Homemade Lemonade Recipe

Hi everyone and welcome back to my channel. Today I'm sharing with you a recipe for how to make homemade old fashioned lemonade. It's the most refreshing drink, easy to make and perfect if you have a bunch of lemons to use up. So let me show you how to make it. Lemonade only requires three ingredients, lemons, sugar and water but if you were to just mix these three together you would have a gritty drink that would taste very sour. The fix to this is making a simple syrup out of sugar and water to sweeten the lemon juice. I'm starting with this first as before we make the lemonade it needs to cool down. In a medium sized saucepan measure out half a cup of granulated white sugar and add. Pour over half a cup of cold water and place the saucepan over medium heat. Simple syrup is a classic in cocktails, mocktails and many other drinks. It's called simple syrup because it's made out of equal parts sugar and water. Stir the sugar and water together a few times until it heats up and the sugar starts to dissolve. It should turn from a cloudy shade into crystal clear. Remove the simple syrup from the heat and leave to cool. While the simple syrup is cooling we're going to start with the lemons. I'm making enough lemonade for about 4 glasses worth but the great thing about this recipe is it's so simple to double, triple or even half the recipe to make as much as you want. When juicing lemons or any citrus to get the most amount of juice out of the fruit make sure to roll it on a chopping board first. It helps to soften the fruit, releasing the juices. To juice the lemons you can use a juicer like I am, a handheld juicer, a squeezer or even just squeeze it manually. I'm using 6 small to medium sized lemons to get about 3 quarters of a cup of juice. You may be tempted to use the bottles of lemon juice but these are mostly reconstituted so you never get the same flavour and freshness as you do with fresh lemons. Pour the lemon juice into the jug through a sieve to strain out any of the seeds. If you would like the full recipe for this lemonade you can find it listed in the information box as well as a printable version on my website, just click the link on the screen. This lemonade is so refreshing on a hot day or even if you just feel like an ice cold drink and it's perfect as a mixer for cocktails. Continue with the remainder of the lemons until you have enough lemon juice. The simple syrup should have cooled down by now. It doesn't have to be too cold as we'll add ice, just make sure it isn't hot. Add 3 quarters of a cup of the simple syrup to the jug. Everyone has different taste buds but usually a 1 to 1 ratio of lemon juice and simple syrup works really well. Add a few handfuls of ice to cool the drink down. If you're not drinking this straight away leave the ice out until you're serving it as it will melt and dilute the lemonade. Fill up the rest of the jug with cold water, about 3 cups or so. This is a very simple recipe so make sure to make it according to your tastes. Have a taste of the lemonade at this point, if you think it's too tart add more simple syrup, too strong add more water. To finish off the lemonade before serving, slice a lemon and add the slices to the drink. It helps to add a yellow touch to the drink as the lemonade tends to be quite pale. I also love to add a few mint leaves, it adds an incredible freshness and I love the green. Use a spoon to mix everything together and it's ready to serve. Next time you have a bunch of lemons and you're not sure what to do with them, definitely try this lemonade. It's super simple to make and so refreshing. I hope you enjoyed this recipe, thank you so much for watching and I'll see you in my next video. Bye.