Description
A refreshing and vibrant homemade strawberry lemonade recipe, perfect for warm days. This drink combines fresh strawberries, lemon, and honey or sugar for a naturally sweet and tangy flavor, served chilled over ice with optional fresh garnishes to enhance its taste and presentation.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients
- 1 pound strawberries washed and halved (about 3 cups)
- 1 lemon washed and quartered
- ½ to ¾ cup honey or sugar, adjust to taste
- 6 cups water
- Ice as needed
Optional Garnishes
- Strawberry slices
- Lemon slices
- Fresh herbs such as mint, lemon verbena, lemon balm, or basil
Instructions
- Blend Ingredients: In a blender, combine the strawberries, lemon quarters, honey or sugar, and 2 cups of water. Blend until the mixture is smooth and well combined.
- Strain Mixture: Pour the blended mixture through a fine mesh strainer into a large pitcher to remove pulp and seeds, ensuring a smooth lemonade.
- Add Water: Pour the remaining 4 cups of water through the strainer into the pitcher to extract additional flavor and dilute the concentrate.
- Adjust Sweetness: Taste the lemonade and add more honey or sugar if needed to reach your preferred sweetness level, stirring well to dissolve.
- Serve: Serve the strawberry lemonade chilled over ice cubes, garnished with strawberry slices, lemon slices, and fresh herbs to enhance flavor and presentation.
Notes
- For a tangier lemonade, add an extra half lemon or a splash of lemon juice.
- Use honey for a naturally sweet and slightly floral flavor or opt for sugar for a more neutral sweetness.
- Chill the lemonade for at least 1 hour in the refrigerator before serving to enhance the flavors.
- Fresh herbs like mint or basil add a refreshing aroma and subtle complexity.
- To make this recipe vegan, use sugar instead of honey or a vegan-friendly honey alternative.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 80 kcal
- Sugar: 16 g
- Sodium: 5 mg
- Fat: 0.3 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 21 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
