What else can scream summer better than this Keto Lemonade! This wonderfully refreshing, low carb lemonade will refresh you during the hot days of summer. Cool, sweet and low carb, you can’t go wrong with this one!
Few drinks scream “summer” the way lemonade does. It’s cool, it’s refreshing, and now, it’s low carb too!
This easy to make recipe comes together quickly and easily, particularly if you use bottled lemon juice. Simply combine the ingredients in a large pitcher, give it a quick stir, and serve over ice!
A few things we will go over today with our Low Carb Lemonade
- Lemon juice is labeled as zero carbs, but is it?
- The quickest, easiest way to make lemonade
- One ingredient that helps you avoid the stevia aftertaste
Now, I should probably say something about the cayenne because many people will probably wonder if I’ve lost my marbles for adding it. But the truth is, all it does is give this delicious drink the tiniest of “kicks”. It’s that extra “zing” that makes you look at the glass after the first sip and say, “Mmmm! That’s good!”
That being said, if kids or anyone highly sensitive to spicy things will be drinking this, you may want to pour them a glass without it first.
One of the benefits of adding the cayenne is for people who get an aftertaste from stevia. The cayenne totally covers that up!
So pour yourself a nice, tall glass, pull up a chair on the porch and watch the kids run through the sprinklers like it’s still 1970. It’ll be the most relaxing glass of lemonade you’ve had in a good, long while! Pair that with a good ole fashion BBQ with broccoli salads and burgers and we are set for the summer.
How many net carbs in our Keto Lemonade?
2 Net Carbs per 1 cup of lemonade. I like my lemonade strong, so this recipe reflects that. If you prefer a weaker lemonade, add additional water, 1 cup at a time to taste. Which will draw out the lemon and can lower the carb counts if you add enough water.
If you are new to this Low Carb/Keto lifestyle and are unsure what we are talking about please feel free to read up more on Net Carbs and how to calculate.
Now here is the kicker in regards to carbs in lemon juice. I purchased my lemon juice in a bottle and noticed that it said zero grams of carb. What I did NOT pay attention to is that it was zero carbs for 1 tsp. of lemon juice.
After some research, I have found that various sites list different amounts of carbs for 1 cup of lemon juice. I had to use what was available to me in the nutrition calculator, and that was 1 cup of lemon juice at 16 grams of carbs. But other sites say it can go up as high as 20 grams per cup. Obviously, there are some carbs there, but they are allowed to list it as zero simply because it’s less than 1 gram of carbs. Add more juice, and the carbs do actually start to add up. So Please use the nutrition data here as a rough estimate. It’s definitely not exact. If 1 cup of juice equals 20 carbs, then this would actually be 5 carbs per 1 cup serving. I suppose there could be a difference between brands of juice as well. So use your own judgement here.
OTHER LOW CARB RECIPES YOU MIGHT ENJOY:
Keto Low Carb Lemonade
Ingredients
- 1 cup bottled or fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 6 cups filtered water
- 1 tsp. pure liquid stevia
- 1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper (optional, but yummy!)
Instructions
- Blend all ingredients together and pour over ice.
Nutrition Info
this was perfect for a warm day.. didn’t have stevia so i just used nutrasweet packets until it was sweet enough for my liking.. cayenne was a nice kick.. thank you for the recipe
Oh my goodness! This is the best! I was making a cake using zucchini and lemon jc and it is quite warm in So Texas right now. While I was zesting the lemon, I thought how good a big glass of lemonade would taste. I googled it and your recipe came up…SO good. I will be keeping fresh lemons on hand for this! Thank you for brightening my day!
So glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
Can’t find liquid stevia in my country, any way to do this with xylitol?
Alicia – Sure! I would just add the xylitol to taste. 🙂
forgot to rate it, 5 stars two thumbs up. do you have any ideas how to make water taste better with fresh fruit. so I can drink more water. and maybe probiotic drinks as well
Kimberly – Thank you! 😀
I was planning on doing a few flavored water recipes for the summer. But really, you can crush any low carb fruit and let it soak in drinking water overnight (in the fridge). Then strain off the fruit and enjoy.
Kimberly,
Add some kefir to it for probiotics! You’ll have to experiment with portions. Will make it like a lemonade smoothie.
omg this is wonderful, does not need sugar. you all rule. thanks for making my life so much better
Kimberly – Yay!! I’m so happy you liked it! I drink it all the time. It’s very refreshing!