Make Your Own Fresh Lemonade Concentratesyrup Recipes

HOMEMADE LEMONADE

Steps:

• Combine sugar and 2 cups water in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil and stir until sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature.
• Strain the lemon juice through a fine-mesh sieve into a 2-quart pitcher. Add simple syrup and stir to combine. Refrigerate until cold.
• When ready to serve, add 2 1/2 cups of cold water and stir. Taste, and add more water if it's too sweet. Serve over ice, if desired.

FRESH LEMONADE SYRUP

Steps:

• In a 1-1/2-qt. heat-proof container, dissolve sugar in boiling water. Cool. Add lemon juice and zest; mix well. Cover and store in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. Yield: 5-1/2 cups syrup (number of batches varies depending on concentration of lemonade)., For 1 serving, combine 1/4 to 1/3 cup syrup and 3/4 cup cold water in a glass; stir well. For 16 servings, combine 5-1/2 cups syrup and 10 cups cold water in a 2-qt. pitcher; stir well.

BEST LEMONADE EVER

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine sugar and 1 cup water. Bring to boil and stir to dissolve sugar. Allow to cool to room temperature, then cover and refrigerate until chilled.
• Remove seeds from lemon juice, but leave pulp. In pitcher, stir together chilled syrup, lemon juice and remaining 7 cups water.

FRESH LEMONADE

Steps:

• Place all the ingredients in a blender and process until completely smooth. Serve over ice.

FRESH LEMONADE SYRUP

Steps:

• In 2 quart bowl, add 1 cup water and microwave for 1 minute.
• Add Splenda for Baking and stir to dissolve.
• Add lemon juice and grated peel.
• Stir.
• TO PREPARE LEMONADE: For 1 serving, mix 1/4 cup syrup and 3/4 cups water in glass.
• Add ice.
• For 1/2 gallon, add 2-2/3 cups syrup and 5 cups water.
• Stir.
• TO FREEZE: When lemons are plentifyl, make syrup and freeze in ice cube trays. Pop cubes out and store in a freezer-safe zip-style bag, removing as much air as possible. For 1 serving, place 2-3 cubes in glass, add 3/4 cups warm/not water and stir to dissolve cubes. Add ice and serve.

MAKE YOUR OWN FRESH LEMONADE CONCENTRATE/SYRUP

Steps:

• In saucepan, bring sugar and water to a boil.
• Cook just until sugar dissolves.
• Remove from heat and cool.
• Stir in lemon juice.
• Store in refrigerator in covered container until ready to use.
• To make lemonade by the pitcher: Combine full recipe with 5 cups of cold water.
• Add ice and stir.
• Garnish with lemon slices and fresh mint.
• To make lemonade by the glass: Combine 1/3 cup of concentrate with 1/4 cup of cold water.
• Stir and add lots of ice.
• Garnish with fresh lemon wedge.

EASY LEMONADE

Steps:

• Tip the lemons, sugar and half the water into a food processor and blend until the lemon is finely chopped.
• Pour the mixture into a sieve over a bowl, then press through as much juice as you can. Top up with the remaining water and serve with plain ice or frozen with slices of lemon and lime.