Simple and Sweet Lemonade

Nothing kicks off summer better than an ice cold glass of fresh lemonade! This simple and sweet lemonade recipe will become your new go to for freshly made lemonade every summer.

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A Simple and Sweet Lemonade To Enjoy All Summer Long

As soon as school let out for my son’s summer break, we quickly began our summer bucket list. One of the first things that we wanted to do on our list was to have a lemonade stand in our back yard. Check out our full list of Kids Activities For The Summer.

We went to Chick-fil-A for lunch that day, and brought home their new Cloud Berry Lemonade, along with their original Lemonade. We thought that it would be fun to compare three different recipes and give a vote on each of our favorites.

After making our own homemade lemonade recipe, we poured each of the different kinds of lemonades into a glass carafe.

We then set up our picnic table outside as a lemonade stand, complete with a white table cloth, lemonade for sale sign, and white wooden crate.

We had the best time tasting the different flavors, and pretending to sell lemonade at our own stand!

After tasting the lemonades, we all agreed that our homemade lemonade was our favorite of the three! It was simple and sweet without being too much. It was light and fresh and just tart enough. Making this homemade lemonade recipe together will now forever be a new summer tradition.

What You Need To Make This Simple and Sweet Lemonade

This recipe is exactly like the name says it is. So simple that you only need three ingredients: lemons, sugar, and water!

Lemons: You will need 6-8 lemons to make about 1 cup of freshly squeezed lemon juice.

Sugar: You will need 1 cup of granulated sugar for this recipe. The sugar will be mixed with 1 cup of lemon juice until fully dissolved.

Water: You will need 5 cups of water to add to the lemon juice and sugar mixture.

How To Make This Simple and Sweet Lemonade Recipe

First, cut and juice about 6 fresh lemons to make one cup of lemon juice. You may need to squeeze one or two more lemons to reach 1 full cup.

Then, be sure to remove any seeds from the freshly squeezed juice.

Next, Add 1 cup of granulated sugar to the lemon juice and stir until the sugar is mostly dissolved.

Pour lemon juice and sugar mixture into a pitcher.

Lastly, Fill pitcher with 5 cups of water, and stir to combine. Chill in the refrigerator for and extra cold glass of homemade lemonade, or serve immediately over ice.

The Full Recipe

I hope that you will enjoy this simple recipe with your family this season.

Let me know what you think in the comments when you make it!

-Courtney

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