Description
This Healthy homemade lemonade is so refreshing on a hot day, or even if you feel like an ice-cold drink, and it’s perfect as a mixer for cocktails.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 Cup Lemon Juice
- 1 Cup Sugar
- 1 Cup Water
- 4 handfuls of ice
Instructions
- Add the sugar and water to a saucepan and heat over medium heat until the sugar dissolves.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat and set to the side for the simple syrup to cool.
- Juice 6-8 lemons to get at least one cup of lemon juice.
- Pour the lemon juice to a pitcher with 1 cup of the simple syrup
- Add a few handfuls of ice and fill with 4 cups of water.
- Taste the lemonade and adjust with water or simple syrup to taste.
- Serve with freshly cut lemon slices and mint leaves.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Drinks
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 275
- Sugar: 56
- Sodium: 9
- Carbohydrates: 76
- Fiber: 7
- Protein: 3