Homemade Lemonade
Author: Itsy Bitsy Foodies
Recipe type: Drinks
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Serves: 1+
- ¼ cup water
- 1 - 1½ lemons
- Simple syrup or sugar to taste
- Mix 1 cup water and ½ cup sugar in a small saucepan over low-medium heat.
- Heat the mixture, stirring constantly, until the sugar dissolves and the liquid becomes clear.
- Let it cool and refrigerate it in a sealed container.
- Fill your serving cup with ice and then pour the ice into a martini/drink shaker.
- Add the juice of 1 lemon, ¼ cup water and 2 Tbsp of the simple sugar syrup. (In place of the simple syrup, you can substitute 1 Tbsp sugar.)
- Shake the drink well and add more simple sugar syrup or sugar as needed.
- You can also stir the lemonade in a pitcher, just be sure to mix it well.
- Pour the contents of the shaker, including the ice, into the serving glass.
- Garnish the glass with a lemon slice and serve the homemade lemonade chilled.
Recipe by Itsy Bitsy Foodies at http://itsybitsyfoodies.com/homemade-lemonade/
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