Half Gallon - Lemonades Recipe

Time30m

Serves5

Serves up to 5. Select any of our fresh made Lemonades, created with no artificial ingredients.

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Ingredients

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1
Juicing the Lemons
Roll the lemons on a countertop to soften them. Cut each lemon in half and juice them using a citrus juicer or reamer. You should have about 1 to 1.5 cups of lemon juice.
2
Dissolving the Sugar
In a large pitcher, combine the fresh lemon juice and granulated sugar. Stir well until the sugar is completely dissolved.
3
Adding Water
Pour in the 8 cups of cold water into the pitcher with the lemon-sugar mixture. Stir well to combine. Taste the lemonade and adjust sweetness if necessary by adding more sugar or water.

4
Adding Strawberry Flavor
For strawberry lemonade, puree 1 cup of fresh strawberries in a blender until smooth and add to the prepared lemonade. Stir well to combine.
5
Adding Mint Flavor
For mint lemonade, muddle 1 cup of fresh mint leaves in the bottom of the pitcher before adding the lemonade mixture. Stir well to infuse the mint flavor.
6
Adding Raspberry Flavor
For raspberry lemonade, mash 1 cup of fresh raspberries and add them to the lemonade. Stir well to combine.
7
Adding Ginger Flavor
For ginger lemonade, grate 2 tablespoons of fresh ginger and mix it into the lemonade. Let it sit for about 30 minutes to allow the flavor to develop.