Ingredients

The following ingredients have 2 Servings
  • Sugar Alternative- 1/2 cup equivalent to sugar
  • Lemon Juice- fresh squeezed is best as bottled lemon juice may have sugar added to it- you will need a cup in total. The average lemon yields about 3-4 tablespoons of juice. A cup holds 16 tablespoons of liquid. Thus
  • Ice
  • Water- up to 1/2 gallon
  • Optional- lime juice 3-4 tablespoons and/or mint sprigs for garnish and/or sparkling water instead of regular water

Instruction

  • Start by squeezing the juice out of your lemons. Transfer the juice to a large pitcher. If adding lime juice to the recipe, do so now.
  • In another pitcher, the one you will serve or store your beverage in, place the amount of ice that you desire. If you would rather to just simply add the ice to the glasses and not to the pitcher, skip this step because you do not need to follow it.
  • Pour the lemon juice over the ice and fill the pitcher with water. Garnish with lemons/mint if desired.