Whip up a glass of freshly squeezed single serving lemonade in under 5 minutes with just a few ingredients! With just a cup of lemonade, there’s no sharing required!
Prep time: PT5M
Total time: PT5M
Rating
4.95 stars (135 reviews)
Ingredients
¼ cup hot water
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
¾ cup cold water
3 Tablespoons FRESH Lemon Juice (About 1 large lemon or 2 small)
lots of ice!
Categories
Drinks
Cuisine
Snack
Steps
In a large cup, stir the ¼ cup hot water and 2 tablespoons granulated sugar together until dissolved. (For a less sweet drink, start with 1 ½ tablespoons of sugar and add the remaining ½ tablespoon at the end if you want it sweeter.) For lemons that are more tart, you may need to add a little more sugar.
Add in ¾ cup cold water and 3 Tablespoons FRESH Lemon Juice, then mix.
Top with lots of ice!!
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 102 kcal
Carbohydrates: 27 g
Sodium: 13 mg
Sugar: 25 g
Reviews
Ed on 2026-05-29 (5 stars): I added 1 more each tablespoon of sugar and lemon juice and it came out perfect for me.
Agnes on 2026-05-28 (5 stars): Wow it took me just a few minutes to make, and its even more delicious than I expected!! It tastes much better (and its very probably healthier) than any you may buy :-)
Thanks for the recipe ! <3
Jami on 2026-05-04 (5 stars): I use this ALL the time! Perfectly written!
Bonnie on 2026-05-04 (4 stars): The recipe is great except NEVER use hot water out of the tap. When you need hot water for ANY recipe always heat it from cold water. Hot water out of the faucet not only tastes terrible, it can be dangerous. Lead and other dangerous metals/chemicals are much more soluble in hot water.
Please start your delicious lemonade recipe by heating your water from cold water.
Alyssa on 2025-12-11 (5 stars): Great recipe! I added a tablespoon more of sugar but that's all!
Franxxstar on 2025-12-07 (5 stars): Managed to fulfill my craving for a single glass of lemonade!
Delightfully surprised how easy that was!
Thanks for an awesome recipe 👏🏽
Krystal on 2025-08-09 (5 stars): It was very tasty and sweet. Best lemonade ever.
Judy Sherven on 2025-07-28 (5 stars): Just what I was looking for on a 90 degree summer day in Wisconsin! Fresh, yummy, ice cold lemonade! Delicious!! Simple, really good recipe!
Melody Wright on 2025-07-21 (5 stars): I retired to Florida and planted a lemon tree. Got loads of free lemons and used this recipe for lemonade. Sooo good! Now I'm addicted. And yesterday our heat index was 112° so this recipe was great. Thanks!!
