Homemade Lemonade
Old-fashioned homemade lemonade, perfect for when you want to use your own all-natural ingredients. Read our post for more info...
Recipe
Ingredients:
1 cup water
3 cups lemon juice (15 – 18 medium lemons)
1 1/2 cups fine sugar
5 cups ice-cold water
Ice cubes
Lemons for garnish
Optional: 1/2 cup fresh mint for mint ice cubes
Directions:
Prepare the sugar water by combing 1 cup water with the sugar in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring, until the sugar dissolves. Remove from the heat and cool.
Juice the lemons. Strain to remove any seeds. Transfer the lemon juice to a large container. Stir in the cooled sugar water. Add sliced lemons and refrigerate. Serve chilled with ice cubes.
Optional mint ice cubes: Use 1 1/2 cups of the homemade lemonade. Place one mint sprig per cube in an ice cube tray. Slowly pour the homemade lemonade to fill each cube. Freeze until set (about 4 hours).