Strawberry Lemonade
Easy, homemade strawberry lemonade, from scratch. It''s super fresh, incredibly delicious and truly the "essence" of summer!
Servings: 8 1 cup servings
Calories: 114kcal
Ingredients
For the simple syrup:
- 1 ½ cups water
- 1 cup sugar
- For the strawberry puree:
- 2 cups fresh sliced strawberries
- 1 cup cold water
For the lemonade:
- finely grated zest of 1 lemon
- 1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 cup cold water
- lemon slices and sliced strawberries
- ice
Instructions
- For the simple syrup, microwave water in a microwave-safe 4-cup glass measuring cup at HIGH 1 minute and 30 seconds or until very hot. Add sugar and stir until well combined. Microwave on HIGH for 2 additional minutes. Stir until sugar is dissolved and mixture becomes a clear syrup. Set aside to cool.
- Add strawberries and 1 cup cold water to a blender container. Pulse until the mixture is fairly smooth.
- Add lemon zest, lemon juice and 1 cup cold water to a half-gallon pitcher. Stir in the strawberry puree and simple syrup until well combined.
- Add lemon and strawberry slices and ice.
- Taste and add more cold water if needed. Serve over ice.
Notes
Adapted from a recipe by Alaska from Scratch
Nutrition
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 114kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 0g | Fat: 0g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 3mg | Potassium: 86mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin C: 33mg | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 0.2mg