Strawberry Lemonade is made with fresh strawberries, lemons, honey and a little sugar for a refreshing beverage this summer.
The weather is heating up and summer is coming! I love summer. I love the sunshine, the heat, flip flops and swimming with the kids. Most of all though, I love lounging outside and enjoying time with friends and family. This beverage is the perfect lounging outside on a hot day kind of drink.
Strawberry Lemonade
Strawberry Lemonade is both sweet and tart with a strong flavor of strawberry that is just so delicious. This is a great non-alcoholic beverage for the family or you can add a shot of vodka to make it an adult beverage after a long, hot summer day.
Tips & Tricks
Strain
You can use a sieve to strain the blended strawberries to remove the seeds and pulp. This is an optional step but I find when you are having a gathering, it is best to strain because not everyone likes pulp. Plus, the step is simple and only takes a minute.
Sugar
You can make this lemonade as sweet as you like. You will need some sugar to cut back on the tartness of the lemons. Strawberries already have a lot of natural sugar and honey is also added so 1/4 cup to 1/2 extra sugar should be plenty.
Strawberry Lemonade
Ingredients
- 1 pound strawberries hulled
- 1 1/2 cups lemon juice aprox 7 lemons
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 6 cups water
- ice
- lemon slices garnish
- mint garnish
Instructions
- Wash and hull the strawberries and juice the lemons.
- Place strawberries, honey and lemon juice into blender. Blend well.
- Send mixture through a sieve to strain or add directly to a pitcher of ice. Add 6 cups water.
- Add sugar to taste. I like it with 1/2 cup but you can add less or more depending on your personal taste.
- Add lemon slices and mint to garnish. Stir well and serve.
What is your favorite part about summer? Let me know in the comments below.
So simple and easy, not to mention good!!!
This looks so yummy for summertime!
Yum! I’ve never made strawberry lemonade from scratch but it’s one of my fiancé’s favorite drinks!
This looks so wonderful and refreshing for summer!
This sounds amazing for a hot summer day! My daughter would love this recipe for her birthday party!
It would be great for a party with the pretty color and its delicious.