Whip up a glass of freshly squeezed single serving lemonade in under 5 minutes with just a few ingredients! With just a cup of lemonade, there's no sharing required!
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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.
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
- 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.
- Step 2: Remove any seeds that may have landed in the bowl during squeezing.
- Step 3: Heat ¼ 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.)
- Step 4: Add cold water and lemon juice, stir, top with ice, and you've got yourself a freshly squeezed glass of lemonade!
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
Ingredients
- ¼ cup hot water
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- ¾ cup cold water
- 3 Tablespoons FRESH Lemon Juice About 1 large lemon or 2 small
- Lots of ice!
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Instructions
- In a large cup, stir the hot water (¼ cup) and granulated sugar (2 tablespoons) together until dissolved. (For a less sweet drink, start with 1 ½ tablespoons of sugar and add the remaining ½ tablespoon at the end if you want it sweeter.) For lemons that are more tart, you may need to add a little more sugar.
- Add in cold water (¾ cup) and fresh lemon juice (3 tablespoons), then mix.
- Top with ice!
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Notes
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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!
Cass
I was having a craving for fresh homemade lemonade, and came across this recipe. It was quick to make, and tasted delicious. I like that the ratio of sugar could be decided by preference. I will definitely make this often during our hot summer days
Melissa
I am so glad to hear you enjoyed the recipe, Cass! Thank you so much for leaving a review, I really appreciate it!
Sarah
Very helpful, tasty and simple recipe! Best part is it's a great base to create other types of lemonades!
Melissa
Thank you so much for leaving a review, Sarah!
Sonia Andujar
I needed a yummy lemonade that I could make really quickly, especially for just 1 serving. This one was great .
It was the perfect balance of sweetness and tartness . I’ve always made lemonade for just myself but it was just so bland . This is my go to recipe now .
Melissa
So glad you found it and enjoyed the recipe, Sonia! Thank you so much for leaving a review!
Susan
Simply perfect! Followed to a tee! 🍋🍋❤️❤️
Melissa
Thank you so much for leaving a review, Susan!
Kayla
So easy and the proportions are perfect, easy to scale up if you want. I add in a few frozen cubes of passion fruit and it’s great!
Melissa
So happy to hear you enjoyed this recipe, Kayla! Thank you so much for leaving a review!
Jeri
Simple and delicious! 😋
Melissa
Thank you so much for leaving a review, Jeri! I really appreciate it!
Bjorn
Super yummy and not to sweet! Made it for family and we drank it very quickly! Thank you
Melissa
So glad to hear you enjoyed this recipe, Bjorn! Thank you so much for leaving a review!
Mary
This is quick, easy and very refreshing. We are experiencing 90° weather in Arizona so this lemonade hit the spot. I followed the directions but only used a tablespoon and a half of sugar. I mixed all ingredients except lemon juice, shook it well and once it was cool, I added the lemon juice and shook again. Next I’m going to blend in some strawberries. I like this recipe as it’s always taste fresh whereas if you make a large quantity and don’t drink right away it doesn’t taste as fresh. Thank you for sharing.
Melissa
I am so happy to hear you enjoyed this recipe, Mary! Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review, I really appreciate it!
Bill
Tasted great! I has some fresh-squeezed lemon juice left over from making lemon tea cakes, and I hate to throw any leftovers out! I make a lot of small-batch recipes from things left over. My search brought me here, so I made a glass of fresh lemonade from this recipe. The hard part was waiting for my glass of lemonade to chill completely. I thought about using some ice in place of some of the cold water, but I didn't want to change the recipe before trying it the first time. Thanks for the recipe!!
Melissa
Thank you so much for leaving a review, Bill! I really appreciate it and I'm so glad you enjoyed the recipe!
Karla Morring
This recipe was simple and delicious! I did add more sugar because I love sweet lemonade. This recipe is a keeper! Thank you for sharing!
Melissa
Thank you so much for leaving a review, Karla! I really appreciate it!
Teryl Nelson
Sounds good. Can I use brown guard instead of white granulated?
Melissa
It won't dissolve as well but you can definitely try it!