Chilly and refreshing, this 4-ingredient honey-sweetened strawberry lemonade is constituted of actual, recent strawberries and lemons. There isn’t a refined sugar or synthetic sweetener wanted. It comes collectively shortly and hits the spot on a heat summer time day.
I initially revealed this recipe in 2015 and have since added new images and extra useful success ideas.
Inform Me About This Honey-Sweetened Strawberry Lemonade
- Taste: Tart, a bit of candy, and tremendous fruity. It is a thirst quencher and tastes particularly refreshing served over numerous ice.
- Ease: It is a wildly simple selfmade drink recipe. All that the method requires is juicy strawberries, lemons, honey, water, and a blender.
- Time: This selfmade strawberry lemonade takes about quarter-hour complete. And that point consists of juicing the lemons and reducing the strawberries!
What you’ll respect most about this honey-sweetened strawberry lemonade is that it’s not overly or artificially sweetened like many store-bought lemonade drinks. You possibly can actually style the pure taste of tart lemon and candy strawberries. Plus, you have got full management over the added sweetness. In case your strawberries occur to be additional candy, reduce a bit on the honey. If you’d like your drink a bit of sweeter, add a bit of extra.
One reader, Shantelle, commented: “I made this and it was nice! It’s one in every of my favourite recipes! Word: it tastes greatest the second day, as a result of it isn’t frothy from the blender, and the flavors mix. For greatest outcomes stir earlier than consuming it. ★★★★★”
You Want Simply 4 Substances
Strawberries, water, lemons, and honey. Sure, that’s it!
Be sure you have a robust blender that can mix up the strawberries. I like this blender as a result of not solely is it sturdy, it additionally works as a meals processor or chopper, too.
Tips on how to Make Strawberry Lemonade
Begin by prepping the berries. Rinse and hull the strawberries, and lower them in half in the event that they’re on the bigger facet. Juice the lemons (use a juicer to make simple work of this; I have and love this one) till you have got 3/4 cup—about 180ml—of juice.
Put the berries, lemon juice, and honey in your blender, together with 2 cups of chilly water.
Mix on excessive till the whole lot combines and is totally clean and frothy, like this:
Pour the combination right into a pitcher, add the remaining water, and stir. That’s it!
Tip: This strawberry lemonade is frothy proper out of the blender, so when you’d just like the froth/foam to quiet down earlier than consuming, place the lemonade within the fridge for about 1–2 hours (or longer) earlier than serving. In actual fact, we predict it tastes even higher on day 2 after the flavors have had an opportunity to mingle—similar to this apple cider sangria.
Sure, you need to use frozen, thawed strawberries. Or maintain them frozen for a lightly-sweetened strawberry lemonade slushy drink!
I haven’t particularly examined different berries, so I’m uncertain whether or not the quantity of honey would wish to alter. If you happen to determine to strive different berries, it’s possible you’ll have to pressure the seeds out. See recipe Notes under for extra on this.
Completely, and there are a lot of pairings that will style nice with this strawberry lemonade. Gin, vodka, rum… or combine with glowing wine for an extra-special mimosa!
So long as your blender is highly effective sufficient to crush ice, go proper forward!
Description
This refreshing 4-ingredient honey-sweetened strawberry lemonade is made with actual strawberries and recent lemon juice.
- Rinse, hull, and halve the strawberries. Place them in a big blender.
- Pour 2 cups (480ml) of water, the lemon juice, and honey over the strawberries. Mix on excessive for not less than 2 minutes or till clean.
- Pour into a big pitcher and stir within the remaining water. Style. Stir in additional honey when you’d prefer it a bit sweeter. Lemonade is frothy proper out of the blender so when you’d just like the froth/foam to quiet down earlier than consuming, place the lemonade within the fridge for about 1–2 hours earlier than serving.
- Serve over ice. Cowl and retailer leftover strawberry lemonade within the fridge for as much as 1 week.
Notes
- Particular Instruments (affiliate hyperlinks): Citrus Juicer | Blender
- Can I Pressure the Strawberries? We don’t pressure the strawberries on this recipe. Nonetheless, when you’d prefer to pressure them, mix the strawberries with just one cup of water, then pressure the combination by way of a effective mesh sieve right into a pitcher. Then stir within the remaining 5 cups of water, the lemon juice, and the honey.
- Can I Use Frozen Strawberries? Sure, you need to use frozen, thawed strawberries. Or maintain them frozen for a lightly-sweetened strawberry lemonade slushy drink!
