Classic Lemonade

Fresh lemon juice is combined with granulated sugar and fresh water and then served over ice. My Homemade Lemonade recipe beats overly sweet, store-bought soft drinks any day of the week.

Course Drinks

Cuisine American

Keyword best homemade lemonade, classic lemonade, easy lemonade, traditional lemonade

Prep Time 10

Total Time 10

Servings people

Calories 142kcal

Author Tanya

Ingredients

1 ½ cups lemon juice from 5-6 lemons
¾ - 1 cup granulated sugar or to taste
6 cups water

Instructions

Squeeze fresh lemons until you have approximately 1.5 cups of lemon juice, ensuring that any seeds or pulp are discarded. Transfer the juice to a pitcher.
Add granulated sugar to the lemon juice and stir until it completely dissolves.
Pour water into the pitcher and stir everything together well. Taste and adjust the amount of sugar for your desired sweetness level if needed.
Serve over ice.

Notes

For the best flavor, use freshly squeezed lemon juice. If you're using bottled juice, use 100% lemon juice, not from concentrate, for the best flavor.
Adjust the amount of sugar to your taste by starting with a small amount and adding more until it's as sweet as you like.

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