Real Lemon Lemonade Recipe
Real lemon lemonade is a timeless drink that everyone loves. It makes the best kids' lemonade, or use it to make summer cocktails for adults.
Ingredients
- 2 ½ C Lemon Juice Juice of 8-10 lemons
- 1 ½ C Sugar Or sweetener of choice.
- 7 + 1½ C Water Divided
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, combine the sugar (or honey) and the 1 ½ C of water. Cook over medium heat until the sugar is completely dissolved, about 5 minutes. You don't want the sugar to start to brown just dissolve into the water. This will make your simple syrup.7 + 1½ C Water, 1 ½ C Sugar
- Remove simple syrup from heat and let it cool.
- Add the lemon juice and water to a pitcher.2 ½ C Lemon Juice, 7 + 1½ C Water
- Pour in the simple syrup until desired sweetness.
- Let the real lemon lemonade chill in the fridge until you are ready to serve.
Notes
Sugar-free lemonade: I'm not always a fan of sugar substitutes, but there are a few that I've tried and have seen success with within this particular recipe.
Stevia: It works great. It makes a stevia simple syrup just like sugar does. It also makes this more of a keto lemonade.
Monk Fruit Sweetener: Just like with stevia, you can make a monk fruit simple syrup and add it to make your low-carb lemonade.
Honey - If you prefer a less-sweet lemonade, I suggest using honey. I find that it does make a good honey simple syrup, but the sweetness is not as intense as that of other sweeteners.
Make popsicle: This real lemon lemonade makes the perfect lemonade popsicle. I just put the made lemonade into the popsicle molds, let them freeze, and let my kids enjoy them.
Nutrition
Calories: 129kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 0.2gFat: 0.2gSaturated Fat: 0.02gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.01gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.004gSodium: 11mgPotassium: 63mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 31gVitamin A: 4IUVitamin C: 24mgCalcium: 10mgIron: 0.1mg
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