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The Best Homemade Lemonade Recipe

Published on July 7, 2020 by Eden

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The easiest and best homemade lemonade recipe! It’s so easy to make, lightly sweetened and perfectly tart. Perfect for a hot summer day!

Homemade lemonade in a pitcher with sliced lemons.

Lemonade is a classic drink that’s made around the world. It consists of fresh lemon juice, water, and sugar. The best lemonade is lightly sweetened and made with fresh-pressed lemons.

It’s a sweet spring and summertime drink that’s nostalgic to warm summer days and celebrations. It’s bright and has a vibrant lemon flavor.

If you’re hosting an outdoor gathering, check out our lemonade stand for adults! It’s a great entertaining idea!

Pitcher of lemonade with two glasses of lemonade and pretty blue flowers.

The other great thing about lemonade is that you can use it to create other delicious recipes! We make the best lemonade popsicles and even a lemonade margarita!

How do you make lemonade from scratch?

It’s very simple! You will need a citrus squeezer and a medium saucepan as well as measuring cups.

Sliced lemons

Ingredients

  • Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice – About 5-6 lemons will give you 1 cup juice.
  • Water
  • Sugar

Directions

Squeeze enough lemon juice for the recipe.

In a saucepan combine 3 cups of water and 3/4 cup sugar.

Heat on medium only until the sugar has melted, then let it cool.

In a pitcher add the lemon juice and 1 cup water. Pour in the sugar water and mix.

Let the mixture cool in the refrigerator. It taste best when it’s nice and cold!

Serve with ice and slices of lemons.

Pitcher of lemonade with a glass of lemonade.

Why is it called lemonade?

When you think of citrus juice, you would automatically assume it’s the name of the fruit with juice at the end. For example, orange juice or pineapple juice. However, when juice from fruit is mixed with sugar and water it becomes something different like limeade and lemonade. That is the drink form.

Lemon Juice on its own is too tart to drink and needs to be mixed with other ingredients.

Different Types of Lemons

There are several types of lemons and they all of a unique flavor! At our house, we grow Meyer lemons and Eureka lemons. Meyer has a sweeter taste to them and they are really juicy! Eureka is your standard, super yellow lemons with a tart lemon flavor.

Here are more varieties of lemons you can use!

lemonade recipe in a pitcher.

Sweeteners for Lemonade

There are several sweeteners you can use to make lemonade. Here are a few options that you can try.

  • Granulated Sugar – This is the most popular and traditional way of making lemonade.
  • Stevia – If you want to make a recipe with low sugar, stevia is a great, natural source to sweeten.
  • Honey – This is one of my favorite sweeteners when making lemonade. We use it in our lemonade popsicles too.
  • Brown Sugar – Another unique sweetener is brown sugar which is sometimes used recipes in Northern Ireland.

How do you sweeten lemonade naturally?

Try using honey, stevia or Truvia to sweetened lemonade naturally.

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Recipes Made with Lemonade

Three Ingredient Lemonade Popsicles

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Lemonade Mimosas with Blood Orange

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Homemade Lemonade Recipe

An easy homemade lemonade recipe using only 3 simple ingredients.
5 from 5 votes
Print Pin Rate
Course: Drink
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Lemonade
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 5 cups
Calories: 106kcal
Author: Eden

Ingredients

  • 1 cup lemon juice , fresh-squeezed only
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 4 cups water

Instructions

  • Squeeze enough lemon juice for the recipe. 
  • In a saucepan combine 3 cups of water and 3/4 cup sugar. 
  • Heat on medium only until the sugar has melted, then let it cool.
  • In a pitcher add the lemon juice and 1 cup water. Pour in the sugar water and mix. 
  • Let the mixture cool in the refrigerator. It tastes best when it’s nice and cold! 
  • Serve with ice and slices of lemons.

Notes

Always tastes test and add more lemon juice or sugar if needed!
Used Stevia, Truvia or honey to sweeten the lemonade naturally. 

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Homemade Lemonade Recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 106 Calories from Fat 9
% Daily Value*
Fat 1g2%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Sodium 9mg0%
Potassium 42mg1%
Carbohydrates 28g9%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 26g29%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin C 16mg19%
Calcium 7mg1%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Comments

  1. Sara Welch says

    July 7, 2020 at 9:21 pm

    5 stars
    Tried this with lunch today and it was delicious! Looking forward to enjoying this all summer long; so yummy!

    Reply
  2. Erin says

    July 7, 2020 at 10:02 pm

    5 stars
    A simple easy to follow recipe. Thanks! Perfect for summer!

    Reply
  3. Carol says

    July 8, 2020 at 5:37 pm

    Looks yummy but am I missing something? The Ingredient List calls for 5 cups of water but the instructions account for 4 cups of water. Should I use a total of 4 or 5 cups of water? Thanks so much!

    Reply
    • Eden says

      July 8, 2020 at 6:49 pm

      Hi! Thank you! Fixed it… 4 cups of water! You could add 5 at the end if you felt it needed it but we like it with 4 and 1 cup lemon juice! Yum 🙂

      Reply

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