Homemade lemonade

Lemonade is one of the most popular and beloved refreshing drinks. And hardly anyone doubts the benefits of drinks prepared at home from natural products. In this article, we have collected 10 recipes for the most delicious lemonades, which you can easily repeat yourself at home.

Classic lemonade at home

What could be better than natural lemonade on a hot summer day? The main advantage of homemade lemonades is that you can regulate the amount of sugar and influence the preservation of the beneficial properties of the fruit.

1. 
   How to make classic lemonade at home? Squeeze the juice from two lemons.
2. 
   Cut one lemon into thin slices.
3. 
   Dissolve sugar in 100 milliliters of hot water. Cool the solution.
4. 
   Remove the leaves from the mint sprigs.
5. 
   Mix lemon juice and sugar syrup, add mint and lemon slices.
6. 
   Pour chilled sparkling water over ingredients and add ice if desired. The lemonade is ready.

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Homemade lemonade made from lemons and oranges

Natural lemonade is a very healthy drink; it contains large quantities of vitamin C. But in addition to its beneficial properties, it is also very tasty and quenches thirst well.

Cooking time: 40 min.

Cooking time: 40 min.

Servings: 5-6.

Ingredients:

• Water – 1.5-2 l.
• Orange – 2 pcs.
• Lemon – 1 pc.
• Sugar - to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Wash the fruit thoroughly because the zest will be used in the recipe.

2. Grate the lemon zest on a fine grater. Then pour boiling water over it.

3. Cut the fruit in half, cut a couple of slices from lemon and oranges for decoration.

4. Squeeze the juice out of the fruit, dilute it with water and add sugar.

5. When the sugar is completely dissolved, add the lemon zest and orange and lemon slices. Serve the lemonade chilled.

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How to make refreshing lemonade with lemon and mint?

This refreshing lemon and mint lemonade can be made in minutes. This is especially helpful on hot days and you always have a natural drink on your table to quench your thirst.

Cooking time: 15 minutes.

Cooking time: 15 minutes.

Servings: 4-5.

Ingredients:

• Lemon – 3 pcs.
• Sugar – 100 gr.
• Mint – 6 branches.
• Ice - to taste.
• Water – 1.5 l.

Cooking process:

1. Wash 2 lemons well with hot water and squeeze the juice out of them.

2. Wash the remaining lemon thoroughly, cut into slices and remove all seeds. Place the lemon in a glass container.

3. Wash the mint, tear off the leaves and put them in a jar.

4. Add sugar and ice.

5.Pour in lemon juice and water, stir until the sugar is completely dissolved and serve the lemonade.

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Delicious homemade ginger lemonade

Delicious, incredibly aromatic, with a slight piquant note, ginger lemonade will perfectly refresh and quench your thirst. Making this healthy lemonade at home couldn’t be easier.

Cooking time: 20 minutes.

Cooking time: 20 minutes.

Servings: 2.

Ingredients:

• Lemons – 2 pcs.
• Sugar – 100 gr.
• Ginger – 5-10 gr.
• Sparkling water – 250 ml.
• Ice - to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Wash the lemons thoroughly with hot water and squeeze the juice out of them.

2. Peel the ginger root and cut into strips.

3. Pour a glass of water into the pan, add sugar and ginger, bring the mixture to a boil and cook for 5 minutes.

4. After this, strain the broth and cool. Add lemon juice, sparkling water and ice to taste.

5. The lemonade is ready, you can treat your loved ones.

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Homemade lemonade made from lemon and lime

The bright taste and aroma of lemon and lime will save you from the heat on a hot summer day. Homemade lemonade can be made more or less sweet to suit your taste, but the slight sourness will still remain.

Cooking time: 30 min.

Cooking time: 30 min.

Servings: 4.

Ingredients:

• Lime – 1 pc.
• Lemon – 2 pcs.
• Mint – 20 gr.
• Sparkling water – 1 l.
• Water – 150 ml.
• Sugar – 150-200 gr.

Cooking process:

1. Pour sugar and water into a saucepan, stir, bring the mixture to a boil and cook for 1 minute.

2. Then cool the sugar syrup and pour into a jug. Wash the mint and also place it in a jug.

3. Cut a couple of circles from lemons and limes and add them to the jug.

4. Squeeze the juice out of the remaining citrus fruits.

5.Add lemon and lime juice and sparkling water to the jug and stir. Add ice to taste and the lemonade is ready to drink.

