Soy Free Classic Lemonade
Bright, tangy, and endlessly refreshing, this from-scratch lemonade is the kind of drink that makes any afternoon feel like a celebration. It starts with a quick homemade simple syrup — just sugar and water stirred together over heat until silky smooth — which blends seamlessly into fresh-squeezed lemon juice for a flavor that no bottled version can touch. Soy is a surprisingly common hidden ingredient in packaged beverages and flavored drink mixes, so making lemonade at home from whole ingredients is the cleanest, most straightforward way to sidestep that concern entirely. Every ingredient here is exactly what it sounds like: lemons, sugar, and water, with nothing lurking in the fine print. You can dial the sweetness up or down to your liking, which is a luxury you just don't get with store-bought. Poured over ice and finished with a lemon slice or a sprig of fresh mint, it looks as good as it tastes — effortlessly pretty without any extra effort.
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4 servings
For the simple syrup
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup water
For the lemonade
- 1 cup fresh lemon juice (from about 6–8 lemons)
- 3 cups cold water
For serving
- ice, for serving
- lemon slices, for serving (optional)
- fresh mint sprigs, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the sugar and 1 cup water in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring until the sugar is fully dissolved, about 3–4 minutes. Remove from heat and let the syrup cool for 15 minutes.
- 2
While the syrup cools, juice the lemons and strain the juice through a fine-mesh strainer into a pitcher to remove seeds and pulp.
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