Lemonade

Lemonade is a refreshing drink enjoyed by people all over the world. The history of this popular beverage dates back to ancient times, when lemons were first cultivated in the Mediterranean region.

Recipes for lemonade can be found in ancient cookbooks from the Middle East and Europe. The earliest known recipe is from an Arabic cookbook from the 12th century. This recipe called for lemon juice, water, and honey.

As lemons spread to other parts of the world, different cultures created their own versions of lemonade. In the 16th century, the Italians added sparkling water to their lemonade, creating the popular beverage we know today.

Advice

When making lemonade, the most important thing to consider is the ratio of lemon juice to water. Too much lemon juice can make the drink overly tart, while too much water will make it too sweet. Start with a ratio of one part fresh lemon juice to four parts water. Once you've made the base of your lemonade, you can adjust the flavor to your liking by adding more lemon juice, sugar, or water. To really give your lemonade a unique flavor, try using different types of citrus like lime or grapefruit or adding herbs such as mint or basil. Finally, make sure to chill your lemonade before serving to give it that refreshing twist!

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Recipes

 

Tarragon Lemonade

5/5 - 283 votes

• water
• tarragon
• sugar
• lemon juice
• ice
• salt

 

Strawberry Lemonade

3/5 - 563 votes

• maple syrup
• water
• strawberry
• lemon
• lemon juice
• ice

 

Homemade Lemonade

3.4/5 - 405 votes

• sugar
• lemon
• water
• lemon

 

BA's Best Lemonade

3.6/5 - 210 votes

• lemon
• sugar
• lemon
• lemon juice

 

Refreshing Frozen Lemonade Pie Recipe

4.5/5 - 91 votes

• sweetened condensed milk
• graham cracker pie shell
• lemonade concentrate
• whipped

 

Strawberry Lemonade

4.99/5 - 63 votes

• lemon juice
• sugar
• strawberry
• water

 

Blueberry Sangria Lemonade

3.7/5 - 51 votes

• chardonnay
• concentrated pink lemonade
• blueberry
• cognac
• lemon lime soda

 

Sweet Bourbon Peach Lemonade

4.44/5 - 74 votes

• bourbon
• peach
• florida' ® brand lemonade
• peach

 

Homemade Lemonade

4.86/5 - 75 votes

• lemon juice
• sugar
• water

 

Almost-Famous Strawberry Lemonade

4.8/5 - 32 votes

• lemon zest
• salt
• strawberry
• lemon juice
• sugar

 

Homemade Lemonade

4/5 - 59 votes

• lemon juice
• sugar
• water

 

Tequila Lemonade

5/5 - 49 votes

• blanco tequila
• lemon juice
• sugar
• water
• lemon wheel

 

Strawberry-Mint Lemonade

5/5 - 48 votes

• strawberry
• mint
• lemon juice
• sugar
• water
• mint

 

Blueberry Lemonade Pie Recipe

4.5/5 - 32 votes

• blueberry
• graham cracker pie crust
• sweetened condensed milk
• lemonade
• whipped

 

Homemade Agave Lemonade

4.5/5 - 29 votes

• lemon
• ginger
• lemon juice
• agave nectar
• water

 

Fresh-Squeezed Lemonade

3.5/5 - 102 votes

• lemon juice
• sugar
• water
• ice water

 

Berry Lemonade

4.3/5 - 24 votes

• vanilla syrup
• water
• vanilla bean
• berry
• lemonade concentrate
• sugar
• ice

 

Ouzo Lemonade

4/5 - 45 votes

• honey
• lemon juice
• ouzo
• water
• mint

 

Fresh Watermelon Lemonade Recipe

4.9/5 - 16 votes

• sugar
• water
• lemon
• watermelon
• mint
• lemon
• watermelon

 

Sweet and Tangy Lemonade Pie Recipe

4/5 - 40 votes

• graham cracker crust
• vanilla
• lemonade concentrate

 

Homemade Lemonade

5/5 - 25 votes

• lemon juice
• sugar
• lemon
• ice
• water

 

Blueberry Lemonade

4.9/5 - 15 votes

• lemon
• lemon
• blueberry
• sugar

 

Strawberry Vodka Lemonade

4.5/5 - 17 votes

• vodka
• lemonade
• strawberry
• strawberry

 

Green Lemonade

5/5 - 9 votes

• maple syrup
• lemonade
• limeade
• kiwi

 

