Lemonade Recipe

5 from 1 vote

This refreshing homemade Lemonade Recipe is the perfect quick and easy solution to quench your thirst on a hot summer day! Made with fresh lemons and soda water with just the right amount of sugar it’s tart, tangy, and full of lemony good fizzy flavor!

Prep Time10

Cook Time5

Total Time15

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 128kcal

Author: Joanna Cismaru

Ingredients

Simple Syrup

½ cup sugar
½ cup water

Lemonade

4 cups soda water
4 lemons washed
crushed ice

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Instructions

Simple Syrup

Make the simple syrup: Mix the sugar and water together in a small saucepan. Then bring it to a simmer over medium heat for about 5 minutes or until all the sugar has dissolved and the mixture has slightly thickened. Then set aside to cool.

Lemonade

Juice the lemons: Juice 3 of the lemons, which should give you about 3/4 cup to 1 cup of fresh lemon juice. If your lemons are small and you end up with less juice, I suggest you juice another lemon if you can for the tastiest lemonade.
Slice the remaining lemon: Cut the remaining lemon into circle shaped slices and set aside.
Make the concentrate: Pour the cold simple syrup into a pitcher. Then add the fresh lemon juice and stir until fully combined.
Make the fizzy lemonade: Add the soda water and fresh cut lemon slices to the pitcher. Then top with a good amount of crushed ice and stir.
Serve and enjoy: Pour into your favorite glasses, add a slice of lemon to the rim, a straw, and enjoy your refreshing homemade lemonade.

Notes

Make your lemons juicy. To help get all that yummy fresh juice, roll the lemons as you press them against the counter. It’s an old fashioned trick that will soften them up a bit for easier squeezing.
Use just opened soda water. A brand new bottle of unopened soda water will give the lemonade the most fizz. Or, if you have a soda machine even better. Soda water gets flat over time and loses its bubbles.
Don’t over thicken the simple syrup. Be careful not to over-reduce the simple syrup, so make sure to keep it at a simmer and watch it carefully. You want the sugar to dissolve and thicken, but not turn to glue.

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