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Easy 3-Ingredient Freshly Squeezed Lemonade with sugar recipe | Kitchen Cents
Rachel Koller

Fresh Squeezed Lemonade

4.75 from 12 votes
A cool summer drink made with freshly squeezed lemon juice and sweetened with real sugar. A simple 3-ingredient lemonade made in a blender.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Calories: 159

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice if fresh isn't available bottled can be substituted
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 3 cups cold water
  • 7-8 ice cubes or an additional 1/2 cup water

Equipment

Method
 

  1. Pour lemon juice and sugar in blender. Blend for 1-2 minutes until sugar is dissolved.
  2. Add ice (or 1/2 cup water) blend for additional 30 seconds to 1 minute.
  3. Pour lemon sugar concentrate into serving pitcher. Add remaining water. Stir. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 159kcalCarbohydrates: 42gSodium: 10mgSugar: 39g

Notes

If blender is large enough, all the water can be added and stirred in blender.
This lemonade is great frozen into popsicles or as a frothy frozen lemonade.

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