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Best Homemade Lemonade Ever

Total Time
40 min
15m prep · 25m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Medium
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This lemonade recipe makes a very refreshing drink to cool you down on a hot day!

Ingredients

  • 1.75 cups white sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • 9 medium lemons , or more as needed
  • 7 cups ice-cold water
  • ice as needed

Instructions

  1. 1

    Gather all ingredients.

  2. 2

    Combine sugar and 1 cup water in a small saucepan. Stir to dissolve sugar while mixture comes to a boil. Set aside to cool slightly.

  3. 3

    Meanwhile, roll lemons around on your counter to soften. Cut in half crosswise, and squeeze into a liquid measuring cup. Add pulp to the juice, but discard any seeds. Continue juicing until you have 1 ½ cups fresh juice and pulp.

  4. 4

    Pour 7 cups ice-cold water into a pitcher. Stir in lemon juice and pulp, then add simple syrup to taste. Add ice.

  5. 5

    Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts

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