Lemonade is a summer staple! There is something about the sweet vs sour taste that everyone loves!This is the perfect recipe for a lemonade you would serve at a lemonade stand without any store-bought flavors or powders.
Prep Time7 minutesmins
Cook Time3 minutesmins
Total Time10 minutesmins
Calories: 202kcal
Author: Carrie Ypma
Equipment
Lemonade Pitcher
Lemon Juicer
Measuring Cups
Ingredients
2cupsfresh lemon juice
2 cupsgranulated sugar
5 ½cupscold water
Lemon slices(garnish)
Instructions
Wash the lemons, cut them in half and juice them into a measuring cup. Set the lemon juice aside.
Add the water and sugar to a saucepan and bring to a simmer until the sugar has dissolved. This will make the simple syrup you'll need for the lemonade
Remove the simple syrup from the stove, pour into a pitcher and place in the fridge to cool.
Mix the lemon juice into the pitcher of simple syrup
Add 1 cup cold water and 3-4 cups of ice until you've reached the perfect sweet vs sour lemonade.