Easy Homemade Lemonade
With a blend of both lemons and limes, this easy homemade lemonade is ready in 30 minutes. Served over ice this lemonade made from scratch is a refreshing drink for any backyard BBQ.
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 5 cups water, divided
- 1 cup white sugar
- ½ cup fresh lemon juice, about 2-3 lemons
- ¼ cup fresh lime juice, about 2-3 limes
- ice for serving
Instructions
- In a small sauce pan, heat 1 cup of water with the sugar until just boiling.
- Remove from heat and whisk the water and sugar to dissolve the sugar completely. Allow to cool for at least 5 minutes.
- In a large pitcher, pour the remaining water, lemon juice and lime juice in stirring to combine.
- Slowly add the sugar water to the lemonade, stirring to combine. *see notes if using glass pitcher.
- Serve over ice.
Notes
When using a glass pitcher, let the sugar water cool for 10 minutes if the glass is cold. Alternatively, a cup of ice cubes can be used in place of 1 cup of the water. This will cool the sugar water as it is poured into the pitcher.