Lemon Juice Recipe

Homemade lemon juice recipe that is healthy, refreshing, and fresh. This lemonade recipe is easy and quick to make. Learn how to make lemon juice or lemon drink from scratch.

When life gives you lemons make lemon juice, lemon cake, or lemon water! All of these recipes are sure to be a good use.

Jokes apart, if the question is what to do with a lot of lemons? here is one easy, healthy, delicious, and refreshing way to use up lemons.

Whether it's for summer refreshment, cleanse juice, simple lemon water, healthy juice drink, holiday, barbeque, or party drink, this homemade lemon juice with no need for syrup is a pleaser. It's perfect for any occasion just like lime juice.

Some Other Recipes you can make with Lemons are

Strawberry lemonade

Lemon sponge cake

Lemon juice Recipe

This perfect lemon juice recipe is not only quick and easy to make, other reasons why you'll love it include:

*It is better than storebought.

*You only need 2 ingredients to make this simple lemon juice recipe.

*You determine if to add sugar or the quantity of sugar that goes in your lemonade.

*No artificial preservative.

*It takes less than 15 minutes to make and you have a refreshing lemonade.

Benefits of Lemon Juice

Lemon juice promotes hydration by enhancing water flavor which can make you drink more.

It's a good source of vitamin C and antioxidants with one lemon containing about 31mg of vitamin C. This may help prevent cold and reduce risk of heart disease.

Drinking lemon water improves skin quality, aids weightloss and help control high blood pressure.

It may lower cholesterol and it's good for digestive health.

The citric acid in lemon juice may help prevent kidney stones.

TOOLS REQUIRED

Juicer

Pitcher or bottle

Ingredients for Lemon Juice

Lemons

Water

Sugar (optional)

How to Make Lemon Juice

Roll the lemons on the worktop in a circular motion or roll between your palms. This is so they are easy to juice.

Cut each lemons into 2 equal parts and juice.

Pour the freshly squeezed lemon juice into a pitcher then add in 2 liters of cold water.

Add in sliced lemons (Optional) and sugar if using.

Stir well and put in the fridge to chill for at least 30 minutes or immediately serve on ice.

How much juice in a lemon?

This depends on the size of the lemon. A large lemon will produce ¼ cup (80ml) of juice. A medium-size lemon will give 3-4 tablespoons of juice.

For a cup of lemon juice you will need 3-4 large lemons.

Note that some lemons are less juicy than others.

How to Store

Before you store lemon juice, remove any lemon slices, or garnish then pour in a bottle and store in the fridge where it will remain for up to 3 days. If freezing, pour in a freezer-safe bottle or airtight container, label, and store in the freezer. It will last up to 6 months in the freezer.

When ready to drink, bring out of the freezer and thaw/defrost in the fridge or countertop.

Make lemon ice cubes. Add in ice cube tray and put in the freezer. Once frozen pop the cubes into ziploc bag then return it to the freezer.

Tips

• Use good quality ingredients.

• Make it sugar-free or adjust the quantity of sugar to suit how sweet you want it.

• Lemons contain citric acid which may erode tooth enamel. To limit the risk of tooth eroding from the citric acid, drink lemon water through a straw and rinse your mouth with plain water after drinking.

• You can substitute sugar for honey or other healthier sweetener.

• If freezing the juice, remove lemon slices or any garnish before doing so.

• Add some fresh mint leaves for some minty flavor.

• You can add some lime juice to make it lemon lime juice.

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