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Homemade Strawberry Lemonade

Cool down with the ultimate summer drink… strawberry lemonade! Made with only 4 ingredients (including water), plus it's a great way to use up ripe berries!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Chill Time2 hours
Total Time2 hours 20 minutes
Course: Drink
Cuisine: American
Keyword: flavored lemonade, homemade lemonade
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 173kcal
Author: The Chunky Chef

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 5 cups water, divided
  • 1 pint fresh strawberries washed and hulled
  • 1 1/2 cups fresh lemon juice (from about 8-9 lemons)

Instructions

Make simple syrup

  • Add granulated sugar, and 1 1/2 cups of the water to a medium saucepan, and heat over MED heat.
  • Stir as it heats, until the sugar is dissolved. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for about 5 minutes.
  • Remove from the heat and let cool to room temperature.

Puree the berries

  • Add the strawberries to blender or food processor and process until smooth.

Strain (optional but recommended)

  • Place a fine mesh sieve over a large pitcher, and pour the pureed strawberries into the sieve. Press and strain to remove any seeds.
  • I like to keep the sieve over the pitcher and strain the fresh lemon juice as well, to keep any stray seeds and pulp from ending up in the lemonade.

Make the lemonade

  • To the large pitcher (which, if you strained as recommended will already have the pureed strawberries and lemon juice), add the cooled simple syrup, and the remaining 3 1/2 cups water. Stir well to combine.
  • Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours, or until well chilled.

Serve

  • Add ice cubes to glasses, then pour in chilled strawberry lemonade. Garnish glass with a strawberry, a sprig of fresh mint, and a lemon slice, if desired.

Notes

  1. Listed recipe times don't include the time for the syrup to cool to room temperature, as this will vary from person to person.
  2. I've estimated this recipe will serve about 8, but feel free to divide the recipe up into as many servings as you'd like.
  3. If you decided not to strain the strawberries and lemon juice, you'll add them to the pitcher in the "make the lemonade" step of the instructions.

Nutrition

Calories: 173kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.4g | Saturated Fat: 0.03g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Sodium: 9mg | Potassium: 138mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 41g | Vitamin A: 10IU | Vitamin C: 52mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 0.3mg