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A simple and delicious carbonated lemonade recipe

If you like sweet carbonated drinks, but try to watch what you consume, then you can use this simple recipe and make delicious and natural homemade lemonade. There are no preservatives and the lemonade is prepared using natural juice.

Cooking time: 40 min.

Cooking time: 40 min.

Servings: 4-5.

Ingredients:

• Oranges – 2 pcs.
• Lemon – 1 pc.
• Sparkling water – 500 ml.
• Sugar – 100 gr.

Cooking process:

1. Wash the fruits thoroughly with hot water.

2. Mix 150 milliliters of water and sugar in a saucepan. Place the pan on the fire, bring the mixture to a boil and cook until the sugar dissolves. Cool the sugar syrup completely.

3. Cut 1.5 oranges and half a lemon into slices. Pour a liter of water over the fruit and bring to a boil.

4. Then use a masher to crush the fruit so that it releases as much juice as possible.

5. Rub the fruit mass through a sieve.

6. Add sugar syrup, sparkling water, a few slices of orange and lemon to the juice. Also add a few ice cubes to the lemonade to taste.

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Refreshing cucumber lemonade at home

An unusual, but very tasty and refreshing drink can be made from cucumbers. You should definitely choose juicy varieties of this vegetable with bright green skin and without seeds.

Cooking time: 15 minutes.

Cooking time: 15 minutes.

Servings: 4.

Ingredients:

• Cucumbers – 4 pcs.
• Lemon – 0.5 pcs.
• Sugar – 3 tbsp.
• Sparkling water – 1.5 l.
• Ice - to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Wash the cucumbers and lemon.

2.Cut the cucumbers and lemon into slices, place them in a large bowl, add ice cubes. Leave a couple of lemon slices for decoration.

3. Place lemon, cucumbers and ice in a blender bowl, add sugar and pour in sparkling water.

4. Grind the ingredients to a fine paste.

5. Pour the resulting lemonade into a jug and garnish it with lemon slices.

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Step-by-step recipe for making tarragon lemonade

Many people remember the taste of Tarragon lemonade from their childhood. It's time to introduce this wonderful taste to your children. At home, Tarragon turns out tasty, natural and refreshing.

Cooking time: 50 min.

Cooking time: 10 min.

Servings: 5.

Ingredients:

• Tarragon greens – 100-150 gr.
• Sugar – 100-120 gr.
• Water – 1 tbsp.
• Lemon juice – 50 ml.
• Sparkling water – 500-600 ml.

Cooking process:

1. Wash the greens and shake off excess moisture.

2. Coarsely chop the tarragon, place it in a blender bowl, add sugar and grind the ingredients.

3. Transfer the resulting mass into a bowl and pour in a glass of boiling water, leave the mixture for 40 minutes.

4. Then strain the mixture through a sieve or gauze folded several times.

5. Add lemon juice and sparkling water to the herbal infusion. When serving lemonade, add ice cubes to taste.

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Delicious homemade honey lemonade

This is a simple recipe for making healthy homemade lemonade using honey and lemon. This drink will not only refresh you in the summer heat, but it can be served warm if you are slightly unwell and at the first signs of a cold.

Cooking time: 135 min.

Cooking time: 15 minutes.

Servings: 5.

Ingredients:

• Water – 1.5 l.
• Honey – 70-100 ml.
• Lemon – 1 pc.

Cooking process:

1.Prepare the necessary ingredients according to the list for making lemonade.

2. Pour clean drinking water into the jug. Add honey to the water and stir until it is completely dissolved.

3. Wash the lemon thoroughly and cut into rings.

4. Add lemon slices to the jug and leave to steep for 2 hours.

5. After this, cool or heat the drink, depending on the situation.

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Summer refreshing lemonade with strawberries

With the onset of summer heat, the need for delicious, refreshing drinks increases. Various homemade lemonades are very popular. For example, using this recipe you will get an incredibly tasty and aromatic drink with strawberries.

Cooking time: 20 minutes.

Cooking time: 20 minutes.

Servings: 5.

Ingredients:

• Lemon – 2 pcs.
• Strawberries – 300-350 gr.
• Sugar – 120-150 gr.
• Water – 1.5 l.
• Mint - to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Pour sugar into a saucepan and add 100 milliliters of water, stir and bring the syrup to a boil over medium heat. The sugar should completely dissolve.

2. Wash the lemons well and squeeze the juice out of them.

3. Wash the strawberries and chop them using a blender.

4. In a jug, combine strawberry puree, lemon juice, cooled sugar syrup, water and mint.

5. When serving, you can add a few ice cubes to the strawberry lemonade.

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