I know, I know, this is a beauty blog and I'm over here showing you how to make lemonade.
The truth is I have a lot of hobbies and I wanna share them with you. Not just beauty related things.
So here goes my first non-beauty related blog post!
This is a recipe I sorta made my own.
A couple years ago I was looking up different ways to make lemonade and like most recipes, I picked a bit of each of them than mashed them up into my own recipe.
I warn you, it's a fairly simple recipe just time consuming. In my own opinion it's totally worth it,
but maybe I'm just being biased.
P.S. You can make this recipe with any type of berry, so get creative.
What you'll need:
Ingredients
- 5 or 6 large juicy lemons
- 2 cups of sugar
- 1 lb of fresh berries
- 10 cups of water
Non Ingrediants
- Zester
- Measuring cup(s)
- Fine Strainer and/or cheese cloth
- A potatoe masher
- Large Pot
- A pitcher
- Lemon juicer
Step 1)
Zest five lemons than stir zest into 1 cup of sugar.
Set aside for a minimum of 30 minutes.
Step 2)
Juice your lemons to make between 3/4 cup and 1 cup of lemon juice.
Set aside
Step 3)
Bring 10 cups of water to boil than remove from heat
Step 4)
Stir in the lemon juice, 1 cup of sugar ( not the one from earlier) and the berries of your choice
Step 5)
Stir everything together than begin mashing the berries.
The more mashed the better
Step 6)
Let this mixture seep for at least 30 minutes.
You want the mixture to cool down slightly.
Step 7)
After 30 minutes of seeping, add your sugar zest mixture and stir thoroughly
Step 8)
We strain.
Any fine strainer will do.
The finer the strainer, the less pulp in the final product.
I prefer a cheese cloth since I'm not a fan of any pulp.
If you do go with the cheese cloth it will take a lot longer
As you're straining, use a small spatula the press the zest into the cloth or strainer
this allows you to get the most juice
If using a cheese cloth, you're able to squeeze the zest inside the cloth
but it does get a little messy
Step 9)
Let your lemonade completely cool and you're all done.
Super simple and super yum!
The perfect thing on a warm Spring or Summer day!
Thanks for reading!
XOXO
Love, Elle
Before you go:
- Let me know if you decide to make this!
- What is your favorite lemonade flavor?
- Do you want to see more recipes from me?
