Description
Summer’s sweetest sip, classic lemonade delights with zesty lemons and pure cane sugar, creating a refreshing melody of tartness and sweetness. Cool glasses brimming with sunshine await you, promising pure liquid joy that quenches and invigorates.
Ingredients
Scale
Primary Ingredients:
- 1 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 cup sugar
- 6 cups water
Garnish:
- Ice cubes
- Lemon slices
Optional Additions:
(none in this recipe)
Instructions
- Squeeze fresh, ripe lemons to extract pure, tangy juice into a spacious pitcher.
- Sprinkle granulated sugar over the juice and vigorously whisk until crystals completely melt and blend seamlessly.
- Pour cold water into the pitcher, stirring thoroughly to create a uniform, refreshing mixture.
- Refrigerate the lemonade for 60-90 minutes, allowing flavors to meld and liquid to become thoroughly chilled.
- Fill tall glasses with crisp ice cubes, then carefully pour the cold lemonade over them.
- Garnish each glass with thin, decorative lemon wheel slices and optional fresh mint leaves for an elegant presentation.
Notes
- Massage the sugar and lemon juice together to help dissolve faster and release more flavor.
- Adjust sweetness by gradually adding sugar, tasting as you mix to find your perfect balance.
- Use room temperature lemons and roll them on the counter before juicing to extract maximum juice.
- Experiment with herbal additions like mint or lavender for a unique twist on classic lemonade.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Mocktails
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 134
- Sugar: 34 g
- Sodium: 1 mg
- Fat: 0 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Fiber: 0.3 g
- Protein: 0.1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg