Paula Deen’s Homemade Lemonade Recipe

Lemonade is one of those beverages that I absolutely love to enjoy during the spring and summer months. When it comes to lemonade…I will typically only drink homemade because I don’t care for the bottled junk. When I make lemonade I like to follow Paula Deen’s recipe which is below.

Homemade Lemonade Recipe

2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup hot water
2 cups fresh lemon juice
1 gallon cold water
1 lemon, sliced

In a 1 gallon beverage pitcher, place granulated sugar and hot water; stir until all of the granulated sugar dissolves. Add the fresh lemon juice and cold water to render 1 gallon. Stir until well mixed together. Place pitcher into the refrigerator to chill or serve it immediately in tall glasses with ice cubes.

Note: There are times when I don’t need an entire gallon of lemonade made so I do half the recipe at times…it still turns out perfectly! It’s a sweet, but not overly sweet beverage! In addition, I sometimes add a little bit of fruit to it…like freshly sliced strawberries which makes it really good! If you like an even stronger taste of the lemon, add more lemon juice or add a lemon-flavored syrup.