Taste of Home
Orange Lemonade
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. + chilling Cook: 5 min. + cooling
YIELD: 12 servings (3 quarts).
This juice is a favorite at our place. I'll often double the batch and send a jar next door to my mother-in-law! I was looking for a way to sweeten lemonade without using more sugar when I came up with the recipe. —Wendy Masters, Grand Valley, Ontario
Ingredients
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1-3/4 cups sugar
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2-1/2 cups water
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2 tablespoons grated lemon zest
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2 tablespoons grated orange zest
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1-1/2 cups lemon juice (about 10 lemons)
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1-1/2 cups orange juice (about 5 oranges)
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6 cups cold water
Directions
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1.
In a large saucepan, combine sugar and 2-1/2 cups water; cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Cool slightly.
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2.
Stir in citrus zest and juices. Let stand, covered, 1 hour. Strain syrup; refrigerate, covered, until cold.
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3.
To serve, fill glasses or pitcher with equal amounts of fruit syrup and water. Add ice and serve.
Nutrition Facts
1 cup: 136 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 1mg sodium, 35g carbohydrate (33g sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.
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