragrance the sugar.
  3. Place the sugar into a large container with a tight lid.
  4. Add 1 1/2 cups of hot water and shake (with the lid sealed) until the sugar dissolves.
  5. Stir in 1 1/2 cups of fresh squeezed lemon juice (about 8 lemons worth).
  6. Place this jar into the fridge until ready to use.

Notes

*To Serve 1 Glass*

  • In a large glass, mix 1/3 cup of the lemon syrup with 3/4 cup cold water.
  • Add ice and stir.

*To Serve A Pitcher*

  • Mix 2 cups of the syrup with 4 cups cold water.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

8

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 167Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 3mgCarbohydrates: 45gFiber: 1gSugar: 40gProtein: 1g

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Jeff Carbine

Tuesday 2nd of November 2021

I loved it when you said that this easy and refreshing homemade lemonade recipe is an easy and tasty way to enjoy fresh-squeezed lemonade at home all summer long! My kids love lemonade very much. Good to know there is cost-saving wholesale lemon concentrate. My kids will be happy upon knowing we have a huge supply of lemonades in the house.

Mrs. Wright

Sunday 16th of August 2015

Definitely going to give this a try!

Mantelli

Sunday 16th of August 2015

Serve a picture or a pitcher?

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