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40 Delicious Homemade Lemonade Recipes

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April 19, 2022 By Lisa Sharp 1 Comment

These homemade lemonade recipes are sure to be your new favorite refreshing drinks. Everything from old-fashion lemonade to unique papaya lemonade.

Collage of lemonades

When I was a kid, my brother and I had many lemonade stands with the neighbor kids. One year we were out there basically every day. We made a lot of money, especially since my mom bought our supplies, it’s nice to have all profit and no expenses. 

We made Kool-Aid lemonade, sometimes pink lemonade if we were feeling crazy. Honestly, I still like that cheap and filled with questionable-ingredients stuff. Likely because of the memories of our lemonade stands.

What’s even better is homemade lemonade when you aren’t making huge batches to sell to the neighbors for 50 cents a glass.

There are so many great ways varieties of lemonade out there. At least where I live we have a lot of hot weather and a lot of time to try out different homemade lemonade recipes.

Fresh lemons are best but organic lemon juice is also a great option when you don’t want to juice a bunch of lemons. I really like the Santa Cruz organic lemon juice. It makes homemade lemonade easy and I like having it on hand when I have a craving for lemonade.

One of the best places to get it is Thrive Market. The price is great and I love the mission. They help feed hungry people all while providing you and your family healthy food. And everything is delivered to your door. If you want to try Thrive Market you can check out my Thrive Market review.

Homemade Lemonade Recipes

You won't get bored of lemonade this summer with all of these delicious homemade lemonade recipes.

Pineapple Meyer Lemonade

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Next time you want lemonade try adding pineapple juice for a small twist on a classic drink. This homemade Pineapple Meyer Lemonade is delicious!

Blueberry Lemonade Recipe

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Blueberries and lemons go perfectly together and make a beautiful summer drink to enjoy.

Probiotic Lemonade Soda

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Homemade, naturally fermented lemonade is easy to make. It involves less than five minutes of active time in the kitchen, mostly spent stirring before bottling and waiting for friendly bacteria to do the work for you.

Natural Sugar-free Lemonade

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Do you love lemonade but would prefer a healthy alternative to what is typically a sugar-loaded drink? Or are you looking for a refreshing drink that is easy on your wallet? If so, this versatile sugar-free lemonade recipe is for you!

Honey Lemonade

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A 60-second honey lemonade recipe that’s naturally refined sugar-free and made with just 2 ingredients! A perfect easy lemonade recipe for hot summer days.

Frozen Strawberry Lemonade

Strawberry lemonade is a summer classic and this frozen version will help you cool off on a hot summer day.

Old Fashioned Lemonade 

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Old Fashioned Lemonade is so simple to make & utterly refreshing! Parred lemon slices, lemon juice, sugar, and water are all you need to make this traditional thirst-quenching drink!.

Fresh Raspberry Lemonade

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This raspberry lemonade is a bright pink color that comes from the raspberries!

Easy Watermelon Lemonade (Refined Sugar-Free)

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This Watermelon Lemonade requires only 3 ingredients for an easy refreshing summer beverage. Perfect to serve when hanging out on a hot summer afternoon with family or friends.

Strawberry Lemonade Recipe

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Fresh strawberry lemonade is one refreshing summer drink that you must try this summer. It’s incredibly easy and quick to make. Best way to use up fresh berries from your garden.

Limonana – Israeli Mint Lemonade

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Limonana is a popular refreshing middle eastern lemonade with mint.

Finnish Fermented Lemonade

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The tradition of mead or honey wine goes back millennia in Nordic countries, and it’s no surprise that countless variations have developed over the years. Sima is a quick fermented lemon soda, that’s technically a mead at heart.

Refreshing Beet Lemonade

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This beet lemonade is sure to be your favorite drink to sip on all summer! It’s sweet, earthy, and refreshing.

Lavender Lemonade

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This quick and easy Lavender Lemonade is the perfect way to enjoy your lemonade in STYLE! Add a little bourbon, gin, or vodka– and you’ve got yourself a light summer cocktail!

Raspberry Green Tea Lemonade

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A truly refreshing summer drink! This quick homemade lemonade is combined with raspberries and green tea to give it a wonderful sweet and tart flavor!

Healthy Pear Lemonade 

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Homemade Lemonade made without sugar is healthy and easy to make with just two whole food ingredients - pears and lemons. The perfect fun summertime drink for you or even the kids to make at home.

