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Single Serving Glass of Lemonade (Freshly Squeezed!)

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Last Updated:March 16, 2023Published: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! With just a cup of lemonade, there’s 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!

Before you begin! If you make this, will you do me a huge favor and 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.

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
  • Printable Lemonade Party Favors
  • Strawberry Lemonade Popsicles
  • Gumball Lemonade Party Favors
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63 Comments

  1. Ileana says

    03/28/2022 at 3:07 pm

    5 stars
    YUMMY! this tastes like the lemonade at the fair and the zoo and i LOVE it! Thanks for sharing your recipe!

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      03/28/2022 at 5:04 pm

      Yay! So glad you loved it, Ilena! You reminded me I need to make a glass of this asap!

      Reply
  2. PhillyClaire says

    03/21/2022 at 3:09 pm

    5 stars
    So convenient for me to make a single serving. I put a glass with the water and sugar in the microwave for 1 minute. Then add the rest of the ingredients. Perfect every time.

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      03/21/2022 at 7:43 pm

      So glad you loved it! Thank you for taking the time to leave me a review – it helps my small biz so much & I really appreciate it!

      Reply
  3. Amy says

    03/06/2022 at 7:22 pm

    5 stars
    This recipe is fantastic!!! Perfect combination of sweet and a bit sour.

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      03/06/2022 at 10:04 pm

      I’m so glad you loved it, Amy! Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a review!

      Reply
  4. morgan says

    02/24/2022 at 11:46 am

    5 stars
    really good lemonade! i added more lemon juice because i like my lemonade more tart, but other than that its a great recipe.

    Reply
  5. Mia says

    02/19/2022 at 1:53 pm

    5 stars
    So good thank you for the recipe super easy also

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      02/19/2022 at 6:38 pm

      So glad you love it! Thanks for taking the time to leave a review – I appreciate it so much!

      Reply
  6. kaitlyn says

    02/09/2022 at 3:55 pm

    5 stars
    i made this and it is absolutely AMAZING. i did put a little extra sugar & lemon juice in mine. so yummy

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      02/09/2022 at 5:50 pm

      I’m so glad you love it, Kaitlyn! Thanks for taking the time to drop me a message!

      Reply
  7. Brooke says

    02/03/2022 at 9:33 pm

    5 stars
    I make this often and love it :)

    Reply
  8. Maddie says

    01/14/2022 at 9:04 pm

    AMAZING KEEP POSTING IDEAS

    Reply
  9. Debra Simons says

    11/22/2021 at 12:26 pm

    5 stars
    Yummy fresh squeezed lemonade

    Reply
  10. Dawn says

    08/30/2021 at 5:53 am

    5 stars
    this lemonade was so yummy 10/10

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      08/30/2021 at 8:50 am

      So glad you loved it, Dawn! Thanks for leaving a review!

      Reply
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