Homemade Limeade

I love limeade, and lemonade, and all of the sweet, tart, wonderful drinks of summer. I drink them year round. This is my go-to recipe for a sweet, tart, and easy limeade.

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Homemade Limeade

An easy recipe for a hot day, and a lot of limes.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 5 minutes mins

Course Drinks

Cuisine American

Equipment

• 1 small saucepan
• pitcher for serving

Ingredients

  

• 1 cup lime juice fresh squeezed
• 3 cups water cold

Simple syrup

• 1 cup water hot
• ¾ cup granulated sugar

Instructions

 

• Prepare your simple syrup. Combine hot water and granulated sugar in a small saucepan and heat. Stirring until sugar is fully dissolved.
• Add simple syrup, lime juice, and cold water to a pitcher, stirring to combine. Taste and tweak ratios if necessary depending on tartness of limes.
• Garnish as desired with herbs (mint), lime slices, etc.

Keyword lemonade, lime, limeade