Made with three simple ingredients, using Lemonade Ice Cubes is my secret to avoid a watery beverage. Make your lemonade more flavorful with this easy hack!
Lemonade Ice Cubes are perfect to have with brown sugar lemonade, and combined with black tea ice cubes, makes my Earl Grey lemonade even more perfect to enjoy during a scorching summer day.
🍋Ingredients
Lemon juice. Fresh squeezed lemon juice gives a better taste to lemonades and these ice cubes. Remember: these ice cubes will melt and add flavor to the drink they’re icing.
You can substitute lemon juice with lime juice.
Sugar. You can use white sugar (caster or granulated), as well as brown sugar (light or dark). The last is great if you’re using these for a brown sugar lemonade, or if you want to add a caramel layer.
Ice cube tray. I'm using a regular 12 cubes ice cube tray that holds 2 cups of liquid, but you can use any ice tray you have. The size of the cubes can make freezing time vary: smaller will freeze in less time, while big cubes will take longer to be ready.
🫗How to make lemonade ice cubes
This recipe makes enough to fill a regular 12 cubes ice tray (2 cups). You can double or triple it easily directly on the recipe card.
Step 01. Stir together lemon juice, water and sugar.
Step 02. To make the sugar dissolve faster, microwave the water for 30-40 seconds or until warm (sugar dissolves more easily in warm water).
Step 03. Pour the lemonade over the ice tray, filling it. Store in the freezer for 7 to 8 hours, or until frozen.
Step 04. Fill a glass with lemonade ice cubes and pour your favorite lemonade over it, or place in an airtight container and store in the freezer for later.
✔️Expert Tips
Make it sugar free. You can use your favorite sweetener or omit the sugar completely.
Caramel notes. Make it using brown sugar, light for a milder caramel taste, and dark for stronger.
Mint twist. Add a mint leaf to each ice cube.
🙋🏻♀️FAQ
They take about 7-8 hours to fully freeze.
Yes, you can use any lemonade to make these ice cubes. I, however, prefer to make it with fresh lemon juice for the best taste.
To prevent any off-flavors, I store ice cubes into an airtight container. Wait for them to freeze, remove ice cubes from the tray and store in an airtight container or freezer-safe bag.
🍹Where to use it
These ice cubes are delicious to have with any lemonade - like a Thai Tea Lemonade - and an easy way to flavor water. For lemonades, here are some of my favorite suggestions:
If you tried this Lemonade Ice Cubes Recipe, please leave a 🌟 star rating and let me know how it goes in the comments below!
📖 Recipe
Lemonade Ice Cubes (With Lemonade)
Equipment
- 1 Ice Cube Tray
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cup water
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- ¼ cup sugar
Instructions
- Stir together lemon juice, water and sugar. To make the sugar dissolve faster, microwave the water for 30-40 seconds or until warm (sugar dissolves more easily in warm water).
- Pour the lemonade over the ice tray, filling it. Store in the freezer for 7 to 8 hours, or until frozen.
- Fill a glass with lemonade ice cubes and pour your favorite lemonade over it, or place in an airtight container and store in the freezer for later.
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