Frosted Lemonade Recipe

4.2/5 - 20 votes

• lemonade powder
• water
• lemon juice
• vanilla ice cream
• lemon

 

Strawberry-Ginger Lemonade

4.7/5 - 13 votes

• lemon
• strawberry
• lemon ginger brew

 

Blueberry Lemonade

4.5/5 - 12 votes

• lemon juice
• blueberry
• water
• sugar
• lemon
• mint

 

4-Ingredient Frozen Lemonade Pie

5/5 - 9 votes

• lemon sorbet
• heavy cream
• sweetened condensed milk
• graham cracker pie crust

 

Ginger Lemonade

4.5/5 - 11 votes

• ginger
• sugar
• ginger syrup
• lemon juice
• water

 

Summertime Fruit Punch Lemonade

4.3/5 - 13 votes

• watermelon
• vodka
• agave nectar
• lemon juice
• parsley
• seasonal fruit
• sugar
• sparkling pink lemonade

 

Charcoal Lemonade

5/5 - 10 votes

• lemon juice
• maple syrup
• capsules activated charcoal
• water

 

Raspberry Vodka Lemonade Cocktail Recipe

4.3/5 - 10 votes

• sugar
• citrus vodka
• lemonade
• raspberry
• lemon wedge

 

Red Stag Lemonade Cocktail

4.6/5 - 7 votes

• cherry bourbon whiskey
• strawberry liqueur
• lemon lime​ soda
• ​​lemonade
• lemon

 

Homemade Lemonade

5/5 - 8 votes

• maple syrup
• lemon juice
• water
• basil
• ice
• lemon wheel

 

Blueberry Lemonade

4.3/5 - 7 votes

• ice
• lemon juice
• blueberry
• water
• sugar

 

Basil Lemonade Recipe

5/5 - 4 votes

• basil
• sugar
• lemon zest
• lemon juice

 

Brazilian Lemonade(Limeade)

4.8/5 - 10 votes

• sugar
• ice
• lime
• water
• condensed milk

 

Mango Lemonade

5/5 - 6 votes

• lemon juice
• mango
• water water
• lime juice
• sugar
• mint
• moscato rum

 

Whiskey Lemonade Recipe with Honey Simple Syrup

5/5 - 5 votes

• shot whiskey
• herb
• honey
• water
• lemonade
• baking soda
• lemon

 

Blackberry Lemonade

4.8/5 - 4 votes

• lemon wheel
• blackberry
• lemon juice
• sugar
• vodka

 

Lavender Lemonade Recipe

4.3/5 - 6 votes

• honey
• water
• lavender syrup
• sugar
• lavender bud
• water
• lemon
• lavender honey syrup
• lemonade
• lavender
• lemon

 

Pink Lemonade Recipe

4.5/5 - 4 votes

• cranberry juice
• lemon juice
• sugar
• water
• lemon

 

Blood Orange Lemonade

5/5 - 3 votes

• mint
• blood orange juice
• lemon juice
• sugar
• blood orange
• lemon
• water
• club soda
• ice

 

Lavender Basil Lemonade.

4.34/5 - 6 votes

• lemon juice
• lavender
• honey
• basil
• water
• ice

 

Lavender Vodka Lemonade

5/5 - 3 votes

• lemon juice
• maple syrup
• grade lavender
• vodka

 

Middle Eastern-Style Mint Lemonade

3.5/5 - 17 votes

• orange blossom water
• mint
• lemon juice
• water
• ice

 

Blue Cotton Candy Lemonade

5/5 - 3 votes

• cotton candy snow cone syrup
• lemon juice
• cotton candy
• water
• ice
• lemon
• straw

 

Homemade Strawberry Lemonade

5/5 - 3 votes

• lemon juice
• strawberry
• sugar
• water

 

Sparkling Beet Lemonade with (or without) Booze

5/5 - 2 votes

• beet juice
• lemon juice
• ginger juice
• maple syrup
• club soda
• gin
• prosecco

 

Boozy Pink Lemonade

3.3/5 - 3 votes

• ice
• lemon wheel
• lemon juice
• cranberry juice
• vodka
• water
• agave syrup

 

Campfire Raspberry Lemonade Cocktails

4.5/5 - 2 votes

• vodka
• sugar
• raspberry
• basil
• lemon juice

 

Blueberry Lemonade

5/5 - 2 votes

• blueberry
• lemon juice
• maple syrup
• water

 

