Best Homemade Lemonade Ever

• servings: 10 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

1 ¾ cups white sugar

1 cup water

9 medium lemons, or more as needed

7 cups ice-cold water

ice as needed

Directions

Gather all ingredients.

Combine sugar and 1 cup water in a small saucepan. Stir to dissolve sugar while mixture comes to a boil. Set aside to cool slightly.

Meanwhile, roll lemons around on your counter to soften. Cut in half crosswise, and squeeze into a liquid measuring cup. Add pulp to the juice, but discard any seeds. Continue juicing until you have 1 1/2 cups fresh juice and pulp.

Pour 7 cups ice-cold water into a pitcher. Stir in lemon juice and pulp, then add simple syrup to taste. Add ice.

Nutrition

• Calories: 145 kcal
• Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
• Sodium: 6 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 38 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0 g
• Total Sugars: 36 g
• Protein: 0 g