Pink Lemonade with Pomegranate Juice

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This homemade pink lemonade tastes as good as it is pretty.

Strawberry Kiwi Lemonade 

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Quench your thirst with a fruit-packed Strawberry Kiwi Lemonade! This drink is sweet, tart, and oh so refreshing! It’s perfect for those warm, hot summer days.

Strawberry Mint Lemonade Recipe

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If you’re looking for a refreshing and unique lemonade to make, then try this strawberry mint lemonade!

Frozen Lemonade Recipe

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Frozen lemonade is the perfect summer treat--easy to make, refreshing, and delicious. Freeze lemonade when lemons are in season to make frozen lemonade all year long.

Rhubarb Pink Lemonade

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This rhubarb lemonade is simple to make with a few stalks of rhubarb and about a half a dozen lemons.

5-Minute Watermelon Lemonade with Mint

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This lightning-fast watermelon lemonade is a perfect little summer drink that is easily adaptable to be Whole30, Low-Carb, or Paleo-friendly.

Japanese Lilac Gin Lemonade 

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Japanese Lilac Gin Lemonade tastes like summertime in the country and is the perfect adult lemonade.

Pink Lemonade for Two

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A refreshing homemade lemonade recipe for two.

Healthy Sweet Woodruff Lemonade 

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Healthy Sweet Woodruff Lemonade Recipe: Refreshing, flavorful and fragrant summer drink made with sweet woodruff, lemon, honey and water.

Nectarine Lemonade

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This delicious nectarine lemonade combines amazing summer flavors for a great refreshing treat.

 Watermelon Lemonade

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This watermelon Lemonade Recipe is going to have you rethinking how you refresh yourself this summer.

Mint-Infused Lemonade Recipe

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This Mint-Infused Lemonade recipe is simple, fast, easy to make in large amounts, beautiful to look at, uses fresh and real ingredients, and is extra refreshing.

Spiced Lemonade

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Spiced Lemonade is perfect to keep cool on a hot summer day and nothing says summertime like an ice-cold glass of Spicy Lemonade! This refreshing summer drink is so easy to make and the perfect way to use extra lemons.

Violet and Dandelion Pink Lemonade

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The pink lemonade is beautiful and is the perfect beverage to serve to guests. They’ll be surprised that something so lovely could be made from the flowers you harvested in your own backyard.

Strawberry Thyme Lemonade

Photo Credit: 2cookinmamas.com

This Strawberry Thyme Lemonade tastes amazing, made with or without vodka, fresh strawberries, refreshing zesty lemon and a touch of thyme. It will help you beat the summer heat & have you cooling down in no time!

Honey Orange Lemonade

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This lemonade variation is naturally sweetened with a quick honey simple syrup and made with freshly squeezed oranges and lemons.

Honey Mint Lemonade

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This yummy Healthy Honey Mint Lemonade recipe is an easy-to-make, refreshing drink to cool off with! Sweetened with honey & made with only 4 ingredients!

Papaya Lemonade

Photo Credit: www.carolinescooking.com

This papaya lemonade is a variation on the classic - it's fresh and mildly fruity; absolutely perfect for the summer. And really easy to make as well.

Strawberry Rhubarb Lemonade

Photo Credit: www.findingzest.com

Homemade strawberry rhubarb sauce is used to make this delicious and unique lemonaade.

Strawberry Lemon Lime Lemonade

Photo Credit: www.willcookforsmiles.com

A family favorite refreshing drink made easily by hand and using fresh ingredients. Handmade lemonade made with the addition of fresh lime juice and sweet, strawberry sauce made from fresh delicious strawberries.

Blueberry Basil Lemonade

Photo Credit: noshingwiththenolands.com

A refreshing homemade lemonade with the addition of basil and blueberries.

Blueberry mint lemonade

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Blueberry mint lemonade – refreshing summer drink with freshly squeezed lemons, the added flavor of blueberries, and an extra kick of mint!

Refreshing cucumber mint lemonade

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This homemade cucumber lemonade recipe contains only four ingredients and can be ready in a matter of minutes.

Smoked Maple Whisky Lemonade

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You can also enjoy lemonade in a cocktail with this whiskey cocktail.

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  1. GIULIA says

    July 4, 2019 at 2:06 am

    well 50 cent for a glass of lemonade is a good deal and it is a good drink for hot summer:D

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