Description
This blender lemonade is the easiest way to make lemonade! Just blend a few lemons, some sugar, and a few cups of water. Strain and enjoy!
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 lemons
- 1 lime (optional)
- 4–5 cups water
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk
Instructions
- Cut the lemons and lime into wedges (fourths or eighths depending on the size of the lemon). Place in a blender with the water and the sugar. Blend on high speed for a minute or until the lemons have been broken down and the water looks like lemonade. Let the mixture sit for a few minutes so the broken down pieces of lemon rise to the top of the blender.
- Pour the lemonade through a metal strainer over a large pitcher. You may need to do this in batches so that you can empty the lemon pieces out of the strainer. KEEP the lemon pieces! Use the mixture for muffins, fruit desserts, jam, pasta, or just cleaning your garbage disposal in the sink.
- Add the sweetened condensed milk to the lemonade in the pitcher. Stir to combine or pulse quickly through the blender. The lemonade will separate after about 15 minutes, so just keep a wooden spoon handy and give it a quick stir before serving.
Notes
The goal is to break the lemons down into a thick pulp without actually incorporating them into the water (otherwise the rind will make it taste bitter). Almost all of the lemon pulp should rise up to the top when you’re done blending so that you don’t actually drink it. As a result, a few commenters have not had good results using ultra high powered blenders because the lemon gets completely incorporated into the water. If you are using a high powered blender, I would use the pulse setting to make sure you don’t over-blend the lemons.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 5 mins
- Category: Beverage
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: blender lemonade, homemade lemonade, easy blender lemonade