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old fashioned lemonade served in a glass with a metal straw on a table outside

Old Fashioned Lemonade (Made From Scratch)

Chef Markus Mueller
A simple old fashioned lemonade recipe made with only fresh squeezed lemons, sugar, and water. Our secret? The sugar syrup base! It ensure the proper sugar ratio in relation to lemon every time!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Drinks
Cuisine Canadian
Servings 4 servings
Calories 632.3 kcal

Ingredients
  

Sugar Syrup Base

  • 2 cup white sugar
  • 4 cups water

Lemonade Recipe

  • 48 oz ice cubes about 6 cups
  • 240 ml freshly squeezed lemon juice about 1 cup of juice or 4 lemons
  • 800 ml sugar syrup base about 3.3 cups

Instructions
 

Sugar Syrup Base

  • Measure out the 2 cups sugar and 4 cups water in a small pot.
    measuring out ½ cup of sugar in a pot
  • Bring the sugar and water to a boil. Then remove the syrup from the stove and cool the sugar syrup base in the fridge before using.
    sugar syrup simmering on the stove

Old Fashioned Lemonade

  • Cut 4 fresh lemons in half, and squeeze as much juice as possible from each one. You should get about 240ml or 1 cup.
    fresh squeezed lemon juice in a white bowl
  • Measure out the 6 cups of ice and pour the fresh lemon juice over top. Top up the lemonade with 800ml of sugar syrup base.
    old fashioned lemonade served in a glass with a metal straw on a table outside
  • Stir the freshly made lemonade, then serve immediatly.

Nutrition

Calories: 632.3kcal

Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.

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