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Strawberry Lemonade

By Kate Morgan Jackson

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Fresh strawberries meet fresh lemonade in this refreshing recipe for strawberry lemonade! The perfect cool and colorful summertime beverage.

 

It happens to me every year…I see that hand-lettered sign at our friendly farm market that says “Local Strawberries” and I pick up a carton full of those little beauties and breathe in deeply.  The best way to tell if strawberries are going to taste like you want them to is if they have a sweet strawberry aroma…if they don’t smell like anything, don’t buy ’em.

But these smelled like a little bit of heaven, and all I could think was…strawberry lemonade!

So I headed down the aisle and got me a small basket full of lemons.  You really only need 6 or 7 lemons for this recipe, but they were selling them by the basket, and there’s nothing quite as cheery as a basket of lemons on your kitchen counter, and I can always figure out how to handle a few extra lemons.

Now there were only a few cups of water and some sugar between me and a pretty pink pitcher of lemonade…here we go!

Here’s How You Make Fresh Strawberry Lemonade!

The first thing you need to do is make a quick sugar syrup, which you do by combining some sugar, some fresh lemon zest and a little water and boiling it for about 10 minutes or so.

Now comes the hardest part, which is waiting for the dang syrup to cool down.  Distract yourself by juicing about 6 lemons until you have a cup of lemon juice, and hulling your gorgeous summer strawberries.  And here comes one of my favorite tricks, which is the Hulling of the Strawberries with a Straw.

Yep…grab a plain old drinking straw and a berry.  Push the straw up through the bottom of the berry towards the stem.  Push all the way through until the straw pops out the other end with the leaves snugly at the end of the straw.

It will take you a berry or two to get the knack of it, and then you will wonder why you spent all those years carving strawberry stems out with a paring knife.  Your pretty strawberries will be hulled in no time!

Pop the berries into your friendly food processor and let it rip until you have a lovely smooth berry puree.  Strain it through a fine mesh strainer to get the seeds and bits out….you’re going to do the same thing with your finally-cooled-down lemon syrup.

We’re almost there!  Find a pretty pitcher and pour everything together – the cooled syrup, the lemon juice, the berry puree and some more water.  Drop in some ice, and you are in business.

You can liven this lemonade up with some seltzer…or something stronger!…or you can drink it all by its perfectly wonderful self.

Summer = strawberries!

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Strawberry Lemonade


  • Author: Kate Morgan Jackson
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 6 servings 1x
  • Category: Beverages
  • Method: Stovetop
  • Cuisine: American
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Fresh strawberries meet fresh lemonade in this refreshing recipe for strawberry lemonade! The perfect cool and colorful summertime beverage.


Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 5 cups water
  • 2 lemons, zested
  • 1 pint fresh strawberries, hulled
  • 1 cup fresh lemon juice (from about 6 lemons)
  • Ice cubes

Instructions

  1. Combine sugar, 1 cup of water and lemon zest in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes. Cool.
  2. Puree strawberries in a food processor until smooth. Strain the puree through a fine mesh strainer, pressing down on the solids to get all the good juice out.
  3. Strain the cooled lemon sugar syrup through a fine mesh strainer.
  4. Combine the syrup, the strawberry puree, the lemon juice and the remaining water in a large pitcher and stir. Add ice cubes and serve!
12528.9 g1.3 mg0.3 g0 g0 g32.4 g1.3 g0.5 g0 mg

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Kate Morgan Jackson

Hi there!  I’m Kate, and I’m a recipe writer, food photographer and devoted bacon lover.  I started Framed Cooks in 2009, and my mission is to create and share family-friendly recipes that make cooking both easy and fun…yes, I said FUN!  My kitchen is my happy place, and I want yours to be that place too.  And if you make this recipe, I would love you to tag @FramedCooks on Instagram so I can see the deliciousness!as seen in logos

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Originally Published July 22, 2012 and Updated
to this Even More Delicious Version on July 15, 2019

Good for: Fourth of July, Labor Day

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  1. Kate says

    July 22, 2012 at 10:25 am

    There is nothing like fresh homemade lemonade…strawberry lemonade is REAL treat!

    Reply
    • Kate says

      July 23, 2012 at 8:25 pm

      Fresh lemonade…once you try it, it’s really hard to go back, right? :)

      Reply
  2. Pam says

    July 22, 2012 at 10:15 pm

    My kids would be thrilled if I made this for them!

    Reply
    • Kate says

      July 23, 2012 at 8:26 pm

      Make it! There’s nothing like a happy kid. :) :)

      Reply
  3. Francesca says

    July 23, 2012 at 12:53 pm

    A simple straw to hull strawberries….you are a GENIUS!! Thanks Kate for your great ideas!

    Reply
    • Kate says

      July 23, 2012 at 8:27 pm

      You are so welcome! That’s one of my favorite tricks. :)

      Reply
  4. Joanne says

    July 23, 2012 at 12:57 pm

    I try to only ever buy strawberries when I can smell them from across the produce section! This sounds like a deliciously refreshing summery drink.

    Reply
    • Kate says

      July 23, 2012 at 8:28 pm

      The smell teste is the only way to go for strawberries (and tomatoes too!)

      Reply
  5. [email protected] says

    July 23, 2012 at 8:16 pm

    Love how refreshing this looks. Great hulling tip!

    Reply
    • Kate says

      July 23, 2012 at 8:29 pm

      Thanks! – I love how easy it is (especially with the straw trick!)

      Reply
  6. ruthie says

    July 24, 2012 at 10:26 pm

    I can’t tell you how much time I’ve wasted with the paring knife this year alone! Thank you goddess of good ideas. ;) And the aroma. O.M.G. The ones I just got…I had to stand there inhaling that berry perfume. So, so good.

    I usually get tired of hulling them and start dipping the end in sugar and eating my way to their leafy little caps. Until I get caught. Now I will be the drinking straw maven and all will be well in ruthieland. Heh. Well, at least as far as hulling berries goes.

    Reply
    • Kate says

      July 27, 2012 at 8:57 pm

      Listen, hulling berries is a very important skill set. :) Although dipping them in sugar isn’t all bad either. :)

      Reply
  7. Cupcake and Talk says

    July 25, 2012 at 8:39 pm

    I am making this pretty drink. I love the color.

    Reply
    • Kate says

      July 27, 2012 at 8:58 pm

      I know, I love the pinkness of it all! :)

      Reply

Hi, I’m Kate! I’m a recipe writer, food photographer and devoted bacon lover. I’m so glad you’re here!

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