This strawberry lemonade is an easy beverage that is absolutely refreshing. The recipe makes a not-so-sweet but not puckeringly sour lemonade, so if you like your lemonade a little more on the sweet side, increase the sugar to 1 cup. Make it with fresh water if you don’t want it sparkling. I highly recommend you use fresh squeezed lemons and not bottled lemon juice which tastes slightly off. Strain the fruit syrup if you want a cleaner smoother lemonade, but feel free to skip this step if you don’t care if the lemonade has a little more body.
Course beverage
Cuisine American
Keyword drink, easy, lemonade, strawberry
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Total Time 15 minutesminutes
Servings 6
Calories 137kcal
Author Irvin
Ingredients
1poundstrawberrieshulled and coarsely chopped
2cupsfresh squeezed lemon juiceabout 2 1/2 to 3 pounds or 10 -12 medium lemons
3/4cupwhite sugar150 g
Sparkling water or seltzer
Lime wedges as garnishoptional
Instructions
Place the chopped strawberries, lemon juice and sugar in a blender or food processor. Process until the strawberries are pureed smooth and the sugar has dissolved.Strain the liquid if you want a smoother lemonade. Skip this step if you don’t mind if your lemonade has a little more body.
Add about 3/4 cup of the strawberry lemon syrup to a glass and add 1 cup of sparkling water. Stir and add ice. Adjust the ratio of water to syrup by taste. Enjoy!