Homemade Lemonade – 7 Ways
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Whether you have managed to snag a bag of ripe lemons, or you are left with the bottle juice, Levana Kirschenbaum, author of Levana Cooks Dairy Free, has a lemonade recipe for you.
Author: Levana Kirschenbaum
Serves: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 4 cups lemon juice (fresh-squeezed if possible)
- 2 cups sugar
Instructions
- In a saucepan, bring the ingredients to a boil, and turn off heat.
- Cool and transfer to a glass jar.
- In pitcher, put one part lemonade mixture and 3 parts water and ice.
- Mix thoroughly from the bottom up
Notes
Sugar-free basic lemonade:
No boiling. In a glass jar, mix 4 cups lemon juice with stevia (make sure it is marked “no aftertaste”) to taste. Use this mixture exactly as the mixture above.
Maple syrup lemonade:
No boiling. In a glass jar, mix 4 cups lemon juice with 1 cup maple syrup. Use exactly as the basic mixture, but stir the mixture thoroughly before using (maple syrup tends to settle in the bottom)
Ginger lemonade:
Same as above, but add ¼ cup grated fresh ginger to the sauce pan.
Pineapple ginger lemonade:
In the pitcher, 1 part ginger lemonade mixture, 1 part pineapple juice, complete with ice
Tea lemonade:
Steep 6 tea bags in 1 quart boiling water. In a pitcher, 1 part basic lemonade, 3 parts tea and ice
Raspberry lemonade:
Strain 1 cup frozen raspberries into a pitcher, pressing hard on the solids. Discard the seeds. In a pitcher, 1 part basic lemonade, 1 part strained raspberries, complete with water and ice
With each mixture, adjust the water and the lemonade mixture to your own personal taste
No boiling. In a glass jar, mix 4 cups lemon juice with stevia (make sure it is marked “no aftertaste”) to taste. Use this mixture exactly as the mixture above.
Maple syrup lemonade:
No boiling. In a glass jar, mix 4 cups lemon juice with 1 cup maple syrup. Use exactly as the basic mixture, but stir the mixture thoroughly before using (maple syrup tends to settle in the bottom)
Ginger lemonade:
Same as above, but add ¼ cup grated fresh ginger to the sauce pan.
Pineapple ginger lemonade:
In the pitcher, 1 part ginger lemonade mixture, 1 part pineapple juice, complete with ice
Tea lemonade:
Steep 6 tea bags in 1 quart boiling water. In a pitcher, 1 part basic lemonade, 3 parts tea and ice
Raspberry lemonade:
Strain 1 cup frozen raspberries into a pitcher, pressing hard on the solids. Discard the seeds. In a pitcher, 1 part basic lemonade, 1 part strained raspberries, complete with water and ice
With each mixture, adjust the water and the lemonade mixture to your own personal taste
Recipe by Go Dairy Free at https://www.godairyfree.org/recipes/beverages2/homemade-lemonade-7-ways-vegan-gluten-free-nut-free-soy-free