Bethy's Cucumber Basil Lemonade recipe

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Ingredients

8 cups cold water, divided
1 cup white sugar
1 ½ cups lemon juice
½ cucumber, thinly sliced
10 fresh basil leaves, torn

Nutrition Info

110.2 calories
carbohydrate: 29.4 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: : -
fiber: 0.3 g
protein: 0.3 g
saturatedFat: : -
servingSize: -
sodium: 7.8 mg
sugar: 26.3 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Combine 1 cup water and sugar together in a small saucepan, bring to a boil. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and cool syrup to room temperature.

  2. Stir syrup, remaining water, lemon juice, cucumber, and basil together in a pitcher, chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.

Recipe Yield

8 servings

Recipe Note

I make this refreshing lemonade all summer long. It goes great at any picnic!

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