Homemade Strawberry Lemonade is easy to make in your own kitchen using simple ingredients. Homemade lemonade tastes so much better than store bought and is so easy to make!
Don’t you just love a refreshing glass of homemade lemonade on a hot summer day? Creating yummy flavorful drinks at home is super simple. Summer is here, sunflowers are blooming and I’ve got the screen door open with a great Southern breeze blowing through. My strawberry lemonade recipe has never been easier and once you do, you’ll never buy anything store bought again!
All you need is a fine mesh strainer. Depending on how much pulp you prefer, you can decide if you just want juice from strawberries or a little bit of pulp. It’s all to your personal preference. Be sure and try my other lemonade recipe, Strawberry Rhubarb Lemonade, Homemade Sweet Tea, and Raspberry Iced Tea.
How do you make Strawberry Lemonade?
To make strawberry lemonade start you’ll need fresh strawberries, lemon juice, granulated sugar, and water. Strawberries are pureed in a blender with a cup of water. Then combined with the rest of the ingredients to make refreshing lemonade. Chill for a few hours before pouring over ice cubes in glasses, add strawberry slices, lemon slices, and fresh mint for garnish.
To make homemade lemonade, you need to make a simple syrup. Which is equal parts sugar and water. Bring 2 cups of water to a boil and pour over granulated sugar. Stir to dissolve. Sugar will not dissolve properly in cold water.
Fresh strawberry slices, lemon slices, and fresh mint are perfect garnishes for this easy lemonade recipe.
Now don’t you wish you were sipping on this homemade lemonade!? It’s tart, sweet and with fresh strawberries the perfect summer drink. Strawberry Fruit Bars are also very refreshing for summer.
Be sure and check out these other refreshing summer drinks- Summer Sangria and Pink Bikini Cocktail.
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Homemade Strawberry Lemonade
Make this refreshing Strawberry Lemonade with only a few simple ingredients.
Ingredients
- 2 cups lemon juice
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 1/2 cups cold water divided
- 2 cups strawberries
- plenty of ice cubes
- strawberry slices for garnish
- lemon slices for garnish
- fresh mint for garnish
Instructions
Bring 3 cups of water to a boil to create a simple syrup. Add the sugar into the pouring pitcher. Pour the hot water over the sugar and stir to dissolve.
Add the lemon juice to the simple syrup mixture.
Add strawberries and 1 cup of water to a blender. Puree until smooth.
Pour the strawberry mixture into the lemonade and stir. You can strain out some of the strawberry pulp and seeds with a find mesh strainer if you prefer.
Chill the lemonade for several hours before serving. Serve over ice and add strawberry slices, lemon slices, and fresh mint for garnish.
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This lemonade sounds so refreshing! Winter is finally over in WA, and I can’t wait to enjoy a glass of this in the sunshine.
Strawberry lemonade is such a refreshing drink! Great recipe to use next time my kids do a lemonade stand to step it up a notch!
This is making me want warmer weather right now! This sounds so refreshing!
Now you have me longing for summer. This is a perfect refresher for the screened porch. Love how easy this is to make from scratch.
It’s still pretty chilly here in Missouri but this has me wishing it was sunny and 75 out! Sounds so yummy.
My kids love strawberry lemonade I usually buy from grocery store. But your recipe is so easy and delicious I will give it a try.