Freshly Squeezed Lemonade

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Over Labor Day weekend, I went to a lovely little picnic with some great friends. It was a beautiful end of summer day and I wanted to bring something refreshing to drink. I bought a bunch of lemons and whipped up some freshly squeezed lemonade.

I was a bit naive about how much lemonade I’d get from my big stack of lemons. After squeezing 10 lemons, my pitcher was still only about 2/3 full. But this lemonade was definitely worth the effort. It just tastes like summertime dancing around in your mouth.

One Year Ago: Elote

Freshly Squeezed Lemonade

Yield: Serves 4

Ingredients:

For the simple syrup
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup sugar

For the Lemonade
3/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (from about 5 lemons)
1 1/2 cups water

Directions:

First, prepare the simple syrup by heating the sugar and water over medium heat just until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.

Pour lemon juice into a small pitcher and add 1 1/2 cups water.

Pour the simple syrup into the pitcher and stir.

Taste for sweeteness/tartness and add additional sugar or water, if desired.

Add ice to individual glasses and serve.

Recipe adapted from Confections of a Foodie Bride

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16 Responses to “Lemon Blueberry Ice Cream Bars”

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oneordinaryday — September 17, 2009 at 1:08 pm

I guess they would be hard to bite into, but if you made them thinner you wouldn’t have such a beautiful swirl of blueberry in there. They look fabulous.
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Jade — September 17, 2009 at 2:18 pm

Those look amazing! Totally on my list!
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Mimi — September 17, 2009 at 3:26 pm

These look delicious. I love lemon and blueberries.
Mimi
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nutmegnanny — September 17, 2009 at 3:57 pm

These look great! Maybe a little thinner would be better but either way they must have tasted fantastic!
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Ingrid — September 17, 2009 at 5:47 pm

Yum, I think your idea of a cheesecake ice cream brillant. I agree those swirls are gorgeous!
~ingrid
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stephchows — September 17, 2009 at 7:02 pm

mmmmm i’d love to have a batch of those sitting in front of me right now!
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Melissa — September 17, 2009 at 7:30 pm

These are too pretty to eat! I love the blueberry/lemon combo.
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Joelen — September 18, 2009 at 2:43 pm

These look outstanding! I love the swirls and the combo of lemon and blueberry is always a winner!
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Colleen — September 18, 2009 at 6:20 pm

Looks delicious! Gorgeous photos.
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SugarCooking — September 19, 2009 at 12:36 am

Those look great! What a beautiful photo!
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eliza — September 19, 2009 at 2:09 am

very nice! look just exactly like the ones in the magazine!

eliza
http://fooddiary.blogsome.com
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Stephanie Wagner — September 21, 2009 at 11:06 am

These are amazing! I didn’t know they were dairy free… We just found our little nephew is allergic to dairy, I’ll have to make these for him.
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A & W — September 29, 2009 at 9:04 pm

Just as gorgeous as they were on the cover of Gourmet. Saw these on tastespotting and knew I recognized them! Yum!
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A & W — September 29, 2009 at 9:04 pm

Just as gorgeous as they were on the cover of Gourmet. Saw these on tastespotting and knew I recognized them! Yum!
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Joudie's Mood Food — August 7, 2010 at 9:51 pm

This looks ……… WOW!!!!
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offmotorway — September 16, 2010 at 9:04 am

What a great idea! One of the best looking desserts I’ve seen in a long time – irresistable!