Best Homemade Lemonade Recipes

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HOMEMADE LEMONADE CONCENTRATE



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I am always on the lookout for make-your-own mix or condiment recipes, so when I saw this referenced in the comments for some lemon cupcakes, I had to check it out! The original of this recipe comes from the One Roast Vegetable site (http://www.oneroastvegetable.com/) whose mission is to make adding fruits and vegetables to...

Provided by Maureen Martin

Categories     Other Drinks

Number Of Ingredients 3

1 1/2 c sugar
1 c water
8 medium lemons (yielding 1.5 cups juice)

Steps:

  • 1. Combine sugar and water in a medium saucepan. Bring to boil on medium high, stirring frequently. As soon as sugar has dissolved (after boiling), remove from heat and allow to cool. Do not overcook as you will end up with candy instead of syrup!
  • 2. Meanwhile, juice the lemons until you have 1 1/2 cups of juice. Strain out the seeds and as much pulp as you wish.
  • 3. After the syrup has cooled somewhat, add the juice and stir until completely combined. Store frozen in airtight freezer-safe plastic container (metal will adversely affect the flavor of the juice, and glass can be brittle when cold). Keeps 9 - 12 months if kept frozen solid and away from air (air = freezer burn!).
  • 4. VARIATIONS FOR CONCENTRATE: * Use other fresh juices such as orange or grapefruit in place of some or all of the lemons (adjust sugar as necessary--remember, lemons are usually more sour than many fruits and thus would require more sugar...unless you're adding grapefruit, in which case, leave it all in!). * Finely zest some lemon peel into syrup while bringing to the boil - maybe half a teaspoon or so. Depending on the size and quantity of the zest, you may want to strain this before serving to guests. *If you want to kick up the yellow coloring a tad, as well as add a little taste of something indefinable, put a small pinch of saffron into the pot while bringing the syrup to a boil. (I don't know about you, but I have a box of saffron threads going stale in my cupboard because I bought it for one recipe, long ago, and there just isn't that much call for it in other recipes!) Be sure to crush the threads thoroughly. If you've left the pulp or zest in your mix, you won't need to strain out the saffron; but if your lemonade is free of all flotsam then you may want to strain it out when you pour the prepared lemonade into your serving glass.
  • 5. INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARING LEMONADE FROM CONCENTRATE Defrost concentrate.* In a pitcher or glass, combine equal parts concentrate with water. Add ice if desired (see #7 below) and enjoy! * Do not re-freeze after thawing; store unused portions in refrigerator! If you plan to make one (8 oz.) glass at a time, I suggest freezing concentrate in half-cup portions. Zipper freezer bags work well for this. Be sure to remove as much air as possible without spilling syrup. Use a sturdy walled freezer-safe container to corral the bags until frozen solid, or place horizontally on cookie sheet and stack later when frozen--just be sure all the zippers are snapped tightly closed!
  • 6. VARIATIONS FOR PREPARED LEMONADE *Use cranberry juice and fizzy water instead of plain water. *Use prepared tea instead of water. *Add a shot of your preferred alcoholic beverage to glass before serving: light rum, gin, tequila, vodka, etc. *Float a sprig of fresh mint or rosemary in glass before serving.
  • 7. GOURMET ICE CUBES Freeze small fruit such as blueberries, raspberries, cherries or fraises des bois (tiny wild strawberries) in individual ice cubes: Fill reservoirs half full with water or fruit juice and add cleaned fruit (it will float). Freeze solid. If you wish, once solid you can top off each reservoir with a dab of additional water or juice to cover more of the fruit. Return to freezer until solid. At this point you can remove ice cubes from tray to make more ice cubes. Store cubes in airtight zipper bags; remove as much air as possible from bag before returning to freezer. Remember: water DOES evaporate while frozen! This is part of the "freezer burning" process that makes old frozen food taste bad even though it's not technically spoiled. To help your frozen food stay fresh longer while frozen, keep it away from air!

PERFECT HOMEMADE LEMONADE



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Provided by Ree Drummond : Food Network

Categories     beverage

Time 15m

Yield about 2 gallons

Number Of Ingredients 4

4 cups sugar
4 cups fresh lemon juice
2 lemons, sliced
Ice, for serving

Steps:

  • In a large saucepan, heat the sugar and 4 cups water until the sugar is dissolved and the mixture is hot. Allow to cool, and then place into a large drink dispenser or jug. Add 2 gallons cold water, the lemon juice and lemon slices and stir to combine. Refrigerate and allow to chill completely.
  • Serve over ice.

HOMEMADE BLACKBERRY LEMONADE



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This homemade lemonade is easy to make and gets a flavor boost from blackberries. The end result is light and refreshing which is perfect for those hot summer days.

