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Homemade Flavored Lemonade

Homemade Lemonade is actually a simple drink with not very many steps or ingredients. Lemons, sugar, water and ice is all you'll need! Flavor your lemonade with homemade Fruit Syrups- Follow along below and I'll show you how!
Prep Time20 minutes
Course: beverage
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Flavored Lemonade
Servings: 8 servings
Author: Karli Bitner

Ingredients

Lemonade

  • 2 cups lemon juice approx 6 large lemons
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 5 cups cold water
  • 2 cups ice

Fruit Syrup

  • 2 cups fruit, fresh or frozen (raspberries, strawberries, blackberries, cherries, etc)
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1-2 tbsp water

Instructions

Lemonade

  • Juice the lemons. Add the lemon juice and sugar to a bowl and whisk. Whisk until the sugar is completely dissolved.
  • Measure out 5 cups of cold water in a large pitcher, add in the lemon & sugar mixture. Stir until well combined.
  • Stir in the 2 cups of ice.
  • Taste and add more water If needed, but remember when the ice melts it will be diluted a tad more.

Fruit Syrup

  • In a medium sauce pan over medium heat, combine the fruit and sugar.
  • Stir, as the pan heats up the sugar will start to melt down and the fruit will let off liquid. Continue stirring and mashing the fruit.
  • Add 1 tbsp of water to the pan and allow the mixutre to boil for 3-5 minutes* or until the fruit is very soft.
  • Run the syrup through a fine mesh strainer to remove any seeds, skin or pulp. Allow the syrup to cool slightly before mixing your drink together.

Making your Flavored Lemonade

  • Add ice to a cup.
  • Pour 1 tbsp of syrup onto the ice.
  • Fill the cup up with Lemonade, stir to combine.
  • Add fresh fruit and mint to the drink, if desired.
  • ENJOY!

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Notes

*Exact cook times will vary depending upon the fruit you are using and if it is fresh or frozen. See above in the post for a guide to the most commonly used fruits. 

Nutrition

Calories: 207kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 11mg | Potassium: 63mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 51g | Vitamin C: 24mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1mg