Hard Lemonade

Recipesfull introduces to you: Cocktail Recipes. (Hard Lemonade). A lemony syrup made by boiling lemon zest with lemon and sugar is the base for this delicious and refreshing hard lemonade with vodka.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 5 mins

Total: 20 mins

Servings: 6

Yield: 6 servings

Hard Lemonade

Ingredients

1 lemon

4 cups water

or as needed

divided

1 cup white sugar

6 large lemons

juiced

1 ½ cups vodka

1 cup ice cubes

or as needed

1 large lemon

sliced

Pina Colada IV

Drinks

Directions

Step 1

Zest 1 lemon into large pieces using a knife. Place lemon zest in a saucepan; top with 1 cup water and sugar. Bring lemon zest mixture to a boil stirring occasionally until sugar dissolves and liquid is syrupy 5 to 10 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and cool; remove and discard lemon zest.

Step 2

Stir lemon juice and vodka together in a pitcher; pour in lemon syrup. Stir in enough water to fill the pitcher.

Step 3

Fill glasses with ice; pour hard lemonade into each glass. Garnish each glass with a lemon slice.

Nutritional Information

Hard Lemonade

Servings Per Recipe:6

Calories: 291.4

% Daily Value *

Protein: 1.6g 3%

Carbohydrates: 47.4g 15%

Dietary Fiber: 6.2g 25%

Sugars: 33.3g

Fat: 0.4g 1%

Saturated Fat: 0.1g

Vitamin A Iu: 39.5IU 1%

Niacin Equivalents: 0.3mg 2%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 9%

Vitamin C: 101.3mg 169%

Folate: 9.2mcg 2%

Calcium: 85.4mg 9%

Iron: 0.9mg 5%

Magnesium: 17.3mg 6%

Potassium: 193.1mg 5%

Sodium: 9.3mg

Thiamin: 0.1mg 7%

Calories From Fat: 3.5

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.