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Sweet and tangy freshly squeezed strawberry lemonade loaded with flavors.
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Homemade Strawberry Lemonade

Enjoy a cup of refreshing homemade strawberry lemonade! Tangy freshly squeezed lemonade loaded with sweet strawberries, the perfect summertime drink.
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Course Drinks
Cuisine American
Keyword strawberry lemonade
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 7 cups lemonade

Ingredients

Lemonade-

  • 6 cups water
  • 1 1/2 cups lemon juice about 8-10 lemons
  • 1 cup granulated sugar or other sweetener

Strawberry Mixture-

Instructions

  • In a saucepan, heat 1 cup of water and granulated sugar on medium heat. Cook just until the sugar dissolves. Remove heat and allow it to cool.
  • Cut the lemons in half and juice the lemons with a juicer or hand squeezer. (Remove any seeds from the lemon juice.)
  • Add the rest of the water, cooled simply syrup and lemon juice to a pitcher and stir until well combined. (Adjust the lemonade if you want it to be sweeter or lemonier.)
  • Remove the leaves off of the strawberries, rinse and then quarter the strawberries.
  • Add the strawberries, mint leaves, and sugar to a blender and blend until pureed.
  • Place a strainer over a bowl or measuring cup and strain the puree. (Or just strain straight into the pitcher to avoid more dishes.)
  • Pour in the strawberry mixture into the pitcher of lemonade and mix to combine.
  • Add ice cubes, mint leaves, and additional lemon and strawberry slices to the pitcher, stir to combine and serve.

Notes

Mashed Strawberries-
  1. Remove the leaves off the strawberries, rinse and then quarter the strawberries.
  2. Add the strawberries, mint, and sugar to a bowl and with a muddler or masher mash the strawberries, allow the juices to be released.
  3. Pour the strawberry mixture into the lemonade, mix and serve.