Name: Homemade Lemonade
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 1 cup ripe pear (probably 2-3, peeled, chopped); 1 cup lemon juice (Squeezing 6 lemons should produce about 1 cup juice); 2 cup water; Hand-held Juicer; Strainer

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Homemade Lemonade made without sugar is healthy and easy to make with just two whole food ingredients - pears and lemons. The perfect fun summertime drink for you or even the kids to make at home.

A homemade lemonade sweetened with pears. Perfect for a forward-thinking lemonade stand. You don't always need to put sugar in homemade lemonade.
This recipe works beautifully because pears are so mildly sweet, and so light that they obediently disappear into the swirl of lemon juice and water. You can filter as well via a small sieve to make it crystal clear, although sometimes I do and sometimes I don't.

Here I just added ice and a few slices of lemon, and even a few kumquats for color. It is delicious! Not too sweet, not too sour. And if you think this drink is inventive, you might enjoy some of my other healthy drinks.

How Healthy is this ?

And anyway, who can feel sorry drinking a sunny drink like homemade lemonade. Oh, and do I need to remind of you of the health benefits in this drink? Lemon, of course, is an immunity-boosting and detox star, helping you ward off germs, as well as flushing toxins from your body.

The pear is no slouch either, offering vitamin C, vitamin K, potassium, calcium, iron, magnesium, riboflavin, vitamin B-6, and folate.

Just remember to buy organic pears as pears are listed as one of the "dirty dozen" with the EWG.com, that nonprofit that measures pesticides in our food. Visit their site to learn what produce needs to be bought organic in order to avoid pesticides in your meals.

Besides the nutrition, this drink is simply fun to drink! Hmm, I think I see it as popsicles in the future.

This recipe is also perfect for children, although you might want to up the pears if your child likes things sweeter.

Easy to Make

It's very easy to make this lemonade. Just wash and chop the pears. For the best nutritional profile, don't peel the pears. Instead filter out an skin debris once the lemonade is blended. And juice the lemons.

A quick hack to get more juice from your lemons is to warm them before juicing. You can do this either in the microwave (don't let them run too long) or sit them in a pot of hot water while you prep the pears.

Put pears and lemon juice in a blender, process, and refrigerate. Before serving, pour through a sieve to remove any remaining particles.

If you like lemons, you might be interested in my No-Juicer Made-in-Blender Lemon Ginger Shot, more detox than fun but lots of lemons involved!

Other Healthy Drinks

Interested in other healthy drinks? Try these:

Celery Juice
Turmeric Shots
Sparkling water Infused Water Recipes
Detox Water for Weight Loss
Ginger Shots
Five Quick-Fix Wellness Shots
Pink Dragon Fruit Drink

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