Easy Lemonade Recipe
Give your Summer a fun kick in the pants with this Old Fashioned Fresh Squeezed Easy Lemonade Recipe! It's the perfect lip-smacking way to add a splash of sunshine to your day!
Servings: 5
Ingredients
- 1 cup Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice (4 - 5 medium lemons)
- 1.5 cups Sugar
- 1 cup Hot Water
- 4 cups Cold Water
Instructions
- Gather your ingredients.
- Roll lemons on cutting board to loosen juice.
- Cut lemons in half, and squeeze out fresh lemon juice. (make sure to remove any seeds)
- Dissolve 1.5 cups sugar in 1 cup hot water, stir well.
- Pour in fresh squeezed lemon juice.
- Add in 4 cups cold water and stir.
- Pour into pitcher, and let 2 thin slices of lemon float on top as garnish.
- Each glass can be garnished with a thin slice of lemon, too!
Notes
How to Make Hawaiian Pineapple Lemonade
Use the same recipe, but when pouring in your cold water, also add 1 cup of chilled pineapple juice to the mixture, then stir well.
How to Make Lemonade Ice Cubes
1. Simply pour your Fresh Squeezed Lemonade made from the recipe below into an ice cube tray and freeze.
2. Then when you’re ready for your next glass of lemonade, just pop in a few lemonade cubes!
These lemonade ice cubes will keep your glasses chilled, but not watered down as they begin to melt!
For answers to Frequently Asked Questions or tips for common substitutions and variations, please refer to the detailed information above this recipe card.
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