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Easy Homemade Lemonade

4.91 from 11 votes
Refreshing homemade lemonade combines the tart lemon flavor with the sweetness of sugar for an undeniably tasty beverage.
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Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 8-10 medium-sized lemons halved
  • 8 cups water divided
  • 1 ½ cup sugar

Method
 

  1. Juice the lemons and refrigerate the lemon juice until cold.
  2. Heat sugar and 1 cup water in a pot over medium-high heat, or until the sugar dissolves. Cool the simple syrup to room temperature and then refrigerate until cold.
  3. Combine lemon juice, simple syrup, and 7 cups of cold water. Stir and enjoy.