HARD LEMONADE

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A lemony syrup made by boiling lemon zest with lemon and sugar is the base for this delicious and refreshing hard lemonade with vodka.

Provided by Lisa-ButteryBooks

Categories Drinks Recipes Cocktail Recipes Vodka Drinks Recipes

Time 20m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 lemon
4 cups water, or as needed, divided
1 cup white sugar
6 large lemons, juiced
1 ½ cups vodka
1 cup ice cubes, or as needed
1 large lemon, sliced

Steps:

Zest 1 lemon into large pieces using a knife. Place lemon zest in a saucepan; top with 1 cup water and sugar. Bring lemon zest mixture to a boil, stirring occasionally, until sugar dissolves and liquid is syrupy, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and cool; remove and discard lemon zest.
Stir lemon juice and vodka together in a pitcher; pour in lemon syrup. Stir in enough water to fill the pitcher.
Fill glasses with ice; pour hard lemonade into each glass. Garnish each glass with a lemon slice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 291.4 calories, Carbohydrate 47.4 g, Fat 0.4 g, Fiber 6.2 g, Protein 1.6 g, SaturatedFat 0.1 g, Sodium 9.3 mg, Sugar 33.3 g