Provided by Soup Loving Nicole

Categories     Drinks Recipes     Lemonade Recipes

Time 7m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 6

¾ cup white sugar
4 ½ cups water, divided
1 cup blackberries
2 tablespoons white sugar
1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
ice cubes

Steps:

  • Heat 3/4 cup sugar and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir until sugar has dissolved, about 2 minutes. Let cool.
  • Place blackberries and remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar in a blender. Blend until smooth.
  • Combine simple syrup, blended blackberries, remaining 4 cups of water, and lemon juice. Place a fine-mesh sieve over a pitcher and pour lemonade into the pitcher. Discard solids. Serve over ice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 200 calories, Carbohydrate 52.5 g, Fat 0.2 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 0.7 g, Sodium 15.5 mg, Sugar 46.8 g

HOMEMADE LEMONADE



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Ideal as a refreshing picnic drink

Provided by Barney Desmazery

Categories     Lunch

Time 20m

Yield Makes 1 litre/1¾ pints

Number Of Ingredients 3

4 unwaxed lemons , each cut into 8
175g golden caster sugar
large handful of ice cubes , plus extra for serving

Steps:

  • Blitz the lemons in a food processor or blender with half of the sugar, some ice cubes and 500ml/18fl oz water. Strain the juice into a jug and reserve.
  • Tip the lemon pulp back into the food processor. Add the rest of the sugar, more ice cubes and 500ml/18fl oz water and blitz again. Strain this into the jug with the reserved juice (discard the pulp). Serve with lots of ice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 758 calories, Fat 1 grams fat, Carbohydrate 195 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 175 grams sugar, Protein 3.6 grams protein, Sodium 0.16 milligram of sodium

HOMEMADE LEMONADE



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Club soda gives a little fizz to this refreshing sweet-tart beverage. -Becky Baird, Salt Lake City, Utah

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 30m

Yield 10 servings (2-1/2 quarts).

Number Of Ingredients 5

3 cups sugar
2 cups water
1 cup lemon zest strips (about 6 lemons)
3 cups lemon juice (about 14 lemons)
1 bottle (1 liter) club soda, chilled

Steps:

  • In a large saucepan, heat sugar and water over medium heat until sugar is dissolved, stirring frequently. Stir in lemon zest strips. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat; cool slightly., Stir in lemon juice; cover and refrigerate until chilled. Discard lemon peel. Pour mixture into a large pitcher; gradually stir in club soda.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 251 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 22mg sodium, Carbohydrate 66g carbohydrate (61g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.

SUGAR FREE HOMEMADE LEMONADE



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seen posted here by --jb4--, just made an adjustment to substitute the sugar for Splenda and remove the lemon slices, to see what the carbs would be.

Provided by Mom of 2 Great Kids

Categories     Beverages

Time 8h20m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 1/2 cups Splenda sugar substitute
1/2 cup boiling water
2 teaspoons fresh lemon rind, grated
1 1/2 cups fresh lemon juice
5 cups cold water

Steps:

  • Stir together sugar and 1/2 cup boiling water until sugar dissolves.
  • Stir in lemon rind, lemon juice, and 5 cups cold water.
  • Pour into a 2 quart pitcher.
  • Chill 8 hours.
  • Serve over ice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 46.6, Fat 0.1, Sodium 5.4, Carbohydrate 13.1, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 9.8, Protein 0.2

OLD FASHIONED HOMEMADE LEMONADE CONCENTRATE



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This recipe came from my ex-husbands great-grandmother. It is quite old and tastes great. My whole family absolutely loves it and it makes a LOT of concentrate! If you have troubles finding tartaric acid, I found it at a make your own wine store. The citric acid I find at a pharmacy.

Provided by Chef Gustival

Categories     Beverages

Time P1DT30m

Yield 11 cups

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 ounces citric acid
1 ounce tartaric
1 ounce epsom salts
8 lemons, juice of
8 lemons, zest of, grated
5 lbs granulated sugar
3 pints boiling water

Steps:

  • Mix all ingredients together well.
  • Pour boiling water over mixture.
  • Stir shortly.
  • Let stand overnight.
  • Strain mixture and then bottle.
  • When you wish to drink it, add the concentrate to water to taste.

AUNTIE A'S HOMEMADE LEMONADE - YUMMMMY!



Auntie A's Homemade Lemonade - YUMMMMY! image

Make and share this Auntie A's Homemade Lemonade - YUMMMMY! recipe from Food.com.

Provided by WJKing

Categories     Punch Beverage

Time 10m

Yield 2 gallons

Number Of Ingredients 3

2 cups fresh-squeezed lemon juice
3 3/4-4 cups sugar
8 quarts water

Steps:

  • Mix juice& sugar, then add 7 1/2-8 quarts of water.
  • YUMMY!
  • This one's hard to beat- and simple too!
  • You can freeze the lemon juice to make this anytime of the year!
  • ENJOY!

