If you can still find sweet, ripe strawberries, it isn’t too late to make this delicious fresh strawberry lemonade! And let me tell you, it’s still so hot and muggy in my neck of the woods, I would gladly enjoy this any day during the next week or beyond, I’m sure.
A friend I knew briefly a few years ago sent me this recipe last week and it sounded so refreshing and tasty that I had to make it immediately. Needless to say, my kids went crazy for this. It was tart and sweet and absolutely fantastic. Thanks, Tara!
By the way, I think you could use many a berry-swap for this recipe: raspberry lemonade, blueberry lemonade…the options seem endless!
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Fresh Strawberry Lemonade
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*Makes about 8 cups of juice
INGREDIENTS:
1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (from about 5-8 lemons)
1 cup sugar
2 cups sliced, fresh strawberries
DIRECTIONS:
Combine the lemon juice and sugar in a blender and blend for about 30 seconds to combine. Add the strawberries and puree or pulse until the strawberries are at the desired chunkiness. I liked the strawberries slightly chunky but my husband preferred it to be more smooth – blend to your own preference!
Pour the lemon/strawberry mixture into a pitcher and add 4 cups of cold water. Mix well and serve chilled.
Recipe Source: from Tara S.
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I love strawberry lemonade but have never tried it at home! It looks so refreshing and delicious.
My family loves any kind of mixed lemonade (especially strawberry and raspberry)! We will definately try this one! I think frozen fruit would work when berries aren’t in season, don’t you, Melanie? Thanks!
I haven’t met a lemonade I didn’t like, and strawberry is my favorite kind! Thanks for sharing!
Sounds divine! I just bought some yummy strawberries yesterday!
ooh this sounds great! my mom was just asking me what new thing we should make for our labor day picnic!
Yummy, this would go great with your recipe for old-fashioned coconut cream pie!!!
This drink will go really good with your Labor Day grilling! I am going to grill hamburgers and have this fun Strawberry Lemonade Drink.
I love that you don’t have to heat the sugar and water first! I can’t wait to try this!
I’ll pass this along to my partner, Peter. He’s been making lemonade quite often of late. I’m sure he’ll love this idea.
Holy crap, that looks like HEAVEN!!! I am going to the store RIGHT NOW to buy strawberries and lemons and making that asap!! I am loving your recipes Mel!! Thanks so much! You are such an AMAZING cook!!!
Miss you!
I made a great peach lemonade yesterday. 4 C water, 1 C sugar, 2 peaches diced. Combine and bring to a boil; simmer for 10 minutes. Let cool. Strain mixture and add to 3/4 C lemon juice. Delish! I thought it was a little sweet, and I would also mash the peaches instead of dice. I’m think it could made up and frozen and then just add the juice later.
Yes, Kim, I think frozen berries would work great, too…and maybe even make it a kind of icy smoothie.
Goodness Gracious!!! That looks so refreshing!!! I will have to make some for the holiday weekend!!
That sounds so good right about now!
this is second only to strawberry limeades when i think of awesome summer beverages. gorgeous pitcher of goodness, mel!
Strawberry lemonade sounds very refreshing! Looks very good.
I wish I had strawberries in my fridge right now, because that lemonade looks SO refreshing and yummy.
Oh, my goodness, this is so good! I just made this with frozen raspberries ( I was out of strawberries) and it is so yummy! I cannot wait to have this with our cookout dinner tonight!