Homemade Lemonade Recipes

HOMEMADE LEMONADE

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.

OLD-FASHIONED LEMONADE

Steps:

• Juice the lemons to make 1 cup of juice. To make your labor easier, FIRMLY roll the lemons between your hand and counter top before cutting in half and juicing.
• In a gallon pitcher combine 1 cup lemon juice, 1 cup sugar, and 6 cups cold water. Stir. Adjust water to taste. Chill and serve over ice.

BEST LEMONADE EVER

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine sugar and 1 cup water. Bring to boil and stir to dissolve sugar. Allow to cool to room temperature, then cover and refrigerate until chilled.
• Remove seeds from lemon juice, but leave pulp. In pitcher, stir together chilled syrup, lemon juice and remaining 7 cups water.

GINA'S HOMEMADE LEMONADE

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!

PERFECT HOMEMADE LEMONADE

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 LEMONADE

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.

OLD-FASHIONED LEMONADE

Steps:

• Mix water, lemon juice and sugar in large pitcher until sugar is dissolved. Refrigerate about 3 hours or until chilled if desired.
• Serve lemonade over ice. Garnish each serving with a lemon slice and cherry.

PERFECT LEMONADE (REAL LEMONS AND SUGAR)

Steps:

• Make simple syrup by heating the sugar and 1 cup water in a small saucepan until the sugar dissolves completely.
• While the sugar is dissolving, juice the lemons.
• Add the juice and the sugar water to a pitcher. Add 3 to 4 cups of cold water, more or less to the desired strength.
• Refrigerate 30 to 40 minutes. If the lemonade is a little sweet, add a little more juice.
• Serve with ice and sliced lemons.

HOMEMADE LEMONADE

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.