hard lemonade

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lemon
• 4 cups water, or as needed, divided
• 1 cup sugar
• 6 large lemons, juiced
• 1 1/2 cups
• 1 cup ice cubes, or as needed
• 1 large lemon, sliced

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 mins Ready Time: 20 mins


• zest 1 lemon into large pieces using a knife. place lemon zest in a saucepan; top with 1 cup water and sugar. bring lemon zest mixture to a boil, stirring occasionally, until sugar dissolves and liquid is syrupy, 5 to 10 minutes. remove saucepan from heat and cool; remove and discard lemon zest.
• stir lemon juice and together in a pitcher; pour in lemon syrup. stir in enough water to fill the pitcher.
• fill glasses with ice; pour hard lemonade into each glass. garnish each glass with a lemon slice.