Lemonade Concentrate, Made in the Instant Pot
Servings: 9
Calories: 141kcal
This lemonade concentrate is so easy to make with freshly squeezed lemon juice, sugar, and your pressure cooker. Make it in minutes for a fresh authentic lemonade taste.
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Equipment
- Pressure Cooker
- lemon juicer
Ingredients
- 2 cups lemon juice about 8-10 lemons
- 1½ cups sugar
- ½ Tablespoon lemon zest (1½ teaspoons)
Instructions
- Squeeze the lemons to get fresh juice. You will want to use a lemon juicer with this amount of fresh lemon juice needed.
- Strain out any seeds or pulp.
- Add the ingredients to the inner pot of a pressure cooker. I used the Instant Pot 6 quart.
- Close the lid and the venting according to the manufacturer's directions.
- Using the manual setting, set the timer for 1 minute on high pressure.
- It will take at least 10 minutes to come to pressure. After it has come to pressure and counted down the minute, carefully do a quick release following the manufacturer's directions.
- Using mitts, carefully pour the lemonade concentrate into a container with a lid. Refrigerate for about 6 hours or until very cold.
- Just like the frozen lemonade concentrate you can find in your freezer section, the ratio to 3:1. Fill a large pitcher with a little over 6 cups of water and ice. Add the concentrate and stir. You can also do a single serving with six ounces of water and two ounces of concentrate.
Notes
Time coming to pressure is included in the prep time.
Nutrition
Serving: 2Tablespoons | Calories: 141kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 57mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 35g | Vitamin A: 3IU | Vitamin C: 21mg | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 1mg