Easy Homemade Lemonade Recipe - 3 Ingredients!
This quick and easy homemade Lemonade Recipe is super refreshing, using just three simple ingredients: fresh lemons, sugar, and water. With a secret (easy!) tip to ensure it is filled with zesty, fresh lemon flavor! In just minutes, you can create a delicious sweet and tangy beverage that will quench your thirst all year long!
Servings: 8 cups
Calories: 103kcal
Equipment
- Strainer optional
Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest about 1 large lemon
- 1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice about 4 large lemons
- 1 cup cold water
- 4 cups cold water
Instructions
- In a small saucepan combine the sugar, lemon zest and 1 cup of water. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring often, until the sugar is completely dissolved. Do not allow to boil or simmer. Remove from heat and allow to cool for at least 10 minutes.1 cup granulated sugar, 1 tablespoon lemon zest, 1 cup cold water
- While the syrup is cooling, juice the lemons.
- In a large pitcher, combine the lemon juice, cooled sugar mixture, and remaining water. If you don't want the texture of the zest, strain it out in a wire mesh strainer.
- Chill and serve over ice.
Notes
Tips & Tricks
Variations
- Use fresh lemons because old lemons can loose their bright and zesty flavor. Also, store-bought lemon juice does not have the same flavor as fresh.
- Be sure the sugar is completely dissolved before moving on with the recipe to ensure that it isn't grainy.
- If you don't have a zester, use a paring knife to carefully remove the colored skin. Leave behind the white pith since it is bitter.
- Do not allow the lemon juice to get hot. If the freshly squeezed juice gets hot it will change the flavor.
Variations
- Add your favorite flavored vodka to make this a tasty spiked drink. We are partial to huckleberry and prickly pear flavors.
- Layer in lemon slices to the serving pitcher for a beautiful presentation. I love to do this for parties.
- Add in fresh mint for a fun new twist on for a refreshing drink during the summer heat.
- Mix equal parts with black tea for a delicious Arnold Palmer.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 103kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 0.1g | Fat: 0.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.01g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.001g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 33mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 2IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 0.04mg
