Name: How-To Make Homemade Lemonade
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 ½ cups (350 ml)of freshly squeezed lemon juice; 3 cups (700 ml) of water; 3 tablespoon (45 ml) agave nectar; 1 sprig fresh mint.

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Homemade lemonade is one of my favorite things to make in the summertime. Especially since I live in California where I am spoiled by lemon trees growing in our front yard. For a pink lemonade recipe try my Watermelon Lemonade another fantastic summertime treat!

Makes a Great Hostess Gift

This is a wonderful idea for a summer hostess gift and just a little bit more fun than the standard bottle of wine. Before you head to the party, place a sprig of mint at the top of the bottle.

Recipe Pairing Ideas:

For a main course try my Ultimate Burger Recipe or my Sticky BBQ Ribs
For side courses try my Traditional Potato Salad or Charred Corn Mexican Salad
For dessert, try my Blackberry Crumble or my Homemade Mint Chip Ice Cream

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Step#1: Use Fresh Lemons

Making homemade lemonade is really a simple process of just four ingredients fresh Lemons Juice, Water, Agave Syrup, and fresh mint. The lemons must be freshly squeezed! This is not the time for bottled juice.

Step#2: Squeeze the Lemon Juice

Squeezing all these lemons is the most tedious part of the recipe. It helps if you have a fine-mesh strainer to catch the pits or a lemon squeezer.

A Pyrex Pitcher Helps To Measure

The 4-cup Pyrex pitcher is also great to know how far off you are from reaching your goal of 1 ½ cups of juice!

Step#3: Add the Water

Homemade lemonade is as simple as squeezing fresh lemons, adding water, and then adding sweetener. I like to use Agave Syrup since it easily dissolves and is a bit healthier than refined processed sugar.

Substitute Agave Syrup for Sugar

If you don't have agave syrup, you can use regular sugar just increase the quantity to ¼ cup of sugar. This is a great recipe for kids and grown-ups!
If serving it for a party, keep the lemonade in the bottles and offer some vodka or gin on the side if the grown-ups want to "spike" their lemonade!

Bottle the Lemonade for Gifting

To present your lemonade for gifting, pour it into a decorative bottle, and attach a summery gift card to it.

Make Your Own Gift Card

Before the season begins, I like to stock up on card stock and a few whimsical stamps, and that way I always have a card to attach!

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