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A clear glass filled with pale yellow lemonade Recipe over ice, garnished with a thin lemon wheel on the rim, set against a sunny yellow-and-white background.

Lemonade Recipe

A perfectly balanced, “no-fail” homemade Lemonade Recipe with a silky simple syrup made ahead and a bright, refreshing finish.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 3 minutes
Chill Time 30 minutes
Total Time 43 minutes
Servings: 6
Course: Beverage
Cuisine: American
Calories: 140
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Fresh lemon juice - ≈6–8 lemons
  • 1 cup Granulated sugar - for simple syrup
  • 4 cups Cold water - plus 2 cups warm water for syrup
  • pinch Salt - enhances brightness
  • Ice cubes - for serving
  • Lemon zest - optional garnish
  • sprig Fresh mint - optional garnish

Equipment

  • 1 2-quart pitcher (for mixing and serving)
  • 1 Citrus juicer (handheld or countertop)
  • 1 Fine mesh strainer (to remove seeds and pulp)
  • 1 Spoon (long) (for stirring)
  • 1 Measuring cups/spoons (for accuracy)

Method
 

  1. Roll lemons firmly and let them warm at room temperature.
    Overhead view of a saucepan on a marble counter, containing golden simple syrup being stirred by a wooden spoon until fully dissolved.
  2. Squeeze lemons and strain out all seeds using a fine mesh.
    Top-down shot of a glass measuring cup holding freshly squeezed lemon juice beside a small dish of lemon seeds and a slotted spoon full of seeds, all on a light cloth.
  3. Stir sugar into warm water until it becomes fully dissolved.
    Overhead view of a glass pitcher filled with ice and lemonade, lemon slices floating inside, surrounded by a neat semi-circle of lemon rounds on a white textured surface.
  4. Cool the simple syrup in the refrigerator for at least thirty minutes.
  5. Combine chilled syrup, fresh lemon juice, water, and salt together.
    A clear glass pitcher of lemonade with floating lemon slices, next to a tall ice-filled glass with a yellow-white striped paper straw, and a woven bowl piled with fresh lemons on a marble countertop against subway-tile backsplash.

Nutrition

Serving: 300mlCalories: 140kcalCarbohydrates: 35gSodium: 20mgPotassium: 30mgSugar: 35gVitamin C: 30mgCalcium: 10mg

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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