CLASSIC HOMEMADE LEMONADE



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Serve classic lemonade by itself, or blend it with raspberries and sparkling water for our Sparkling Raspberry Lemonade. Add vodka and -- ta-da!-- a raspberry-lemonade Vodka Collins.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Drink Recipes

Yield Makes 1 quart

Number Of Ingredients 3

1 1/2 cups fresh lemon juice (from about 10 lemons)
1 cup superfine sugar
2 cups water

Steps:

  • Strain lemon juice through a fine sieve into a pitcher. Add sugar, stirring until it dissolves. Stir in water.

DELICIOUS HOMEMADE LEMONADE



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Make and share this Delicious Homemade Lemonade recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Beck Australia

Categories     Beverages

Time 5m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 3

375 ml lemon juice, Freshly squeezed
7 1/2 cups refrigerated cold water
3/4 cup artificial sweetener or 1 cup sugar

Steps:

  • Mix together all three ingredients in a jug and enjoy!

HOMEMADE PINK LEMONADE



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Mix up a jug of this refreshing, still, cloudy lemonade made from zingy lemons and plump raspberries

Provided by Sarah Cook

Categories     Afternoon tea

Time 10m

Yield Makes 1 large jug- enough for 6

Number Of Ingredients 4

8 lemons , plus extra slices to serve
200g caster sugar , plus extra to taste
140g raspberry , plus extra to serve
ice , to serve

Steps:

  • Pare the zest from the lemons with a peeler, removing as little white pith as possible - cut away any pith you can from the strips. Juice the lemons and mix the juice, zest, sugar and raspberries with 1.2 litres of boiling water. Let cool, then sieve, pressing through juice with the back of a spoon. Add sugar to taste and chill in jugs. To serve, add a few lemon slices, raspberries and lots of ice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 141 calories, Carbohydrate 35 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 35 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 1 grams protein

HOMEMADE RHUBARB LEMONADE



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Fresh rhubarb is cooked down and chilled to create the base syrup for this naturally pink lemonade. Perfect for springtime!

Provided by Juliana Hale

Categories     Drinks Recipes     Lemonade Recipes

Time 1h25m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 7

5 ¼ cups water, divided
1 ¼ cups white sugar
1 cup sliced fresh rhubarb
1 pinch salt
1 cup fresh lemon juice
ice cubes
Fresh rhubarb stalks, for garnish

Steps:

  • Stir 1 1/4 cups water, sugar, rhubarb, and salt in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer to the consistency of syrup, about 6 minutes. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve set over a Mason jar; discard solids. Chill, covered, at least 1 hour.
  • Stir chilled rhubarb syrup, remaining 4 cups water, and lemon juice in a large pitcher. Chill until ready to serve. Pour into ice-filled glasses. Garnish with fresh rhubarb stalks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 179.3 calories, Carbohydrate 46.9 g, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 0.5 g, Sodium 34 mg, Sugar 43 g

HOMEMADE LEMONADE



Homemade Lemonade image

No summertime drink is as satisfying and easy to make as refreshing lemonade.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Drink Recipes

Yield Makes 3 quarts

Number Of Ingredients 4

2 1/2 cups sugar
6 1/2 cups filtered water
3 cups freshly squeezed lemon juice (15 to 20 lemons), plus 1 lemon for garnish
4 cups ice

Steps:

  • In a small saucepan, combine sugar and 2 1/2 cups water. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat; let cool.
  • In a punch bowl or large container, combine the lemon juice, sugar syrup, remaining 4 cups water, and ice. Stir well to combine. Thinly slice remaining lemon, and add to lemonade. Serve.

HOMEMADE LAVENDER LEMONADE



Homemade Lavender Lemonade image

Lavender lemonade is the beautiful pastel-colored drink you need to serve at every brunch, party, bridal shower, wedding, and any occasion! Made with delicate purple lavender flowers, this slightly sweet and sour lemonade is the drink of the summer! Not only is it super easy to make, it makes any glass-in-hand picture totally Instagram-worthy!

Provided by A Hug and Quiche

Categories     Drinks Recipes     Lemonade Recipes

Time 1h

Yield 5

Number Of Ingredients 4

4 cups cold water
½ cup lemon juice
⅓ cup simple syrup
2 tablespoons dried lavender

Steps:

  • Mix together cold water, lemon juice, simple syrup, and lavender in a large pitcher. Place in refrigerator and allow to develop in flavor and color, 1 to 4 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 45.3 calories, Carbohydrate 12.3 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.2 g, Sodium 6.9 mg, Sugar 0.6 g

HOMEMADE LEMONADE CONCENTRATE



Homemade Lemonade Concentrate image

I found this in a blog post and thought I would save it here. I have not tried it yet but it looks like it could be good.

