Homemade Lemonade

Name: Homemade Lemonade
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 1 ¼ cups fresh lemon juice (about 6-8 lemons); 1 ¼ cups granulated sugar (or simple syrup); ice; water; lemon slices (for garnish)

This fresh homemade lemonade is the perfect refreshing drink.

⏱ 10 min 🔨 Prep 5min 🔥 Cook 5min 📊 Easy 🍽 8 servings 👁 9

Ingredients

8 servings

1 ¼ cups fresh lemon juice (about 6-8 lemons)
1 ¼ cups granulated sugar (or simple syrup)
ice
water
lemon slices (for garnish)

Instructions

Peel 3 long strips of zest off of the lemons.
Combine sugar, 1 ½ cups water, and lemon zest in a small saucepan and bring just to a boil until sugar is dissolved. Cool completely.
Cut the lemons in half and squeeze out the juice using a juicer. If you don't have a juicer, place a fork in the lemon and gently squeeze while rocking the fork back and forth. You will need 1 ¼ cups lemon juice.
Place 1 ¼ cups lemon juice and 1 cup* of the simple syrup in a 2 QT pitcher.
Add ice and 6 cups of cold water. Stir to combine.
Taste and add more simple syrup if desired.

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