Homemade pomegranate lemonade (2 ways)
Pomegranate Lemonade is one of our favorite wintertime lemonades that we also enjoy during the summer. This easy lemonade with pomegranate is one you’ll make over and over because you and your family would love the taste of this homemade exotic juice.
Ingredients
- 2 Cups Pomegranate arils (from 2 to 3 pomegranates)
- 1 Cup lemon juice (from 5 to 6 large lemons)
- 4 Cups water
- ½ Cup granulated sugar
Instructions
Using Arils and fresh lemon juice.
- Add lemon juice and 2 cups of water in a pitcher stir till sugar dissolves.
- Transfer pomegranate arils to a blender. Pulse blender 3 to 4 times. The aim is not to blend till smooth but to scratch the flesh of the arils off the tiny seeds.
- Place a fine mesh sieve over a clean bowl then pour the blended arils into sieve. Use the back of a spoon to press the blended arils against the mesh to release the juice.
- You can pour about ½ cup of water over the the arils to help extract more juice.
- Pour the extracted juice into the pitchers with lemon juice and water, add the rest of the water, then stir to mix properly.
- Place in the refrigerator to chill for up to 2 hours or serve immediately over ice.
Using store bought pomegranate juice and lemon juice
- Use 1 ½ to 2 cups of pomegranate juice to 1 cup of lemon juice.
- Mix the juices and sugar in a pitcher, add sugar to the juicer. Stir till sugar dissolves.
- Pour the water into the mix and stir to combine.
- Serve immediately over ice or chill for 2 hours before serving.
Notes
- Adjust sweetness to your liking by adding more sweetener or less. If you want it less sweet, start with 6 Tablespoons of sugar then add more by tablespoons till you reach your desired taste. If you want it sweeter, start with ½ cup, taste and add more as needed.
- Swap out the water with sparkling water to make it fizzy.
- Pomegranates tend to stain so use dark colored towels to clean your work surface.
- The time stated in this recipe is for when you use ready juices. If you will be deseeding and juicing the pomegranates and also cutting and juicing the lemons, it can take you up to 40 mins depending on how fast you can do these.
Nutrition
Calories: 178kcalCarbohydrates: 44gProtein: 2gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.1gSodium: 15mgPotassium: 257mgFiber: 3gSugar: 38gVitamin A: 4IUVitamin C: 32mgCalcium: 19mgIron: 0.3mg
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