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Single Serving Glass of Lemonade (Freshly Squeezed!)

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Last Updated:September 29, 2022Published:May 31, 2017
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Whip up a glass of freshly squeezed single serving lemonade in under 5 minutes with just a few ingredients! No sharing required.

Mason jar of freshly squeezed lemonade with paper straw and lemon topper.

Upon arriving home from vacation and looking into an empty fridge, I found three sources of substance.  Leftover lemon cookies, sandwich bread, and 1 lemon.

And since I spent way too much money on eating out while on vacation, I decided it was time to get creative. So I whipped up a peanut butter sandwich, glass of lemonade, and topped it all off with a few bites of a leftover sugar cookie.

Half of lemon that has been squeezed.

Ingredients to Make a Glass of Lemonade:

  • Lemon
  • Water
  • Sugar

No big pitcher or premade mix required, just some good ol’ water, sugar, and lemon juice to make a nice and refreshing glass of lemonade. The perfect drink to soothe a sore throat on a 90 degree day.

How to Make Lemonade with Lemon Juice

  1. Step 1: Cut the lemon in half and squeeze over a bowl. If you have a lemon squeezer tool, this typically works best to get all the juice out but using your hands is just fine.
  2. Step 2: Remove any seeds that may have landed in the bowl during squeezing.
  3. Step 3: Heat 1/4 cup of water in the microwave (or if your faucet gets super hot, this works too). Once hot, stir in sugar until dissolved. (If you were to just stir the sugar in cold water, it would be grainy.)
  4. Step 4: Add cold water and lemon juice, stir, top with ice, and you’ve got yourself a freshly squeezed glass of lemonade!
Lemon sugar cookie with bite taken out of it. Topped with frosting, sprinkles, and paper lemon topper.

How many lemons does it take to make a glass of lemonade?

It only takes about 1 large lemon to make a glass of lemonade.

Single Serving Freshly Squeezed Lemonade

Welcome summertime with these delicious Soft & Thick Lemon Sugar Cookies. They are easy to make and are infused with a refreshing, light lemon flavor! Get the recipe at DesignEatRepeat.com

Author: Melissa Rose
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Course: Drinks
Category: Snack
Servings: 1 Drink
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Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup hot water
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup cold water
  • 3 Tablespoons FRESH Lemon Juice About 1 large lemon or 2 small
  • Lots of ice!

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Instructions

  1. In a large cup, stir the hot water and sugar together until dissolved. (For a less sweet drink, start with 1.5 tablespoons of sugar and add the remaining 1/2 tablespoon at the end if you want it sweeter.) For lemons that are more tart, you may need to add a little more sugar.

  2. Add in cold water and lemon juice, then mix.

  3. Top with ice!

Last Step! Please leave a review and rating letting me know how you liked this recipe! This helps my small business thrive so I can continue providing free recipes and high-quality content for you.

Recipe Notes

Depending on the tartness of the lemons you’re using, you may need to add a little more sugar.

Nutrition

Calories: 102kcal
Sodium: 13mg
Potassium: 46mg
Carbohydrates: 27g
Sugar: 25g
Vitamin C: 17.4%

With summer pretty much here (how is tomorrow June?!), I anticipate lots of lemonade in my future. As a wise ol’ man once said, “Where there is heat, there shall be lemonade…”

Throwing a summer lemonade party? Check out more ideas below!

  • Soft & Thick Lemon Sugar Cookies
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  • Strawberry Lemonade Popsicles
  • Gumball Lemonade Party Favors
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61 Comments

  1. Kenny says

    08/18/2021 at 6:11 am

    5 stars
    It was really good. I loved it so much.

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      08/30/2021 at 8:51 am

      Awesome, so glad you enjoyed it!

      Reply
  2. Charles Wood says

    07/13/2021 at 1:09 pm

    5 stars
    Delicious. A trick to really punch this up is to zest the lemon and add that zest to the boiling water, then use a wire mesh to strain it out into a glass.

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      07/14/2021 at 9:19 pm

      Love that! Zest always makes things better – yum!

      Reply
  3. Anonymous says

    06/25/2021 at 8:23 am

    5 stars
    I just made some, & did an experiment.

    I used POWDERED SUGAR, not granulated, & didn’t bother with the hot water step.

    I thought it would come out milky colored, because the powdered sugar is white, but it didn’t!

    It came out perfect!

    So many people think powdered sugar is just for decorating with, but it dissolves so much better than granulated sugar does, so it makes less work, time, to use powdered sugar instead.

    Now I can make any juice I want, by using it.

    Oh, I only put 1.5 tbsp. in & it tasted fine.

    Some people drink lemon water, without any sugar at all in it.

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      06/28/2021 at 10:07 pm

      That’s a great idea! I’ll have to try that method, thanks for sharing!

      Reply
  4. aaminah says

    12/13/2020 at 9:26 pm

    5 stars
    tastes very good thankyou for the recipe!!!!!!

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      12/14/2020 at 11:38 am

      You’re welcome – so glad you loved it!

      Reply
  5. Chelle Thompson says

    11/10/2020 at 7:52 pm

    5 stars
    I added more lemon and ice and it turned out great! I wasn’t so sure at first about the lemon-mashing but it turned out very well. Thanks for your recipe.

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      11/10/2020 at 9:54 pm

      So glad you liked it!

      Reply
  6. Nate Casey says

    11/05/2020 at 8:50 pm

    5 stars
    Better than I can make!

    Reply
  7. Ford says

    08/19/2020 at 10:49 am

    This looks so refreshing!

    Reply
  8. Janelle says

    08/19/2020 at 9:47 am

    5 stars
    This recipe is really good!! All I did differently was put it in the fridge to cool down! Also if you’re not a big fan of sugar just reduce the amount.

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      08/20/2020 at 8:55 pm

      So glad you loved it!

      Reply
  9. Ronda says

    07/23/2020 at 8:24 pm

    5 stars
    This looks so refreshing! From where I sit it has been an unbelievably hot and muggy day. These really would have hit the spot!

    Reply
  10. Norma says

    03/08/2020 at 3:56 pm

    5 stars
    Works great!

    Reply
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