Homemade lemonade

Cooking time:

2 hours 30 minutes

Active time:

15 minutes

Complexity:

Easy

Refreshing homemade lemonade is the perfect accompaniment to a summer lunch! You can experiment with other citrus and aromatic additives, and this is a basic recipe.

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Recipe "Homemade Lemonade"

Ingredients for 4 servings

Large lemons

4 pcs.

Mint

bunch

Brown sugar

100 g

Water

2.5 L

Step 1/3

Remove the zest from the lemons with a knife (do not touch the white part - it is bitter), squeeze the juice from the lemons themselves, leave half of one lemon to serve.

Step 2/3

Dissolve the sugar in water and bring to a boil, adding half the zest and a few sprigs of mint. Let the syrup cool to room temperature and mix with the lemon juice and remaining zest, leave to infuse for 2-3 hours, preferably overnight in the fridge.

Step 3/3

Before serving, cut half of the lemon into wedges, tear and mash the remaining mint with your hands, fold everything into a transparent jug and fill with infused lemonade - done !

Simple and fast

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