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Homemade Lemonade Concentrate
Although summer is turning into fall, it’s still hot in most parts of the world, which means it’s still lemonade season. But really – kids love lemonade any time of the year, so if you’re looking for a great way to preserve fresh cherries (or strawberries, or blackberries, or raspberries), make large batches of syrup -measurements below are approximate, and easily multiplied- and to refrigerate or freeze to make homemade pink lemonade anytime the mood strikes.
With homemade lemonade concentrate you can make real lemonade the same way you’d use store-bought frozen concentrate. You don’t need berries at all – a simple lemon juice and sugar syrup will reconstitute into classic lemonade (add a sprig of mint or fresh basil if you like). but late summer is berry season – and all varieties are perfect for making lemonade. Simply simmer cherries, raspberries, blackberries or other berries with lemon juice, strain, add an equal amount of sugar and simmer to make a thin syrup that you can store in the fridge or freezer to make lemonade by the pitcher or by the glass.
Homemade Cherry Lemonade
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (about 3 lemons)
- 1-2 cups pitted cherries
- 1/2 cup sugar
Directions:
In a medium saucepan, bring the lemon juice and cherries to a simmer; cook until the cherries are very soft, then strain through a sieve into another small saucepan. Add the sugar and bring to a simmer; cook for a minute or two, until you have a thin syrup. Cool completely and keep in the fridge.
To make lemonade by the glass, pour a couple tablespoons into a glass with ice, then add water (tap or sparkling) to taste. To make a pitcher, mix 1 part syrup to 5-6 parts water.
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3 Comments
Tammy commented on Sep 16 11 at 12:12 amThis sounds great ! My daughter is diabetic . Do you know of you cam do a simple syrup with splenda?
My Fudo commented on Sep 17 11 at 10:10 pmWell your photo speaks for itself. It’s a truly cool and refreshing summer treat.
teri commented on Apr 06 12 at 8:42 amThis is great .. was actually looking for a fail safe recipe for my son to do a lemonade stand. This would make it soo easy to have most the mixing done ahead of time !!
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