Simple Splenda Lemonade

A simple lemonade one glass at a time. You can make regular or raspberry lemonade. Use regular sugar or Splenda to decrease the calories by 170 calories per glass. This is just a ratio thing type recipe that is darn useful.

Editor’s Note: Originally published  February 22, 2010. Refreshed with re-editing and dog photo on June 6, 2018.

I wanted a low-calorie lemonade that I can mix one glass at a time with what I have on hand. I have been using this recipe for almost two years now.

This post just seems stupid to me. It is just way too simple. You should be able to find this ratio on the Splenda website, but it is not there. 1 part granular Splenda to 2 parts lemon juice to 5 parts water.

Google is no help for the simple ratio I wanted. You must have lemons, club soda and many other things people put in. Nobody wanted to just tell the ratio of Splenda to ReaLemon to water. How hard could it be?

My Rating

It is a very nice lemonade. Much better than premade cans.

Recipe notes on Splenda Lemonade:

I suggest 1 part granular Splenda to 2 parts lemon juice to 5 parts water.

I use some of that water ration as ice cubes. One cup of ice cubes will be about 1/2 to 3/4  cup water, but it varies a little since cubes are different sizes and will leave a different amount of space between cubes.

1/4 cup granulated Splenda is equal to 6 packets. I believe that different people perceive the sweetness of Splenda differently.  So adjust to your taste. Or just use regular sugar.

The Math

So let’s do the math:

1/4 cup Splenda = 24 cal vs 1/4 cup sugar = 194 calories
1/2 cup RealLemon = 24 calories
the tea and the water we will call zero.
The volume is a bit variable. The ice is probably 4-6 oz of water depending on size so ice cubes and airspace in the cup.

So Regular Lemonade with Splenda will be 48 calories for a total volume of a little over 3 cups.
The Raspberry version with Splenda is 36 calories in a total volume of a little over 2 1/2 cups.

If sugar is substituted for Splenda, it adds 170 calories to the above numbers.

Ingredients for Regular Lemonade:

1/4 cup sugar or Granulated Splenda
1/2 cup ReaLemon
2 cups water-cold
1 cup ice cubes

Ingredients for Raspberry Lemonade:

1 Raspberry herbal tea bag
1/4 cup Sugar or Granulated Splenda
1/4 cup ReaLemon
1 1/2 cups water-near boiling
2 cup ice cubes

Instructions:

For the regular lemonade, just mix.

For the raspberry lemonade, first, make the tea in hot water then add the sugar and ice.

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Simple Splenda Lemonade

A simple lemonade one glass at a time. You can make regular or raspberry lemonade. Use regular sugar or Splenda to decrease the calories by 170 calories per glass. This is just a ratio thing type recipe that is darn useful.

Prep Time2 mins

Cook Time1 min

Total Time3 mins

Author: Dan Mikesell AKA DrDan

Course : Beverage

Cuisine : American

Keyword : Splenda Lemonade

Servings/Adjust Amount: 1 glass

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Ingredients

Regular Lemonade

• 1/4 cup sugar - or Granulated Splenda
• 1/2 cup ReaLemon
• 2 cup water
• 1 cup ice cubes

Raspberry Lemonade

• 1 Raspberry herbal tea bag
• 1/4 cup ReaLemon
• 1 1/2 cup very hot water
• 1 cup ice cubes
• 1/4 cup sugar - or Granulated Splenda

Instructions

• Just mix for the regular lemonade.
• Raspberry Lemonade1) Add tea bag to 1 1/2 cup very hot water for 5 minutes. I used a hot water dispenser, or you can boil or microwave the water. 2) Mix tea, sugar, and ReaLemon in a large class. 3) Add ice

Recipe Notes

The Math:

1/4 cup Splenda = 24 cal vs 1/4 cup sugar = 194 calories
1/2 cup RealLemon = 24 calories
the tea and the water we will call zero.
The volume is a bit variable. The ice is probably 4-6 oz of water depending on size so ice cubes and airspace in the cup.

So Regular Lemonade with Splenda will be 48 calories for a total volume of a little over 3 cups.
The Raspberry version with Splenda is 36 calories in a total volume of a little over 2 1/2 cups.

If sugar is substituted for Splenda, it adds 170 calories to the above numbers.

 

Nutrition Facts

Simple Splenda Lemonade

Amount Per Serving

Calories 47 Calories from Fat 3

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 0.3g 0%

Saturated Fat 0.05g 0%

Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1g

Monounsaturated Fat 0.01g

Sodium 39mg 2%

Potassium 120mg 3%

Total Carbohydrates 14g 5%

Dietary Fiber 0.4g 2%

Sugars 3g

Protein 0.5g 1%

Vitamin C 50%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Nutrition is for one serving. Number of servings is stated above and is my estimate of normal serving size for this recipe.

All nutritional information are estimates and may vary from your actual results. This is home cooking, and there are many variables. To taste ingredients such as salt will be my estimate of the average used.

If you like this recipe or find it useful, the pleasure of a nice 4 or 5 rating would be greatly appreciated.

Originally Published February 22, 2010