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Fresh Squeezed Lemonade screams of warmer weather, but you don’t have to wait until summer to enjoy it.  This lemonade recipe with honey has a perky and refreshing flavor and so easy to make!

Glass Weck pitcher filled with honey lemonade and smaller Weck jar filled with honey and lemon juice.

This healthy lemonade is made with fresh lemon juice and honey and so delicious, you will want to sip on it all summer long!

Glass jars filled with lemonade with honey. A white juicer with lemons sits next to the glasses to make a lemonade recipe with honey..

Most lemonades are made with refined white sugar or corn syrup, but this lemonade recipe uses honey which is considered to be a healthier all-natural sweetener option.   And the markets always seem to have an abundance of lemons all year round, so you don’t have to wait until summer to enjoy a tall glass of healthy lemonade.

Fresh Squeezed Lemonade Recipe

These are the only lemonade ingredients that you’ll need to make this Fresh Squeezed Lemonade recipe.

  • Lemons: Juice enough lemons so you have 1-1/2 cups lemon juice.  Strain lemon juice through fine mesh into the glass pitcher with honey syrup. 
  • Honey: We use honey for this recipe rather than pure cane sugar.  
  • Water:  Add 7-8 cups of water, or more depending on your personal preference for sweetness, to the lemon juice and honey simple syrup

For full recipe instructions, please see the recipe card below. 

How To Make Lemonade With Honey

This honey lemonade recipe is easy to make and comes together in about 10 minutes. Juicing the lemons is what takes the most time.

  • Make simple syrup – Blend 2 cups room temperature water with 1-1/2 cup honey in a blender until honey is dissolved and pour into a glass pitcher
  • Juicing Lemons – Juice enough lemons so you have 1-1/2 cups lemon juice.  Strain lemon juice through fine mesh into the glass pitcher with honey syrup
  • Add Water – Dilute honey lemon mixture with as much or as little water as you like for your desired level of sweetness and tartness.
  • Stir – Stir the mixture together in a pitcher using a wooden spoon. Chill before serving and serve over ice.
  • Refrigerate – Chill lemonade in refrigerator before serving

Variations

If you want to switch things up a bit, here’s a few add-ins to this already healthy honey lemonade recipe:

  • Pink Lemonade – stir in 1 cup of cranberry juice to the pitcher of lemonade
  • Strawberry Lemonade  – puree 1 cup strawberries (stems removed) then strain juice through fine mesh into the pitcher of lemonade
  • Basil Lemonade– blend 1 cup fresh basil leaves with 1 cup water and strain basil water through mesh into the pitcher of  lemonade
  • Ginger Lemonade – use this Ginger Syrup Recipe (instead of making a simple syrup) or simply add 10 slices of peeled ginger to 1 cup water and simmer for 3-5 minutes, cool, remove ginger pieces then pour ginger water into honey syrup
  • Blue Lemonade – puree 1 cup blueberries then strain juice through fine mesh into pitcher of lemonade

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This Fresh Squeezed Lemonade screams of summer, and it's rich with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits that will give a boost to your immune system
Yield: 4 servings

Fresh Squeezed Lemonade

Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes

Fresh Squeezed Lemonade screams of warmer weather, but you don't have to wait until summer to enjoy it.  Besides the perky refreshing taste of fresh lemonade, it's rich with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits!  

Ingredients

  • 1-1/2 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
  • 1-1/2 cup raw honey
  • 8 cups water

Instructions

  1. Combine 1 cup water with honey in a blender, and pulse to combine and dissolve the honey in the water.
  2. Juice lemons, removing the seeds.
  3. Pour the lemon juice with pulp in a large glass pitcher.
  4. Stir in the honey syrup and 7 cups water.
  5. Chill in refrigerator before serving.

Notes

If you want to switch things up a bit, here's a few add-ins to this already healthy lemonade recipe:

  • PINK LEMONADE - stir in 1 cup of cranberry juice to the pitcher of lemonade
  • STRAWBERRY LEMONADE  - puree 1 cup strawberries (stems removed) then strain juice through fine mesh into the pitcher of lemonade
  • BASIL LEMONADE - blend 1 cup fresh basil leaves with 1 cup water and strain basil water through mesh into the pitcher of  lemonade
  • GINGER LEMONADE - add 10 slices of peeled ginger to 1 cup water and simmer for 3-5 minutes, cool, remove ginger pieces then pour ginger water into honey syrup
  • BLUE LEMONADE - puree 1 cup blueberries then strain juice through fine mesh into pitcher of lemonade

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

4

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 542Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 27mgCarbohydrates: 148gFiber: 1gSugar: 142gProtein: 1g

theharvestkitchen.com attempts to provide accurate information, however, this nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. The nutritional information provided comes from online sources and calculations.

© Deborah @The Harvest Kitchen
Cuisine: Healthy / Category: Drinks