Name: Brown Sugar Lemonade Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 2 cups lemon juice (about 10-12 lemons); 1½ cups brown sugar simple syrup (1 batch); 8 cups cold water; 1 lemon (sliced for garnish); ice

Sip your way through summer with this homemade Brown Sugar Lemonade! A delicious, unique twist on the classic citrus drink with a sweet, slightly caramel-like flavor, made with just 3 ingredients in 20 minutes!

Two glasses of brown sugar lemonade on a wooden board with a pitcher behind it.

Lemonade Made With Brown Sugar

Freshly squeezed, bright lemon juice meets deep brown sugar to serve up a glass of sweet yet perfectly tart lemonade! The brown sugar makes for a cozy, caramel-like flavor that will have you reaching for this recipe all summer long!

Brown sugar may seem to be an odd fit for lemonade, but it’s actually quite genius! You still get the bright, refreshing lemon flavor but instead of regular sugar, it’s met with rich brown sugar to create a delicious depth of flavor to cool down with.

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Rebecca’s Recipe Review

Taste: A cohesive blend of refreshing lemon and caramel-like brown sugar flavor.

Texture: Smooth unless you prefer pulp!

Ease: 2/10

Pros: An easy-to-make recipe that’s a fun break from classic Lemonade while still enjoying lemony goodness for Summer.

Cons: It’s best to make a batch of the brown sugar simple syrup ahead of time so that it has time to cool down.

Would I Make This Again? Yes, this is a lemonade recipe I’ll be making all summer long! I love that one batch can serve up to 8 people!

Three glasses of brown sugar lemonade on a table.

Lemonade Ingredients

Lemon Juice – Freshly squeezed.
Brown Sugar Simple Syrup – Made on the stovetop with dark brown sugar, water, and vanilla extract in just 15 minutes.
Cold Water
Lemon – Wash and sliced up to use as garnish.
Ice

Ingredients to make brown sugar lemonade on a light wood table.

How To Make Brown Sugar Lemonade

Prepare the brown sugar simple syrup.
Squeeze the juice out of the lemons into a liquid measuring cup.
Combine the lemon juice, brown sugar simple syrup, and cold water together in a large pitcher.
Slice up a lemon.
Serve the Homemade Brown Sugar Lemonade in tall glasses with ice and garnish with a fresh lemon slice.

Prepare brown sugar simple syrup.
Juice the lemons.
Add water to a pitcher.
Strain the lemon juice into the water.
Pour the simple syrup into the pitcher.
Stir until combined.

Rebecca’s Lemonade Tips

This recipe calls for two cups of freshly squeezed lemon juice therefore you’ll need to grab about 10 to 12 large lemons.
Get the most juice from your lemons by first rolling each lemon on the counter firmly using the palm of your hand. This will cause the inner membranes to break down allowing the lemons to release more juice. Afterwards, microwave each rolled lemon for about 10 seconds. Then slice the lemons and use a citrus press to squeeze the juice out of the lemons.
If you prefer a sweeter lemonade, simply add an additional 1/3 cup of bot brown sugar and water to the simple syrup mixture.
You can decide if you want the lemonade to have pulp or not! For pulp free lemonade, strain the lemon juice through a fine mesh sieve. If you decide you want lemonade with pulp, just be sure to pick out any lemon seeds if you see them!

Overhead photo of two glasses of brown sugar lemonade.

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Creamy Lemonade – A viral TikTok recipe that makes a large pitcher in 15 minutes with just 3 ingredients!
Homemade Berry Lemonade – Garnish with a variety of fresh fruit for a great go-to summer sip!
Blueberry Lemonade – Made with bright, fresh lemon juice and homemade blueberry syrup!
Sparkling Raspberry Lemonade – A refreshing, fruity summer drink made with fizzy club soda!

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Brown Sugar Lemonade Recipe

Author Rebecca Hubbell

Course Beverage

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Ingredients

Instructions

Prepare the Brown Sugar Simple Syrup on the stovetop.
While the simple syrup cooks, use a citrus press to squeeze the juice out of the lemons into a liquid measuring cup.
In a pitcher, combine the 2 cups lemon juice, 1½ cups brown sugar simple syrup, and 8 cups cold water.
Slice 1 lemon into 8 slices.
Serve in a highball glass with ice and garnish each with a lemon slice. Serve with a straw.