Basil Lemonade

5/5 - 2 votes

• water
• lemon juice
• sugar
• basil
• water
• basil
• ice
• lemon

 

Strawberry Lemonade

5/5 - 2 votes

• lemon juice
• water
• lime juice
• strawberry
• sugar

 

Spiked Ginger-Mint Lemonade

3.8/5 - 4 votes

• COCKTAIL AND ASSEMBLY
• lemon wheel
• lemon vodka
• lemon juice
• SYRUP
• sugar
• mint
• ginger

 

Boozy Hard Peach Lemonade

5/5 - 1 votes

• lemon juice
• sugar
• peach brandy
• lemon
• mint

 

Easy Boozy Lemonade Pie

5/5 - 1 votes

• sweetened whipped cream
• lemon sorbet
• lemon vodka
• lemon jelly fruit
• heavy cream
• sweetened condensed milk
• graham cracker pie crust

 

Strawberry Lemonade

4/5 - 1 votes

• ice
• mint
• lemon juice
• sugar
• strawberry
• water

 

Watermelon Basil Lemonade

5/5 - 1 votes

• lemon juice
• sugar
• basil
• watermelon
• water
• basil
• watermelon

 

Ultra-Flavorful Fresh Lemonade Recipe

5/5 - 1 votes

• sugar
• water
• lemon

 

Vodka-Thyme Lemonade

4/5 - 1 votes

• sugar
• club soda
• lemon thyme
• citrus vodka
• lemon thyme syrup
• lemon
• ice

 

Spiked Lemonade

3/5 - 4 votes

• lemon zest
• sugar
• light rum
• water
• lemon
• lemon
• seasonal fruit

 

Plum & Basil Lemonade

5/5 - 0 votes

• basil-infused honey syrup
• honey
• water
• basil
• drink
• basil
• basil infused honey syrup
• lemon juice
• lacroix sparkling water beach plum

 

Spiked Sparkling Basil Lemonade

No Rating - 0 votes

• ice
• lemon
• seltzer
• lemonade
• sugar
• vodka
• basil

 

Frozen Peach Lemonade With Gin

5/5 - 0 votes

• cocktail
• mint
• peach
• peach
• ice
• lemon juice
• honey syrup
• nolet' silver gin
• honey syrup
• honey
• water

 

Basil Lemonade

No Rating - 0 votes

• seltzer
• water
• pink lemonade concentrate
• basil
• maple syrup

 

Beer-Bourbon Lemonade

No Rating - 0 votes

• bourbon
• lemon
• lager
• lemonade

 

Best Lemonade

No Rating - 0 votes

• lemons juice
• water
• sugar
• lemon peel

 

Vodka-Thyme Lemonade

No Rating - 0 votes

• club soda
• sugar
• thyme
• lemon thyme syrup
• vodka
• lemon
• ice

 

Pineapple Lemonade

No Rating - 0 votes

• lemon juice
• pineapple
• water
• lime juice
• sugar
• water
• ice
• mint
• moscato

 

Minted Blueberry Lemonade

No Rating - 0 votes

• blueberry
• lemon juice
• sugar
• mint
• water

 

Orgeat Lemonade Recipe

No Rating - 0 votes

• lemon peel
• lemon lemon juice
• orgeat
• water

 

Pineapple Lemonade

No Rating - 0 votes

• lemon juice
• pineapple
• water
• lime juice
• sugar
• water
• ice
• mint
• moscato

 

Strawberry Lemonade Recipe

No Rating - 0 votes

• lemon juice
• sugar
• strawberry
• water
• mint

 

Blueberry Lavender Hard Lemonade

No Rating - 0 votes

• vodka
• agave nectar
• blueberry
• lemon
• lavender
• ice plenty

 

Frozen Mint Lemonade

No Rating - 0 votes

• lemon juice
• mint
• sugar
• water
• ice

 

Whiskey Lemonade

No Rating - 0 votes

• rosemary
• whiskey
• lemonade
• ice

 

Sparkling Lavender Lemonade

No Rating - 0 votes

• lemon juice
• lavender syrup
• sparkling water
• sugar
• lavender bud
• water

 

Watermelon Lemonade

No Rating - 0 votes

• lemon juice
• maple syrup
• water
• watermelon puree

 

Sparkling Strawberry Lemonade

No Rating - 0 votes

• water
• lemon juice
• strawberry
• sugar
• water
• strawberry pop rock
• sparkling water

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