Grilled Lemonade

Grilled Lemonade

A refreshing cup of lemonade on a hot sunny day is the most satisfying drink ever! Grilled lemonade takes lemons and adds a deeper dimension to them by grilling them over an open flame to caramelize the natural sugars and citrus flavor. It’s simply incredible!

Prep Time20 mins

Grill Time10 mins

Total Time30 mins

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Grilled Lemonade

 Servings: 8 cups
 Calories: 371kcal

Ingredients

• 5 lbs lemons
• 2 cups water
• 3 cups sugar divided

Instructions

• Preheat grill to medium-high heat.
• Add 1 cup of sugar to a shallow bowl or dish.
• Cut lemons in half. Press the cut-side into sugar and place cut-side down on the preheated grill. Let grill until lemon has softened and sugars have caramelized into a deep brown color, about 4-6 minutes.
• Remove from grill and let cool. Juice each lemon through a strainer into a large measuring cup. Keep juicing until you have 2 cups of lemon juice.
• To make the simple syrup, pour water into a medium-size saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir in 2 cups of sugar. Continue cooking over heat until sugar is dissolved and liquid looks clear.
• Combine simple syrup with lemon juice to create a lemonade concentrate.
• When ready to serve, add water to the lemonade concentrate to taste. For a stronger lemonade, add less water. For a less sweet, more sour lemonade, adjust the ratio of simple syrup to lemon juice by adding more lemon juice or less simple syrup.

Notes

Freezer Instructions: The lemonade concentrate can be frozen for later use. Just pour it into a gallon-sized ziploc bag and lay flat in the freezer. When ready to serve, thaw and add water to taste.

Honey-based Lemonade: replace the sugar in this recipe with 2 cups of honey. 

Sugar-free Lemonade: replace the sugar in this recipe with 1/4 cup stevia powder.

Flavored Lemonade: You can use this same recipe to make a variety of flavors. Want Strawberry Lemonade? Add in a pound of hulled strawberries to your prepared lemonade and blend it in a blender. Raspberry lemonade? Do the same thing! It's easy to mix and match various fruits and flavor combinations to quench your thirst with this old-fashioned treat.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cup | Calories: 371kcal | Carbohydrates: 101g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 9mg | Potassium: 393mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 82g | Vitamin A: 62IU | Vitamin C: 150mg | Calcium: 76mg | Iron: 2mg