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

Beverages

no comments »

14 Responses to “Blueberry Pie Bars”

#
1

Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers — August 13, 2013 at 6:03 am

I just love blueberries and your bars look simply incredible!!
#
2

Jocelyn (Grandbaby Cakes) — August 13, 2013 at 8:03 am

These bars are so awesome!! Gorgeous!
#
3

Shannon — August 13, 2013 at 10:30 am

holy cow these look fabulous! i need more blueberries in my life, and quick- i’m already onto peaches so hoping i didn’t miss out 🙂
#
4

Lynna — August 21, 2013 at 2:12 am

These pie bars look amazing! I`m wishing I had blueberries right now!
#
5

Nutmeg Nanny — August 23, 2013 at 7:36 pm

I love pie bars!! They look so delicious 🙂 I am loving this recipe!
#
6

Laura — August 29, 2013 at 7:19 pm

Yum these are gorgeous. Love the changes you made.
#
7

suzy — September 16, 2013 at 8:07 pm
Tried it, tasted awesome! Thanks for the recipe!!
- beantownbaker — September 26th, 2013 @ 8:47 am
  
  So glad you enjoyed the recipe!
#
8

Lauren — October 1, 2013 at 12:34 pm
Made these and my family ate them in one day! Thanks for the great recipe!!
- beantownbaker — October 6th, 2013 @ 8:11 pm
  
  So glad you enjoyed these. I have made them a couple times with different fruits and they’re always a hit.
#
9

Robin — April 24, 2014 at 9:28 pm
Made these this past weekend using blueberries and blackberries in equal parts. I love the ease of the crumb crust and top. The only thing I will change when I make them again will be to add lemon juice and zest to the filling. I like the tartness of lemon with blueberries. Will make these with peaches when they are in season. Easy and tasty…thanks!
- beantownbaker — April 27th, 2014 @ 2:47 pm
  
  I’ve made these with peaches and they’re delicious – definitely do that this summer.
#
10

Eugenie — July 27, 2014 at 10:13 pm
Tried these today because I needed to clear out some frozen blueberries. Used a small rectangle Pyrex dish instead, which worked fine. Added a bit of fresh grated nutmeg. Cut into 12 squares and served with ice cream. This is a keeper!
- beantownbaker — September 2nd, 2014 @ 7:25 pm
  
  Love fresh nutmeg! Sounds great.