Homemade lemonade

Homemade lemonade

By Barney Desmazery
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Prep: 15 mins - 20 mins

Easy

Makes 1 litre/1¾ pints

Ideal as a refreshing picnic drink

Nutrition and extra info

Nutrition: per litre

  • kcal758
  • fat1g
  • saturates0g
  • carbs195g
  • sugars175g
  • fibre0g
  • protein3.6g
  • salt0.16g
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Ingredients

  • 4 unwaxed lemons, each cut into 8
    Lemon

    Lemon

    le-mon

    Oval in shape with a pronouced bulge on one end, lemons are one of the most versatile…

  • 175g golden caster sugar
  • large handful of ice cubes, plus extra for serving

Method

  1. Blitz the lemons in a food processor or blender with half of the sugar, some ice cubes and 500ml/18fl oz water. Strain the juice into a jug and reserve.

  2. Tip the lemon pulp back into the food processor. Add the rest of the sugar, more ice cubes and 500ml/18fl oz water and blitz again. Strain this into the jug with the reserved juice (discard the pulp). Serve with lots of ice.

  • Recipe Tip

    Give it a twist

    For a sweeter taste use oranges instead of lemons, or add some lime juice for extra zing.

  • Recipe Tip

    To take to the picnic

    Pour the lemonade in a flask or drink bottle.

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Seren star
10th Sep, 2017
1.05
Hate it hard to make and horrible to drink :-/
montygem
9th Jun, 2013
Gorgeous but I had to add 500ml more water and made a sugar syrup (1cup sugar + 1cup water) to add to it. Very quick and easy though, love it!!
simonademuro
4th May, 2013
5.05
We have a lemon tree that has gone a bit mad this year so this was a great way of using up my lemons! the kids thought it was the best thing ever so will definitely double next time. Like the idea of sparkling water as well. we loved it and it was really easy to make .
roselilac
29th Mar, 2012
This juice is delicious,and better than any I have had before. It is so simple to make too.
littlelucas
1st Jun, 2011
I've just made this for a competition on Saturday- I added quite a bit more sugar, as I found it VERY bitter at first, but very nice and very quick and simple! The only problem I had was that I bottled it in a glass bottle, and all the pulp that went to the top blocked the neck. I advise straining it several times to get rid of it!!
janicerobinson
19th Apr, 2011
A simply lovely refreshing drink. Easy to make and far better for you than those complicated recipes that involve boiling and leaving overnight. Ignore the comment that it's too sweet, it isn't.
jcatmur
25th Aug, 2009
Lovely. My grandmother used to make this and I haven't made it since she died several years ago. I only had 3 lemons but It still worked fine with a little less sugar. Very easy and delicious!
karenjsutton
17th Sep, 2008
4.05
I added 6 raspberries at the processing stage to make pink lemonade. I also diluted the finished drink 50:50 with sparkling water. Very refreshing and made it go further, too.
kryten
10th Sep, 2008
Fantastic but good idea to do dbl batch. 1 lot for the kids and the other with a splash of rum for the adults. Delicious. Also tried cold with touch of ginger and ginseng.
dawnsie79
20th Jun, 2008
This was an easy recipe but it needed far more sugar than stated as it was too bitter!!!!
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Kirstie Heath
25th May, 2020
Do you blitz the skin on the lemon?
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lulu_grimes
26th May, 2020
Hi, Yes you blitz the whole lemons for this. You could spend longer prepping the lemons and just use the pared rind and flesh and discard the pith if you wanted, lemons do vary as to how much they have. I hope this helps. Lulu
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Maloptera
17th May, 2014
Chop the lemons into small pieces and then use a hand blender, not a food processor, to chop them finely. Making a concentrated version that you can then top up with sparkling water saves room in the fridge and is really refreshing.
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