Summer isn’t complete without a delicious glass of lemonade! It’s really easy to make lemonade at home, so you might be tempted to make it every day. You can mix up a pitcher of homemade lemonade by combining the juice from 8 lemons with sugar and water. If you’re feeling fancy, play around with your recipe or add garnishes to create your own special twist on this favorite.
Ingredients
· 1 cup (240 mL) of lemon juice (about 8 lemons)
· 1 cup (225 g) of sugar
· 6 cups (1.4 L) of water
· Ice (optional)[1]
(Makes 7 servings)
STEP 1 Mixing Homemade lemonade
Juice 8 lemons to get about 1 cup (240 ml) of lemon juice.
Roll your lemons on the countertop to make them easier to juice. Next, cut your lemons in half and press them onto a lemon press over a pitcher or measuring cup. Twist the lemon halves over the press to get as much juice out as possible.
STEP 2
Transfer the lemon juice into a large pitcher.
If you like pulp in your lemon juice, pour the squeezed lemon juice directly into the pitcher. If you don’t like pulp, hold a strainer over the pitcher and pour the lemon juice over the strainer to catch the pulp. Then, empty the strainer into your compost or trash.
· Make sure your pitcher can hold at least 8 cups (1.9 L) of fluid
STEP 3
Pour 1 cup (225 g) of sugar into the lemon juice and stir to dissolve it.
Since lemon juice is acidic, it can dissolve your sugar for you, which saves you a lot of work! Add the sugar directly into your lemon juice, then stir until the sugar dissolves. This should take about 3-4 minutes.
STEP 4
Add 6 cups (1.4 L) of cool water to your pitcher.
Measure out your water using a large measuring cup. Then, slowly pour your water into the pitcher.
· It’s best to use cool water so that your lemonade will chill faster.
STEP 5
Stir the lemonade with a large spoon to combine your ingredients.
Use a large plastic or wooden spoon to mix your lemonade. Continue to stir until the color is uniform and you don't see more than a light dusting of sugar settled at the bottom of the pitcher.
Now, the cool lemonade like you is ready to serve!
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