| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 55 min |
| Prep: | 20 min |
| Inactive: | 30 min |
| Cook: | 5 min |
| Yield: | 4 to 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 cups lemon juice, about 12 to 15 lemons
- 2 cups Basil Simple Syrup, recipe follows
- 2 cups cold or sparkling water
- Ice
- Lemon twists, for garnish
- 1 bunch fresh basil, washed and stemmed
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- Mix lemon juice, Basil Simple Syrup, and water together in a pitcher. Store in the refrigerator until ready to serve. Pour over ice filled glasses and garnish with a lemon twist.
- In a saucepan combine basil, sugar, and water and simmer until the sugar is dissolved, 5 minutes. Cool, strain the simple syrup, and store in the refrigerator.
Reviews
Best Ever!
Fresh, Delicious, not too sweet.
Next level lemonade!
Fresh, Delicious, not too sweet.
Next level lemonade!
Delicious and fairly easy. Just make sure to allow a lot of time for the simple syrup to cool (or make it in advance)!
This lemonade tastes good, but I had to add more water to it because it was way too sweet.
This was a tasty drink (without basil! I found the sweet-to-tart ratio to be balanced as is. My only concern is that it makes 6 cups and I wanted 8 cups -1/2 gal. A previous commenter mentioned adding the lemon pulp, but I found it too lemony. Straining the pulp made it perfect. So I added an extra 1/2 cup of sugar, 1/4 cup lemon juice, 1-1/4 cup water, and 1/8 tsp. salt. That addition of salt made it pop in flavor. When kids aren’t around I’ll add basil.
Best Lemonade I have ever had!!!
Wow! This is the best lemonade I’ve ever had. The basil simple syrup make all the difference. I added the zest from two lemons to the syrup recipe to give it a little more lemon essence.
The lemonade is very strong. If it’s going to sit out and the ice has plenty of time to melt it’s perfect, but if you’re going to drink it straight out of the fridge, I recommend watering it down a bit (about 50% lemonade 50% water.
yum! so refrshing and classy! changes I propse: 1/2 cup less sugar + an additional 1/2 bunch (at least basil, some lime juice. used 12oz sparkling – probably wont use any next time. also, syrup doesnt have to be chilled. next time would try adding champagne or vodka.
VERY good lemonade – with a few alterations to the original recipe.
I’ve made this twice now (third batch’s simple syrup is cooling as I type and have modified it each time as follows: 2 cups of water for the simple syrup AND 1 full liter of chilled lemon flavored sparkling water.
One word – DELICIOUS. The basil infusion is great and served with soda water ever so refreshing on a hot day.
I like sweet drinks but this one was waaay too sweet. Next time I will try the simple syrup with equal parts water & sugar. This one needed another cup of water added to cut the sweetness.