Easy 3 Ingredient Homemade Lemonade
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A 3 Ingredient homemade lemonade recipe to sip during the warm days of summer. Made with fresh lemons, it’s a refreshingly simple recipe you can easily tweak to make your own, with 12 more lemonade recipes to inspire you if you want to add a few more flavors to the classic serve!
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When the summer sun turns sultry, there is nothing quite like a tall glass of homemade lemonade. This 3 ingredient Lemonade recipe is easy make with fresh lemons, and a little bit of sugar — that’s it!
Sipping a perfectly sweetened glass of lemonade amidst a fragrant blooming summer garden, in the shade of an old tree, is almost heaven, and certainly, a seasonal must-do. With unique and flavorful varieties, the sweetness can last all season long.
Here’s how to make your own homemade lemonade!
Ingredients
These 3 ingredients are all you need to make a simple and classic lemonade. The exact measurements are in the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
- water, filtered if possible
- fresh lemons
- granulated sugar
How To Add Your Own Twist to Homemade Lemonade
If you love adding flavors and experimenting with recipes, try these easy additions and twists to classic lemonade.
Minted Lemonade
Bruise a few mint leaves in the glasses before pouring in the lemonade. Garnish with mint leaves.
I also have a recipe for Rosemary Lemonade you might enjoy!
Limeade
Substitute lime juice in the lemonade recipe (you’ll need about 10 limes) for the lemons and increase sugar to 3/4 cup. Garnish with lime slices.
Pink Lemonade
Add 2-3 drops of red food color, and an optional dash of strawberry simple syrup (if you’re adding this, reduce the sugar by the same volume!)
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Easy 3 Ingredient Lemonade Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 cups water
- 1 cup lemon juice squeezed from 4-5 lemons
- 2/3 cup sugar
Instructions
- Mix together until sugar is dissolved, serve over ice and garnish with lemon slices.
Notes
SWEETNESS
If you like your lemonade really sweet, increase sugar to 1 cup. For me, this is the perfect balance of lemon flavor and sweetness.MINTED LEMONADE
Bruise mint leaves in glasses before pouring in Summer Sweet Lemonade. Garnish with mint leaves.LIMEADE
Substitute lime juice in the Summer Sweet Lemonade recipe above (will take about 10 limes) for the lemons and increase sugar to 3/4 cup. Garnish with lime slices.PINK LEMONADE
Add 2-3 drops of red food color.Nutrition
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
12 Lemonade Recipes to Try This Summer
Vanilla-Rosemary Lemonade Recipe
Recipe by Maureen Holt of Little Savannah Restaurant in Birmingham, Alabama.
Lavender Lemonade
For an enchanting afternoon in the company of friends, fill a pitcher with this refresher and the hours with conversation. A subtle herbal fragrance characterizes Lavender Lemonade.
Recipe: Watermelon Lemonade
This beautifully colored sipper elevates your neighborhood lemonade stand. Be sure to taste the watermelon first. If it’s very sweet, reduce the sugar. Offer some refreshment to the planet and economy by going organic and local when you can. Recipe at Whole Foods.
Rosemary Lemonade Recipe
Rosemary Lemonade is a quick, refreshing summer nonalcoholic mocktail lemonade recipe you'll love. Fresh and sweet with a hint or the unexpected.
Blueberry Mint Lemonade Recipe
Simple syrup is a combination of water and sugar cooked until the sugar dissolves. It is handy to have around for making a batch of clear lemonade.
Sparkling Mint Lemonade
The ultimate summer quencher, lemonade is refreshing as it is, but can be wonderfully lightened with sparkling water and fresh mint. The result is a nonalcoholic punch similar to a mojito.
Watermelon Lemonade Slushie
This slushie is as beautiful as it is refreshing. Fresh basil is the secret ingredient. Recipe at Food Network.
Rose Lemonade
The tender blush of petals lends a graceful femininity to crystal goblets of Rose Lemonade.
Lemon Herb Water: Refreshingly Simple Summer Drink
Herb Lemon Water is a refreshing and simple summer drink made with citrus, cucumber, and fresh herbs. Perfect for parties, gatherings, or sipping on the porch.