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 season day.
I initially printed this recipe in 2015 and have since added new images and extra useful success suggestions.
Inform Me About This Honey-Sweetened Strawberry Lemonade
- Taste: Tart, a little bit candy, and tremendous fruity. It is a thirst quencher and tastes particularly refreshing served over a lot of ice.
- Ease: It is a wildly straightforward 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 contains juicing the lemons and reducing the strawberries!
What you’ll recognize most about this honey-sweetened strawberry lemonade is that it’s not overly or artificially sweetened like many store-bought lemonade drinks. You’ll be able to actually style the pure taste of tart lemon and candy strawberries. Plus, you’ve gotten full management over the added sweetness. In case your strawberries occur to be further candy, cut back a bit on the honey. If you would like your drink a little bit sweeter, add a little bit extra.
One reader, Shantelle, commented: “I made this and it was nice! It’s certainly one of my favourite recipes! Observe: it tastes finest the second day, as a result of it isn’t frothy from the blender, and the flavors mix. For finest outcomes stir earlier than ingesting it. ★★★★★”
You Want Simply 4 Elements
Strawberries, water, lemons, and honey. Sure, that’s it!
Be sure you have a strong blender that may mix up the strawberries. I like this blender as a result of not solely is it robust, it additionally works as a meals processor or chopper, too.
The best way to Make Strawberry Lemonade
Begin by prepping the berries. Rinse and hull the strawberries, and minimize them in half in the event that they’re on the bigger facet. Juice the lemons (use a juicer to make straightforward work of this; I have and love this one) till you’ve gotten 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 every thing combines and is totally easy 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 in case you’d just like the froth/foam to cool down earlier than ingesting, place the lemonade within the fridge for about 1–2 hours (or longer) earlier than serving. In reality, 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 should use frozen, thawed strawberries. Or hold 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 want to alter. In the event you resolve to strive different berries, chances are you’ll must pressure the seeds out. See recipe Notes beneath for extra on this.
Completely, and there are numerous 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 no less than 2 minutes or till easy.
- Pour into a big pitcher and stir within the remaining water. Style. Stir in additional honey in case you’d prefer it a bit sweeter. Lemonade is frothy proper out of the blender so in case you’d just like the froth/foam to cool down earlier than ingesting, 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. Nevertheless, in case you’d prefer to pressure them, mix the strawberries with just one cup of water, then pressure the combination via a fantastic 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 should use frozen, thawed strawberries. Or hold them frozen for a lightly-sweetened strawberry lemonade slushy drink!
