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.

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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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14 Responses to “Cranberry White Chocolate Cupcakes”

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theblogisthenewblack — October 25, 2010 at 11:22 am

Yum! And festive… I’m glad there’s another Boston blogger out there that loves making cupcakes as much as I do!!!! 🙂
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Lauren — October 25, 2010 at 12:04 pm

These cupcakes look amazing!! I love white chocolate, and the tart cranberry flavor sounds like a fantastic accompaniment :).
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Fun and Fearless in Beantown — October 25, 2010 at 12:30 pm

While I adore pumpkin, I think it is great that you did something different from the norm. The cranberry sauce filling looks really good!
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Carrie — October 25, 2010 at 12:59 pm

These look great! I have some cranberries I have been debating what to make.
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We Are Not Martha — October 25, 2010 at 1:13 pm

These are so beautiful! I love the idea of white chocolate cupcakes…. and cranberry sounds just perfect. Yum!

Sues
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Dani — October 25, 2010 at 3:16 pm

They’re beautiful and sound amazing!!
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Aimee — October 25, 2010 at 4:10 pm

Those look delicious! Love the flecks of color, and it is nice to step outside of pumpkin paradise once in awhile. Yum!
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Nutmeg Nanny — October 25, 2010 at 5:08 pm

These look amazing! I like that you did a recipe with cranberries…delicious! I have two frozen bags in my freezer calling my name 🙂
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Rachel @ The Avid Appetite — October 25, 2010 at 5:41 pm

What a great idea! I love this flavor combination. I agree that this is the best way to fill a cupcake…I’ve used it a few times now!
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Megan — October 25, 2010 at 6:28 pm

These cupcakes look gorgeous! Now I want to order Fiori di Sicilia from KAF. I did so good not letting myself buy it when we were there!
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Evan @swEEts — October 26, 2010 at 1:27 am

How fun! These cupcakes look delicious.. I don’t know why but I would have never thought about cranberry and cupcakes!?
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Shannon — October 26, 2010 at 10:02 pm

these sound fabulous, love the flavor combo!!
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Cara — October 26, 2010 at 10:25 pm

Great pics! These sound delicious 🙂
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Gia — November 25, 2014 at 7:43 pm

For some reason I am not seeing the recipes for the cranberry filling or mousse. Can you help me find them? Thank you!