Fresh {Real} Lemonade
Fresh Lemonade
A refreshing and delicious recipe for real lemonade that is made with just 3 ingredients, and can be ready in 5 minutes. Perfect for a hot summer day!
Happy summer day!
The days are finally hot and beautiful here!
The kinds of days where the air is soft and full of promise.
And it smells good.
Yes…it smells good…like petunias and sunscreen and fresh grass on the breeze.
My favourite kinds of days.
The kind of days that require a good old fashioned glass of homemade lemonade.
The real kind.
From fresh squeezed lemons.
It doesn’t get any better than that. 🙂
Lemonade made with real lemons is the best!
This fresh and delicious lemon drink takes no time at all and is definitely worth the effort! If you’ve never had real lemonade, you just don’t know what you’re missing. It’s tart, sweet, SO refreshing and tastes so much better than store bought. So fill your glass, kick back and relax!
Lemonade Recipe Tips:
- LEMONS: Use fresh lemons (or fresh frozen lemon juice).
- SWEETNESS: Depending on how sweet or tart you like your drink, you can use 1/2 to 3/4 cup of sugar.
- AMOUNT: This recipe makes about 6 cups, but you can easily double or even triple it. A big batch is perfect for parties and gatherings with friends.
- STORAGE: This drink will keep in the fridge for several days…that is, if you don’t drink it all by then!
- FRESH LEMON TIP! I often keep 1/4 cup cubes of frozen fresh lemon juice in my freezer and will use those to make this recipe. Just toss the frozen cubes into water with sugar, mix until thawed.
Fresh Lemonade
Ingredients
- 6 fresh lemons juiced
- 4 cups water
- 1/2 – 3/4 cup sugar depending on how sweet or tart you want it
Instructions
- Juice the lemons. (I just use a hand juicer.)
- Add the sugar to the lemon juice and stir until the sugar is dissolved.
- Once the sugar has dissolved, add the water and stir.
- Serve with ice cubes.
- Enjoy!
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Have a delicious day!
I was JUST at the grocery store contemplating whether or not to buy a bunch of lemons for lemonade. I didn’t end up doing it and now you’re making me regret my decision! Oh well…next time!
Too funny! Definitely next time…fresh lemonade is SO worth it!
Hi Jo-Anna! It’s twice me visiting your blog today lol, but you great posts, I’m following you now on FB and G+. This next week I will make our first batch of lemonade for the season, so your post will come in handy! Thank you again and happy to be here,
Lizy
I feel very honoured Lizy! Thank you for stopping by!
Yum! This looks so cute and sooooo refreshing 🙂
Soooo good! I just made another batch! 🙂
Sometimes you just need a plain glass of Real lemonade! By the way, your lemonade photos are gorgeous!
Thank you very much Nicole!
That looks so delicious! You’re right, there is nothing like fresh lemonade. It’s so worth going to all the trouble of making it, lol. Thanks for sharing!
You are so welcome! And I agree, it’s definitely worth the trouble to make!
Sounds delicious, You are invited to share this with Show Your Stuff:
http://juliejewels1.blogspot.com/2013/07/show-your-stuff-84.html
Making this today! Wow, that just looks so refreshing and there is nothing like the real thing.
Oooh, I hope you love it!!
One of my favorite things about summer 🙂 Sounds yummy!
Mine too! Thank you for stopping by Elizabeth!
Just made this – so good!!! It was my first attempt at making my own lemonade. Thank you for the recipe.
You are so welcome! I’m glad you enjoyed it!