Carrageenan Free Classic Limeade

Bright, tangy, and refreshingly simple, this homemade limeade is the kind of drink that makes you wonder why you ever reached for a bottle at the store. Many commercial lemonades and limeades sneak in stabilizers and thickeners — including carrageenan — to extend shelf life and improve texture, which can make finding a clean option surprisingly tricky. This recipe skips all of that entirely, relying on nothing but fresh lime juice, sugar, water, and a quick homemade simple syrup. Squeezing your own limes and stirring everything together in a pitcher means you know exactly what's going in your glass. The result is a perfectly balanced drink that's tart without being puckering, sweet without being cloying, and endlessly refreshing poured over a big pile of ice. It's the kind of classic that works just as well at a backyard cookout as it does on a quiet afternoon when you need something cold and satisfying.

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