Easy Homemade Lemonade Recipe

Author: Anvita

Here are 5 easy homemade lemonade recipes for you to cool yourself on a hot summer day. This recipe includes how to make your own lemonade concentrate at home using fresh lemons and instructions on how to use to further to make the 5 flavors - Classic, pink lemonade, strawberry lemonade, cucumber mint lemonade & mango lemonade.

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Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 1

Total Time: 11

Servings:

1 cup concentrate

Calories:

Equipment

Instant Pot DUO60 6 Qt 7-in-1 Multi-Use Programmable Pressure Cooker, Slow Cooker, Rice Cooker, Steamer, Sauté, Yogurt Maker and Warmer
Instant Pot Ultra 6 Qt 10-in-1
Mealthy MultiPot 9-in-1 Programmable Slow and Pressure Cooker
Zester & Cheese Grater - Lemon Zester - Parmesan Cheese, Citrus Fruits, Lemon&Lime, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Ginger, Garlic, Coconut, Chocolate, Vegetables - Razor Sharp Stainless Steel Blade, Rust Free
2 Pcs Soup Ladle Colander, Metallic Frosting Flatware Cookware Serving Long Handle Steel Slotted Spoon Cooking Utensil Set for Hotpot

Ingredients

Classic Lemonade

1 cup fresh Lemon Juice
¾ cup sugar / honey / agave / monk fruit
1 teaspoon lemon zest
3 cups natural / sparkling water

1 cup fresh lemon juice
⅔ cup sugar / agave / honey / monk fruit
1 teaspoon lemon zest
2 cups raspberries
1 cup fresh lemon juice
3 cups natural / sparkling water
⅔ cup sugar / agave / honey / monk fruit extract
2 cup strawberries
1 teaspoon lemon zest
3 cups natural / sparkling water
1 cup fresh lemon juice
⅔ cup sugar / agave / honey / monk fruit
2 cups mango chunks
1 teaspoon lemon zest
3 cups natural / sparkling water
1 cup fresh lemon juice
⅔ cup sugar / agave / honey / monk fruit
1 teaspoon lemon zest
½ cup fresh cucumbers
¼ cup mint leaves
3 cups natural / sparkling water

Instructions

For Classic , Pink, Strawberry & Mango Lemonade

Add the lemon juice, sugar and lemon zest to your pressure cooker. If you are making Pink, Strawberry or Mango lemonade add the fruit to your pot now.
Close and secure the link and pressure cook on high for 1 minute.
Immediately release the pressure.
Allow the liquid to come to room temperature and then strain the liquid. Make sure you strain the fruit completely to get the best flavors
This lemonade concentrate can now be stored in sterilized bottles for later use.
To make a pitcher, add 3 cups of water to the pitcher, add the lemon concentrate and ice, stir and serve chilled. Depending on how sweet and tangy you like the lemonade you can adjust the quantity of the syrup.
For a individual portions, use 1 part concentrate , 3 parts water and 1 part ice

For Cucumber Mint Lemonade

Blend the cucumber and mint, strain the juice and add it to step 6 or 7 above.

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Notes

Please refer to the post for notes