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Homemade Strawberry Lemonade

April 25, 2012 by Amy 6 Comments

Homemade Strawberry Lemonade

The first time I ever tried Strawberry Lemonade was at Chilis. I went to dinner once with friends, and in the many times we went there as college students, I never noticed the drink before until the waitress mentioned it. I really thought it would be a disgusting Hi-C drink, but when the waitress bought it out, it contained strawberry puree. I was in love. I’m sure it had 900 calories a glass, but it was just SO good and sweet! Now, I don’t go to Chilis as much anymore, but whenever I end up there, I have to have it! I’m sure some of y’all are judging me for liking something at Chilis, but just give me a little slack here. 🙂 I think the last time we ate at Chilis was several months ago…it’s definitely not a place we frequent.

A while back, I saw this recipe for homemade strawberry lemonade. I waited until strawberry season came around, bought a bag of lemons, and made a pitcher of the stuff. Let’s just say I had three glasses of this in a row that evening. This stuff is GOOD and super easy to make!

Homemade Strawberry Lemonade
Source: My Baking Addiction

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups of water, divided
  • 1 pint fresh strawberries
  • 1 cup fresh lemon juice (about 8-9 small lemons)
  • 4-6 cups cold water (I used 5 cups)

Directions:

  1. In a small saucepan, combine the sugar and water. Make a simple syrup by heating and occasionally stirring the mixture on medium heat until the sugar is dissolved. Allow the mixture to fully cool before doing the other steps.
  2. Puree the strawberries in a blender or food processor with 1/2 cup of water.
  3. In a large pitcher, add the strawberry puree, cooled simple syrup and lemon juice. Stir the mixture until everything is well-mixed.
  4. Add 4 cups of cold water and taste. If you feel the lemonade needs more water, add it a cup at a time until the lemonade tastes great to you!
  5. Stir the lemonade really well and serve it over ice.

Note: It lasted about 2 days in the fridge (since I finished the pitcher by then), but it may last longer.

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  1. Jessica says

    April 26, 2012 at 12:36 am

    That color is so vibrant! Gorgeous girl!

    Reply
    • The Nifty Foodie says

      April 27, 2012 at 9:23 am

      Thanks! I can’t take all the credit for that…the local strawberries lately are just SO ripe!

      Reply
  2. About Foood says

    April 26, 2012 at 3:14 am

    That’s looks nice!

    Reply
  3. LP @dishclips says

    April 27, 2012 at 1:27 pm

    The photo has me excited for summer. Looks great, thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  4. Kelsey says

    April 27, 2012 at 3:38 pm

    Gorgeous picture, Amy!

    Reply
  5. teranogle says

    May 8, 2012 at 8:59 am

    This is so good! I don’t have a pitcher so I divided it into mason jars and decided to take some to a family gathering. After a few minutes, the lemonade was gone and they were asking for me to make more! Thanks for sharing.

    Reply

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