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How to Make the Best (and Easiest) Fresh Homemade Lemonade

Craving a glass of good, fresh homemade lemonade? All you need is one lemon to make the best lemonade ever (and it’s SO easy!)

This fresh homemade lemonade taste just like the kind at our county fair - it's the best lemonade I've ever had (and no squeezing lemons!!)

Would summer be the same without a good glass of cold, fresh, homemade lemonade? Yeah… probably not. There’s just something so quintessential about sipping the sweet and sour goodness. And throw it in a mason jar? Yeahhhh…. that’s summer in a glass right there.

But fresh homemade lemonade always seemed so messy to me. All the cutting and squeezing. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not difficult, just somewhat messy. I always compared it to this one vendor at our county fair who makes THE BEST lemonade, and mine never seemed to stack up.

Until now.

This was one of those “what if” moments that worked out beautifully. So if you’ve only got one lemon, don’t fret. That’s all you need to make the absolute best fresh homemade lemonade you’ll ever try.

Fresh Homemade Lemonade Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 1 whole lemon
  • 1 1/4 cups of granulated sugar (a bit more or less according to your preferences)
  • 6 cups of water

Directions:

  1. Cut the lemon in quarters, then put it (yes, the whole lemon) into a blender with the sugar and 2 cups of water.
  2. Put the rest of the water into a large pitcher.
  3. Blend for 60 seconds or completely blended.
  4. Strain the mixture with a fine mesh strainer and pour it into the pitcher of water.
  5. Stir well & serve over ice.

At first I expected the lemonade to be bitter from the pith, but I found that only using one lemon was the trick to making it perfect every single time. 

So the next time you find that life hands you lemons, make lemonade! (Sorry, I couldn’t help myself – haha!)

This lemonade taste just like the kind at our county fair - it's the best lemonade I've ever had (and no squeezing lemons!!)
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How to Make the Best (and Easiest) Fresh Homemade Lemonade

Course Drinks
Cuisine American
Keyword fresh homemade lemonade, homemade lemonade

Ingredients

  • 1 whole lemon
  • 1 1/4 cups of granulated sugar a bit more or less according to your preferences
  • 6 cups of water

Instructions

  1. Cut the lemon in quarters, then put it (yes, the whole lemon) into a blender with the sugar and 2 cups of water.
  2. Put the rest of the water into a large pitcher.
  3. Blend for 60 seconds or completely blended.
  4. Strain the mixture with a fine mesh strainer and pour it into the pitcher of water.
  5. Stir well & serve over ice.

Be sure to visit my friends to find more ideas for summer in jars: 

The Country Chic Cottage, Yesterday On Tuesday
The Cottage Market and Mad In Crafts

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About Gina Luker

Gina Luker is a writer, photographer and lover of all things quirky. She's usually found with a drill in one hand and a cocktail in the other while blogging along the way. She's addicted to coffee, polka dots, rock stars, Instagram, and everything aqua.

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Comments

  1. andrea says

    June 2, 2017 at 8:39 am

    This sounds amazing!!! I know what we will be drinking this weekend : ) Hugs…

    Reply
  2. Carlee says

    June 3, 2017 at 10:06 pm

    What a great way to make lemonade! I am going to have to give this a try.

    Reply
    • Gina Luker says

      June 4, 2017 at 10:55 am

      Yea! I hope you love it 🙂

      Reply
  3. Sherry says

    August 5, 2018 at 8:19 am

    Just so I completely understand….. cut the lemon in fourths…..peel and seeds??.

    Reply
    • Gina Luker says

      August 6, 2018 at 8:40 am

      Hi Sherry, yes, the whole lemon, kin, seeds and all, I know, sounds crazy but it is yummy!

      Reply

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