Super Simple Homemade Lemonade
Turning lemons into lemonade. Gather up your hand juicer, a bunch of lemons and some sweetener. Add water and you will be delighted in how simple it is making fresh lemonade.
Equipment
- 2 Qt Liquid container
- Hand Held Citrus Juicer
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Lemon Juice - Squeeze 6 - 8 Large Lemons
- ½ Cup Sugar
- ¼ Cup Truvia Sweetener - Monk Fruit or Stevia
- Water - to make 2 Quarts
Instructions
- Squeeze the lemons to get ~1 C of fresh lemon juice.
- Mix the sugar with the lemon juice and be patient for the sugar to break down and incorporate into the juice. If you are in a hurry or are impatient like me – you can nuke the mixture for about 30 seconds and stir and let rest on the counter for a while till cool again. (SEE NOTES)
- Add water to make 2 Qts and shake shake shake. If you are drinking this right away do not put the ice INTO the lemonade, rather put the ice into your glass. If you are not drinking the lemonade right away - you can use ice instead of the water. (Just thinking about diluting the lemonade properly)
- Enjoy!
Notes
Per the Blog Post - there are three ways to mix in the sugar to the lemonade.
You can mix the sugar with the water - making simple syrup on the stove or in the microwave - but ought to let the simple syrup cool. Could use ice cubes to cool it down a bit quicker...
You can mix the sugar with the lemon juice - and just let it sit a bit.... until it blends
You could mix the sugar with the lemon juice and microwave for about 30 seconds to help along the blending of the sugar into the juice. Don't microwave the juice too long or too high - else you will likely eliminate the vitamin C.... which is sensitive to heat.
Nutrition
Calories: 55kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 0.1gFat: 0.1gSaturated Fat: 0.01gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.01gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.001gSodium: 0.4mgPotassium: 32mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 2IUVitamin C: 12mgCalcium: 2mgIron: 0.03mg
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