This easy homemade lemonade recipe will help you stay cool on a hot summer day. This recipe includes steps to make your own lemonade concentrate at home using fresh lemons. From there, you can make a delicious lemonade by just adding water, the concentrate, and ice to a pitcher. One sip and you will never go back to the store bought lemonade again!
This recipe was first published in June 2019 and has been updated in May 2021 with simplified instructions and steps.
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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.
