Best Lemonade Recipe! (The grill is your secret ingredient)

If you have been wondering how to make fresh lemonade, let me show you with the best lemonade recipe ever. It’s not the lemons or sugar that make this recipe insanely amazing, it’s the grill! That’s right, grilled lemonade. Get ready for the most epic summer beverage you’ve ever had. 

Summer is upon us and I’ve never felt more indifferent. Usually I’m elated when my favorite season arrives, but this year I just feel lost. I’m trying to keep a positive attitude when it comes to discovering what summer means in my new city, but I find myself longing for the salty beach air, and sand between my toes.

I have to constantly remind myself that life is different now. Things can be great even if they are different. When I first learned we were moving, some friends of mine gave me a pep talk along the lines of, “you can never better yourself unless you try new things and expand your horizons.” Sound advice, but it doesn’t make things any easier in this moment right now.

Some positives I’m focusing on:

-Listening to my neighbors outside laughing, dancing and listening to music. Once this bum leg I’m nursing heals up, I’m hoping to go out and join them one night.

-Lemon tree and plum tree in our backyard are providing a ton of new recipe inspiration for me.

So I have those things going for me.

I took my first official lemon harvest and grilled it up in order to make the best lemonade recipe ever.

I promise I’m not exaggerating.

I’ve kind of become a lemonade junkie in the last few years, especially in the summer time, but I’ve never made fresh lemonade before. The bottle of Tito’s vodka in my freezer was the catalyst for this particular recipe. (don’t judge! It makes a great mixer!)

I love grilled fruit in the summer and this fresh lemonade recipe did not disappoint. The grilling gives it a bit of a smoky, richer flavor which is more up my alley than super sweet varieties. It tasted great mixed with Tito’s too if you’re looking for an adult summer beverage.

If there are any Bay Area locals out there willing to give me some tips on must-do summer activities, I’m all ears. I’ll bring the drinks!

4.5 from 6 votes

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Grilled Lemonade

If you have been wondering how to make fresh lemonade, let me show you how with the best lemonade recipe ever. 

Course Drinks

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Servings 12 servings

Calories 73 kcal

Author Betsy Life

Ingredients

For simple syrup

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water

For the lemonade

• 6-10 lemons enough for 2 cups of juice depending on size
• water

Instructions

To make the simple syrup

1. Combine 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water in a small saucepan, bring to a boil, stirring until sugar fully dissolves. Remove from heat and allow to cool.

To make the lemonade

1. Heat a grill or a grill pan to medium heat. Cut lemons in half and place each half cut-side down on the grill grates. Grill for 2-4 minutes until charred.
2. Juice charred lemons into a bowl or measuring cup, then strain juice to remove any seeds or unwanted pulp.
3. Combine 2 cups lemon juice and simple syrup in a large pitcher. Add more water until desired flavor is reached.
4. Chill before serving.

Nutrition Facts

Grilled Lemonade

Amount Per Serving (1 g)

Calories 73

% Daily Value*

Sodium 1mg0%

Carbohydrates 20g7%

Sugar 18g20%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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