Provided by Chef Gustival

Categories     Punch Beverage

Time P1DT10m

Yield 20 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 3

6 organic lemons
4 1/4 cups water
2 1/4 cups sugar

Steps:

  • Wash the lemons well and cut them into thick slices.
  • Put these in a large saucepan with the water and sugar.
  • Bring to a boil and let simmer for 10 minutes.
  • Remove from heat and let cool.
  • Keep covered in the fridge for 24 hours.
  • Strain, pour into a clean jar, cover and refrigerate.
  • You now have a concentrate that needs to be mixed with water: one part concentrate to three parts water.
  • Serve with lots of ice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 93.6, Fat 0.1, Sodium 2, Carbohydrate 26, Fiber 1.5, Sugar 22.5, Protein 0.4

HOMEMADE YELLOW OR PINK LEMONADE



Homemade Yellow or Pink Lemonade image

This lemonade is a simple recipe to use as a base for Beach Umbrella Pops.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Drink Recipes

Yield Makes about 5 cups

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 1/2 cups freshly squeezed lemon juice (about 10 lemons)
1 cup superfine sugar
2 cups water
1/4 cup cranberry juice, for pink lemonade

Steps:

  • Strain lemon juice into a pitcher and mix with sugar; stir until sugar dissolves. Add water; stir again until well combined. For pink lemonade, stir in cranberry juice.

SOUTH AFRICAN HOMEMADE LEMONADE



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Another recipe I found from Justin Bonello's "Cooked in Africa" show. I found this to be very interesting, as it uses raisins. Let the lemonade sit overnight with the raisins and as they start fermenting they give off fizz according to him. Can't wait to try it.

Provided by diner524

Categories     Beverages

Time 23m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 cup sugar, reduce to 3/4 cup if you'd prefer it less sweet
1 cup water
1 cup lemon juice, freshly squeezed
1 handful raisins
cold water and ice, so that you can dilute to taste

Steps:

  • The secret to perfect lemonade is to make a simple syrup by dissolving the sugar in warm water so that it's dispersed evenly instead of sinking to the bottom. So if you have a stove handy, heat the sugar and water in a small saucepan and stir until its completely dissolved; otherwise just stir very well.
  • Extract the juice from the lemons. I use my Granny's juicer but you can do this anyway you like.
  • Pour the juice and sugar water into a jug, throw in the raisins and leave for a while, overnight if possible, to allow them to start fermenting and give it a fizz.
  • Before serving add about two cups of cold water and a bag of ice to the jug - more or less, depending on how strong you want it to be. If the lemonade is still a little sweet for anyone's taste, chuck a slice or two of lemon into the glass.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 138.2, Fat 0.1, Sodium 1.9, Carbohydrate 36.2, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 34.3, Protein 0.1

HOMEMADE LEMONADE



Homemade Lemonade image

Make and share this Homemade Lemonade recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Hay Hay

Categories     Punch Beverage

Time 10m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 4

6 lemons, cut in half
1 quart water
1 cup ice
1/2 cup sugar

Steps:

  • First take the lemons and use a lemon juicer to make lemon juice.
  • Then pour the water in to the pitcher and then do the same with the lemon juice.
  • Pour in the sugar and ice and mix.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 129.2, Fat 0.5, SaturatedFat 0.1, Sodium 10.8, Carbohydrate 42.3, Fiber 7.6, Sugar 25, Protein 1.9

GINA'S HOMEMADE LEMONADE



Gina's Homemade Lemonade image

Provided by Patrick and Gina Neely : Food Network

Categories     beverage

Time 15m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 cups sugar
2 cups water
1 gallon cold water
2 cups fresh lemon juice
1 lemon, sliced, plus 1 lemon, cut into wedges, for garnish
Ice

Steps:

  • Make a simple syrup by adding the sugar and water to a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over low heat. Stir until the sugar dissolves, then remove from the heat and set aside to cool.
  • Add a gallon of cold water and the lemon juice to a large glass pitcher. Add the simple syrup and the lemon slices. Stir well. Pour the lemonade into tall glasses filled with ice. Garnish the rims with lemon wedges and enjoy icy cold!

HOMEMADE LEMONADE



Homemade Lemonade image

Make and share this Homemade Lemonade recipe from Food.com.

Provided by CJ White

Categories     Beverages

Time 4h10m

Yield 64 oz

Number Of Ingredients 3

8 cups water
1 1/2 cups fresh squeezed lemon juice
1 1/2 cups sugar

Steps:

  • Place sugar and 2 cups of water in a sauce pan.
  • Heat until sugar dissolves Pour sugar water, lemon juice and remaining water into a gallon pitcher.
  • Chill for several hours or overnight.

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