Looking for a refreshing summer drink? Easy Strawberry Lemonade is so simple – it uses bottled lemonade and fresh strawberries – the perfect easy drink recipe with tons of flavor all season long!
We love lemonade but I’m not a huge fan of making it myself – you have to squeeze so many fresh lemons to get enough lemon juice and then you need to make simple syrup and if you want to make a flavored drink, like strawberry lemonade, you have to deal with the fresh berries.
I’ve made it so much easier for you – make this simple EASY Strawberry Lemonade with store bought lemonade and fresh strawberries. It’s refreshing and perfectly sweet – the best drink for spring and summer (and it’s a mocktail, although you could easily turn it into a cocktail with vodka or tequila). Because you’re using bottled lemonade it’ll have the perfect amount of sweetness!
How to make An Easy Strawberry Lemonade Recipe
- First choose what kind of lemonade you like – we love any of the ones in the refrigerator section, but you can use concentrate or even sparkling lemonade or diet lemonade.
- Grab some fresh strawberries and granulated sugar. Simply blend them together in a high powered blender until smooth. You can also use a food processor.
- If you want, you can strain the mixture, but it’s not needed if you’re using a high powered blender (they’ll crush the seeds).
- You can also use honey, agave, stevia, or your favorite sweetener instead of sugar.
- Serve the lemonade over ice with lemon slices and fresh mint or strawberry slices for garnish.
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Make a Pitcher
To make homemade strawberry lemonade for a crowd, you can multiply the single recipe by the number of servings. For 8 servings, use 64 ounces of lemonade with a cup of the puree, etc.
Storing Homemade Lemonade
Store leftover puree in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. You can mix the puree with the lemonade in a large container and it’ll last about 3 days as well (shake before serving).
Pro Tip: Freeze the puree in ice cube trays or Souper Cubes and then just grab frozen strawberry ice cubes and pop one into a glass of lemonade. As it thaws it’ll make a refreshing drink!
Strawberry Lemonade Recipe
Ingredients
For Strawberry Puree:
- 1 lb fresh strawberries (stems removed)
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup (100g) granulated sugar
For each Lemonade:
- 1 ounce strawberry puree
- 8 ounces lemonade
- Strawberry garnish
Instructions
- Blend berries with ½ cup water and sugar in a high speed blender for about 1 minute until all berries are blended. Chill 4 hours.
- To make each drink, add lemonade to a glass over ice and top with puree; stir. Garnish with strawberry and lemon slice.
- To make a pitcher, add a 52 ounce size jug of lemonade to a pitcher and add 1 cup of strawberry puree; stir.
- Freeze any leftover puree in ice cube trays for easy strawberry lemonade all summer long.
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