This past weekend it was incredibly hot outside which had me craving a glass of cool, refreshing strawberry lemonade! I made a pitcher on Saturday and it was delicious. The ingredients are simple. All you need are lemons, strawberries, sugar and water. The recipe is super simple too.
Nicole’s Sweet Summer Strawberry Lemonade
5-6 large lemons
1 lb strawberries
5 cups cold water (approx)
A concoction of simple syrup made from 1 1/2 cups sugar dissolved into 1 cup of warm water.
Note: The pitcher I use holds approx 80 oz so you can adjust the recipe based on the size of your pitcher. I also like my lemonade on the sweeter side so adjust the sugar based on your desired sweetness.
Step 1: Slice up your lemons and strawberries. Mix your simple syrup and set aside.
Step 2: Place the strawberries in a food processor along with 2 tablespoons of the simple syrup and grind until a smooth puree forms. Set aside.
Step 3: Extract the juice from your lemons. I use this inexpensive citrus juicer by Proctor Silex which makes this step a breeze.Step 4: Add the lemon juice, strawberry puree and the remainder of your simple syrup to a pitcher and stir. Next add the cold water. (Use more or less water depending on your desired level of sweetness and citrus strength.) Chill in the refrigerator for about a half hour, then serve over ice.
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Looks really yummy…I bought two packages of strawberries this weekend and cool whip for my kids…very simple, I know. Well this weekend mommy is making sweet strawberry lemonade;)
Look delicious..thanks!
Looks delish…I just got a ton of lemons to make my lemoncello and I’m only using the skin. This is the perfect thing to make with the rest of them, thanks for posting this!
mmm, i made some lemonade with strawberries this weekend and I added a few raspberries, cucumber and pimm’s. was do delish!
How refreshing, I need to go buy some lemons and try this. 🙂
this looks absolutely divine. I’m definitely going to try this out this weekend if I can!