Homemade Honey-Sweetened Lemonade
This homemade honey-sweetened lemonade is super quick to make, easy, and free from artifical or refined sweeteners. The perfect treat for a hot summer day!
Servings: 6
Calories: 117kcal
Equipment
- Hand juicer
Ingredients
- 8 cups Water
- 6 Lemons juiced
- ½ cup Honey (use stevia or other erythritol/monk fruit blend to make it keto - see recommended products in text above.)
- Ice optional
Instructions
- Warm water on stovetop and add honey
- Once honey is dissolved in warm water, remove from heat
- Add juice from 6 lemons (use a strainer when pouring to keep out seeds)
- Pour into pitcher and chill
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
I like my lemonade somewhat on the tart side. Feel free to adjust the amount of honey/sweetener to taste! Also, try some variations on this honey-sweetened lemonade with some fun add-ins, like frozen raspberries, mint leaves, or lime juice.
Method variation: this recipe instructs you to warm the water on the stovetop and stir the honey into that, but you can also try warming the honey and mixing that in with the lemon juice directly, along with the water. I find that the honey + warm water mixing method works best.
Cook's pro tip for serving on a super hot day: use half the water called for in the recipe to make a concentrated version, then serve over a full glass of ice. When the ice melts the lemonade won't taste too watery, and the drink stays nice and chilled.
Nutrition
Calories: 117kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 19mg | Potassium: 163mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 25IU | Vitamin C: 57.4mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 0.8mg