If you've been wondering how to make fresh lemonade from lemons, you've come to the right place! This simple lemonade recipe makes a cool refreshing drink from freshly squeezed lemons sweetened just enough with raw honey. There's a little added kick from ginger and a lovely touch of mint. It's the real deal genuine healthy lemonade from scratch! No heating or cooking required!
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There are two cold drinks I like to keep on hand during the summer months. Both have health benefits and can be enjoyed guilt-free. One is Iced Lemon Tea and the other is this Fresh Lemonade. When we used to go away with the RV, I often made one or both of them before we left home and took them with us in jars in the fridge.
Because I don’t like to consume or serve sugary drinks, for the most part, I just drink filtered water at home and on the road. However, there are times when you want a delicious, cold beverage on the patio! After searching and experimenting for years, I’ve landed on these two. They hit the spot!
Gather Your Ingredients
- Lemons - Freshly squeezed lemon juice makes the best lemonade!
- Mint - fresh
- Honey - Raw honey is preferable for the health benefits, but any honey will work.
- Ginger root - fresh
For the exact amounts and detailed recipe instructions, scroll down to the end of this post, or click the Jump to Recipe button at the top.
How to Make Lemonade in 5 Steps
Learn how to make lemonade without sugar. This is a great lemonade recipe for kids! Here are the simple steps to making freshly squeezed lemonade with honey.
1. Stir honey into water.
2. Chop ginger and mint.
3. Press ginger and mint into lemon juice.
4. Mix lemon juice mixture with honey and water mixture.
5. Strain your fresh squeezed lemonade into a pitcher.
Serve over ice.
Drinking lemon juice can aid digestion and help detoxify your body. It’s also a great source of vitamin C. You can read Sixteen Health Benefits of Drinking Warm Lemon Water at FoodMatters.com.
Storage Tips
Store leftover homemade lemonade in the refrigerator in a glass container for a day or two.
Variations
If your "just enough" sweetness is different from mine, simply adjust the amount of raw honey in this recipe accordingly.
Homemade Lemonade Recipe FAQ's
You'll need 4 -6 lemons for 1 cup of juice, depending on the size of the lemons. My lemons were rather small the last time I made this, and 6 was enough.
You could sweeten lemonade with maple syrup or stevia, but I think that the flavor of raw honey compliments the lemon best.
How to Make a 2 Quart Lemonade Recipe
This recipe makes a little more than one quart. To make two quarts, simply click on the number "6" in the recipe header where it tells you that the servings are 6 glasses. Move the little slider that pops up until it says "12" and you've doubled the recipe!
Recipe
Fresh Lemonade with Lemons
Ingredients
- 4 cups water
- ½ cup raw honey
- 1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice 4 - 6 lemons
- 1 1-inch knob fresh ginger chopped and pressed
- 1 sprig fresh mint chopped
- more fresh mint for garnish
- ice for serving
Instructions
- Stir honey into water to dissolve.
- Press the ginger and mint into the lemon juice, making sure they have been well pressed to release their juices.
- Stir this lemon juice mixture into the honey and water.
- Strain the lemonade.
- Serve over ice, and garnish with fresh mint.
Notes
- Don't worry about picking out seeds as you squeeze the lemon juice. Your lemonade will eventually be strained anyway.
- If you'd rather skip the stirring of honey into water and the straining of your lemonade, use about ½ as much ginger, and make this in a blender. If you choose to go this route, you will need to pick out the seeds as you squeeze the lemons.
Alannah says
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Cathy says
Thank you, Alannah!
Lizzy says
I love lemonade- especially when it is sweetened with honey! I am going to have to try this recipe because the addition of ginger and mint sounds amazing! Thanks for sharing Cathy 🙂
Cathy says
I hope you enjoy it, Lizzy! Thanks for stopping by.
Denise from Urb’n’Spice says
I love the combination of ginger, mint and lemon, Cathy! So many great tips, too! Straining the Mixture is so classy and the brilliant idea of using my garlic press to squeeze out ginger juice - awesome! I am looking forward to trying this lemonade - thanks for sharing! ??
Cathy says
Thank you, Denise! Enjoy your lemonade!
Sharon says
Ok, so first of all t his lemonade is HAPPENING! It is smokin' hot in Vancouver and this will be the best cool down drink. 🙂 Secondly, love the look of the site! Has it changed recently? I feel like it's a lot different.It is beautiful and the photos look fantastic.
Cathy says
Thank you so much, Sharon! I've just been tweaking the website gradually and recently switched to WP Recipe Maker. Maybe I'm starting to learn a little about photography through practice. 🙂
Enjoy your lemonade!
Elaine says
Ginger makes everything taste so fresh! Love that you added it to your recipe. Pinned!
Cathy says
Thank you, Elaine!
Fouzia says
Who doesn't love lemonades in summer. I love yours even more coz it has honey instead of refined sugar which I always avoid. The ginger and honey flavour is so appealing, can't wait to make myself one now. Thanks so much for sharing.
Cathy says
You're welcome. I'm so glad you like it!