Lemonade is the perfect summer drink. It’s sweet, tart, and refreshing. Homemade Lemonade is even better! Not only is it so simple to make, it only takes 3 ingredients! I know Labor Day marks the end of Summer for most, but we will still enjoy this drink as long as the weather is warm.

Now before you ask me, why can’t I just use the mix I can get at the store, it’s faster! Remember, we’ve talked about this before, slow food is better! Slowing down and making something at home connects us with our food, makes us appreciate the effort that goes into making food, and most of the time, it tastes better! This lemonade only takes as long to make as it takes to heat up a couple cups of water and the flavor is far superior to the powdered stuff. Let’s break it down.

Store Bought Lemonade Mix

The first mark against store-bought lemonade powder (in my books) is the list of ingredients. Why does lemonade need 13 ingredients and why does it contain soy? Did I mention that lemons aren’t even on the ingredient list? I get it’s convenient to just add water and mix it up, but is that convenience worth the sacrifice in quality?

Another mark against the powder is the flavor. It just doesn’t taste as good! there’s no getting around it. It might look like lemonade with it’s yellow 5 lake food coloring, but it just doesn’t taste like real lemons.

Homemade Lemonade

Homemade lemonade contains 3 simple ingredients and one of them is water! It takes about 5 minutes to make and has a superb flavor!

When my kids were toddlers, we used to watch an educational video that talked about lemonade and used counting and problem-solving skills to decide on the best lemonade recipe. My boys still remember watching this and love that mixing up a gallon of lemonade is so simple. In fact, it is so simple, that my older children (ages 7, 6, 6) could make this one their own, with enough supervision to get the water hot.

Don’t forget to check out other recipes on the blog, like our favorite sandwich bread recipe.

Let’s get to that Homemade Lemonade recipe so you can make this wonderfully refreshing beverage right now!

How to Make the Best Homemade Lemonade

Recipe by TheHomemadeMama

This makes 1 gallon of delicious Lemonade.

Ingredients

• 2 cups Boiling Water

• 2 cups Sugar

• 2 cups Lemon Juice

• Cold Water

Directions

• Boil 2 cups of water.
• Dissolve 2 cups of sugar in boiling water.
• Add 2 cups of lemon juice to the water and sugar.
• Fill the rest of the pitcher with cold water.
• Pour into a glass with ice and enjoy!