SnackAmerican15-minute

House Lemonade

Name: House Lemonade
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup fresh lemon juice, 235 ml; from 5-6 lemons; 1/3 cup granulated sugar, 65 grams; 2 cups cold water, 475 ml; plus up to 1 more cup

A tart, lightly sweet lemonade made with just fresh lemon juice, sugar, and cold water. The base keeps in the fridge for several days and can be finished with extra water for a pitcher or topped with seltzer for a fizzy glass.

Prep: 15 min
Total: 15 min
Serves: 4

Recipe from Smitten Kitchen

Ingredients

4 servings

1 cup fresh lemon juice, 235 ml; from 5-6 lemons
1/3 cup granulated sugar, 65 grams
2 cups cold water, 475 ml; plus up to 1 more cup

Steps

Strain the lemon juice through a sieve to catch any pulp, then pour it into a pitcher.
Stir in the sugar until it dissolves completely.
Pour in the first two cups of cold water. This is your lemonade base. It will keep in the fridge for several days, though it tastes best in the first two.
To make a finished pitcher of lemonade, add ice and 1/2 to 1 cup more cold water, depending on how you like it.
For a glass of fizzy lemonade, pour the base over ice until the glass is 2/3 to 3/4 full, then top it off with seltzer.

Adapted from Smitten Kitchen.