Enjoy a glass of homemade lemonade made with lemonade concentrate! This quick and easy recipe can be made in minutes, using only 4 ingredients and is sure to be a refreshing and delicious treat.
Mix the lemon juice, sugar, water and lemon zest in a large pot. Heat on medium, stirring occasionally until the sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil for 5 minutes. Remove the pot from heat.
Carefully pour the hot lemonade syrup through a fine mesh strainer into a container to remove the lemon zest and any pulp. Cool to room temperature. Refrigerate or freeze the lemonade concentrate until ready to serve.
To make a pitcher of lemonade, fill the pitcher half way full of ice cubes. Add 1 cup of concentrate to a 32 oz. pitcher. Fill the pitcher with filtered water. Add some lemon slices to the pitcher and stir. Serve over ice.
To make a glass of lemonade, fill a 8 oz. glass with ice and pour ¼ cup of concentrate over the ice. Fill the glass with water. Garnish with sliced lemon and a mint sprig.