Description
Sweet homemade Strawberry Lemonade made with fresh strawberries, lemon juice, sugar, and water. Perfect for parties and hot summer days.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup fresh strawberries, halved
- 2 cups sugar, divided
- 6 cups water, divided
- 1 cup fresh lemon juice
- Lemon slices for garnish
- Ice cubes for serving
Instructions
- Wash and prepare the strawberries.
- Juice the lemons until you have 1 cup juice.
- Blend strawberries with 1/4 cup sugar and 1/4 cup water until smooth.
- Pour the mixture into a large pitcher.
- Add remaining sugar, lemon juice, and remaining water.
- Stir until sugar dissolves completely.
- Add lemon slices if desired.
- Serve over ice or chill before serving.
Notes
- Frozen strawberries may be used.
- Thaw frozen strawberries for about 20 minutes for a smoother texture.
- Stir before serving if fruit settles.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Drinks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 glass
- Calories: 279
- Sugar: 69
- Sodium: 14
- Fat: 0.4
- Saturated Fat: 0.03
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.11
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 73
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 1
- Cholesterol: 0