Description
This Easy Strawberry Lemonade is the ultimate refreshing drink for warm days. Bursting with the natural sweetness of ripe strawberries and the zesty brightness of fresh lemons, this homemade beverage is not only easy to whip up but also customizable to suit your taste. Perfect for backyard barbecues, picnics, or just a relaxing afternoon at home, this delightful lemonade will keep you cool while impressing your guests. Free from artificial ingredients and packed with fresh fruit, it’s a guilt-free choice that everyone will love.
Ingredients
Scale
- 5 cups strawberries
- 1–1.5 cups fresh-squeezed lemon juice
- 2 cups water (for simple syrup)
- 2 cups sweetener (or sugar)
- Additional water to adjust taste
Instructions
- Prepare the Simple Syrup: Heat 2 cups of water in a pan over medium-high heat. Add sweetener and stir until dissolved. Let it cool.
- Blend Strawberries: In a blender, puree the strawberries until smooth.
- Strain Juice: Use a strainer to extract juice from the blended strawberries, discarding pulp.
- Combine Ingredients: In the blender, mix strawberry juice, lemon juice, and cooled simple syrup until well combined.
- Adjust Taste: Taste your lemonade and adjust sweetness or tartness by adding more water or lemon juice as desired.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Beverage
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 100
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 5mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 26g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg