Refreshing homemade lemonade couldn't be easier - one glass at a time! Whip some up and you'll be sipping before you know it.
Prep time: PT5M
Total time: PT5M
Rating
4.81 stars (31 reviews)
Keywords
drinks
Ingredients
2 tablespoons granulated white sugar
1/4 cup hot water
3 tablespoons fresh-squeezed lemon juice (from 1 medium-to-large lemon)
3/4 cup cold water
Ice
Categories
beverages
Cuisine
American
Steps
In a 16-ounce or larger glass, stir together the sugar and hot water until the sugar is dissolved.
Stir in the lemon juice and the cold water.
Fill to the top with ice and serve.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 10 ounces
Calories: 103 kcal
Carbohydrates: 27 g
Protein: 1 g
Fat: 1 g
Saturated Fat: 1 g
Sodium: 10 mg
Sugar: 25 g
Reviews
Aspen on 2026-05-31 (5 stars): AMAZING
Numnum on 2025-05-26 (5 stars): This quick single lemon recipe helped me quickly scale for 2 lemons to get some fresh lemonade to a neighbor friend working in the heat. Thank you!
Lisa P on 2025-03-14 (5 stars): My daughter and I were making another recipe that was using lemons and we had some juice leftover. Found this recipe and it was perfect!! It was just like buying a fresh squeezed lemonade at the fair!! So good and we were able to not waste any of our lemons.
Eunchai on 2024-07-29 (5 stars): Thank You! The lemonade tasted great!!
Eunchai on 2024-07-25 (2 stars): I followed your hot water+sugar step, but it was still grainy! When I tasted it, it was sour!! Can you tell me that step a bit more detailed, and did your lemonade taste a bit sour, too?
Maksim on 2024-05-25 (5 stars): 5 Star rating
Bailey Means on 2023-06-26 (5 stars): I loved this
Oliver on 2022-11-17 (5 stars): The hot water+sugar step was just what I was missing! Thanks!
Anise on 2022-07-31 (5 stars): This Lemonade was so good! We added strawberries and it gave it so much more flavor! I will definitely be using this recipe again!
Tom & Kate on 2022-03-25 (5 stars): My mother in law has a prolific lemon tree and we give bags of lemons away to friends every week. Glad I found this 1-glass recipe because a pitcher is too much to consume before the lemonade looses its freshness. We were low on sugar so I substituted honey and the taste was great. Nice to read all of the other variations mentioned among these comments.
Jeannine on 2022-02-24 (5 stars): This recipe is awesome. I always make huge pitchers of lemonade during the summer but didn't want a large amount in this season. I found this recipe. I just love it. I just made myself a glass. It's the second time making it and this one tastes even better than the first one. I guess the type of lemon made a difference. Will be making it again for sure.
