Refreshing Limeade Recipe

On a hot day, there is nothing more refreshing than an ice cold drink, especially when that drink is freshly made. Today, the boys and I decided to make some fresh Limeade. It was easy to make and the boys had enjoyed squeezing all of the juice out of the limes. I premeasured the water in the pitcher and put it in the refrigerator last night so that it would be nice and cold to drink as soon as we made it. Our limes were super juicy, we actually got 3/4 cups of lime juice from 5 limes! I used the recipe in full and then cut it in half to make 3 quarts.

 

Fresh Limeade Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup Fresh Lime Juice (about 5-6 limes)
• 2/3 cup Granulated Sugar
• 8 cups cold water (2 Quarts)

Directions:

Cut the limes in half and squeeze the lime juice into a measuring cup. If you prefer no pulp, you can pour the juice through a sieve to strain the pulp. Add the sugar and stir until dissolved. Fill pitcher with cold water and add the lime juice and sugar mixture. Stir and chill in refrigerator.

 

Delicious and refreshing!  What more could you ask for on a hot summer day?

Make Your Own Delicious and Easy Lemonade! It's SO good!!

 

My kids love lemonade! After watching an episode of  Special Agent Oso where his special assignment was to help a little girl make lemonade, they insisted that we make our own lemonade too.  I promised them I would make fresh lemonade with them over the summer. Setting up their Lemonade Stand Sensory Tub a week or so ago really renewed their interest. This was my oldest son's first full week of summer break, so I figured we better make it. This is a very simple recipe and the lemonade tastes absolutely amazing!!

 

 

We started out with a pitcher filled with 10 cups of cold water. I filled the pitcher with the water and put it in the refrigerator the night before so it would be nice and cold and ready to drink as soon as we were finished.  We added 2 cups of sugar and mixed it until most of the sugar evaporated.

 

 

I applied pressure and rolled 7 lemons to help release their juices and then cut them  in half for my kids to juice.

 

They were exhausted by the time they juice the 14 halves! They had no idea that it was so much arm work to juice a lemon!

 

 

Of course they felt the need to try the lemons when they were done!  My little guy's face is absolutely priceless, isn't it?

 

The 7 lemons gave us just over a cup of lemon juice.

 

Which we poured through a sieve so that it would collect all of the pulp and the seeds. If you prefer some pulp, you can add back in as much or as little as you want.

 

 

Cheers!

They were in heaven and so was I! They couldn't believe how much work it was to make (just the juicing of the lemons part), but they said it was definitely worth it! They also decided that we should make a different flavor of homemade lemonade each week of the summer! Next week is Watermelon Lemonade!

 

Ingredient Recap:

 

6-7 Lemons to make 1 Cup of Lemon Juice

2 Cups Sugar

10 Cups of water