Thereâs nothing extra summery than a tall glass of icy chilly lemonade. Go declare your favourite porch swing or rocking chair and prepare for a refreshing deal with! This straightforward Selfmade Lemonade has an additional kick because of the concentrated lemon taste from our do-it-yourself easy syrup. I additionally add slightly pinch of salt on the finish, so it may well assist assist your electrolyte stability on these tremendous sizzling summer time days, too!

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Straightforward Recipe for Selfmade Lemonade
Making lemonade appears straightforward till you attempt to wing it and find yourself with one thing approach too bitter or barely lemony in any respect. Belief me, Iâve made each too-puckery, too-sweet mistake within the e-book. These days, I persist with this easy ratio utilizing contemporary lemon juice, do-it-yourself easy syrup (constructed from simply water and sugar), chilly water, and slightly salt. This recipe is straightforward to scale up or down, and I canât consider a greater technique to cool off on a sizzling day. No extra store-bought bottles or powdered mixes for me!
Selfmade Lemonade Recipe

- 1 cup easy syrup ($0.34)
- 5 cups chilly water ($0.00)
- 2 lbs contemporary lemons (3 cups juice, $5.96)
- pinch of salt ($0.01)
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Collect your substances.
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Peel 1 lemon with a vegetable peeler and reserve the peels.
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Make our do-it-yourself easy syrup recipe, including the peels from 1 lemon in the course of the cooking course of.
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As soon as sugar has dissolved, let the lemon easy syrup cool barely till heat.
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Juice all however 2 lemons, reducing these 2 into wheels.
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Pour heat easy syrup over the sliced lemons in a big carafe or punch bowl.
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Then, add lemon juice.
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Then, add chilly water.
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Add a pinch of salt and stir to mix. Serve over ice and revel in!
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Punch Bowl or Carafe
Serving: 1cupEnergy: 130kcalCarbohydrates: 37gProtein: 1gFats: 0.3gSodium: 30mgFiber: 3g
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Collect all of your substances.

Peel a lemon: Begin by peeling one lemon with a vegetable peeler. Reserve the peels to your easy syrup.

Make the easy syrup: Comply with my do-it-yourself easy syrup recipe (all you want is 1 further cup of water and 1 cup of sugar) to make your easy syrup. Add the lemon peels out of your peeled lemon in the course of the cooking course of.

As soon as the sugar is dissolved, let your lemon easy syrup cool on the countertop. It could possibly nonetheless be heat whenever you combine it with the opposite lemonade substances, however we donât need it to be too sizzling.

Juice the lemons: Slice two lemons into rounds and put aside. Then, juice all of the remaining lemons to make 3 cups of juice.

Make the do-it-yourself lemonade: Add the sliced lemons to a big punch bowl or carafe. Pour the nice and cozy easy syrup over the lemon slices.

Now pour in 3 cups freshly squeezed lemon juiceâ¦

â¦and end with 5 cups of chilly water.

Then add a pinch of salt for taste stability.

Stir to mix and serve over ice! Take pleasure in.

Variations to Attempt!
- Add fruit puree for a fruity twist. Stir in 1 to 1½ cups of contemporary or thawed fruit puree for an additional fruity taste. Strawberries, raspberries, peaches, and watermelon all work fantastically, although Iâm a fan of strawberry lemonade myself! Add the puree earlier than the water so you possibly can alter the quantity of water if wanted. It’s also possible to swirl puree instantly into particular person glasses should you donât need to taste the entire batch.
- Add contemporary fruit. For a extra delicate taste and a fairly presentation, toss a handful of contemporary berries or sliced fruit proper into the pitcher.
- Use a herb-infused syrup. Infuse your easy syrup with contemporary herbs like mint, basil, or rosemary whereas it cools for a light-weight natural notice. Or simply toss just a few sprigs instantly into the pitcher earlier than serving!
- Make it an Arnold Palmer. Combine this lemonade with iced tea for a super-easy Arnold Palmer!
Storage Directions
You possibly can retailer your contemporary do-it-yourself lemonade within the fridge for as much as 5-7 days. Nonetheless, Iâve discovered it tastes finest inside the first three days when the lemon taste is at its peak brightness. Add ice simply earlier than serving to keep away from watering down your yummy lemonade!
The straightforward syrup might be made as much as 4 weeks forward and saved (with the lemon peels eliminated) individually within the fridge.


