Do-it-yourself Strawberry Lemonade (Honey-Sweetened) – Sally’s Baking Habit

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Chilly and refreshing, this 4-ingredient honey-sweetened strawberry lemonade is constituted of actual, recent strawberries and lemons. There is no such thing as a refined sugar or synthetic sweetener wanted. It comes collectively rapidly and hits the spot on a heat summer time day.

I initially revealed this recipe in 2015 and have since added new pictures and extra useful success suggestions.

Inform Me About This Honey-Sweetened Strawberry Lemonade

  • Taste: Tart, slightly candy, and tremendous fruity. It is a thirst quencher and tastes particularly refreshing served over a number of ice.
  • Ease: It is a wildly simple home made drink recipe. All that the method requires is juicy strawberries, lemons, honey, water, and a blender.
  • Time: This home made strawberry lemonade takes about quarter-hour whole. And that point contains rinsing and chopping the strawberries!

What you’ll admire 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 got full management over the added sweetness. In case your strawberries occur to be further candy, cut back a bit on the honey. If you’d like your drink slightly sweeter, add slightly extra.

One reader, Shantelle, commented: “I made this and it was nice! It’s one among my favourite recipes! Notice: it tastes finest the second day, as a result of it’s not frothy from the blender, and the flavors mix. For finest outcomes stir earlier than ingesting it. ★★★★★”

pitcher of homemade strawberry lemonade.

You Want Simply 4 Elements

  1. Strawberries
  2. Water
  3. Lemons
  4. Honey

Sure, that’s it! Ensure you have a strong blender that may 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.

ingredients including lemons, water, strawberries, and honey.

The best way 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 aspect. Juice the lemons (use a juicer to make simple work of this; I’ve and love this one) till you’ve got 3/4 cup, round 180ml, of juice.

Put the berries, lemon juice, and honey in your blender, together with 2 cups of chilly water.

strawberries in blender.

Mix on excessive till every part combines and is totally easy and frothy, like this:

overhead photo of strawberry mixture in blender.

Pour the combination right into a pitcher, add the remaining water, and stir.

Tip: This strawberry lemonade is frothy proper out of the blender, so in the event 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 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.

Can I Use Frozen Strawberries?

Sure, you should use frozen, thawed strawberries. Or maintain them frozen for a lightly-sweetened strawberry lemonade slushy drink!

Can I Use Different Fruits/Berries?

I haven’t particularly examined different berries, so I’m uncertain whether or not the quantity of honey would wish to vary. When you determine to attempt different berries, you might have to pressure the seeds out. See recipe Notes beneath for extra on this.

Can I flip this drink right into a cocktail?

Completely, and there are a lot of pairings that may style nice with this strawberry lemonade. Gin, vodka, rum… or combine with glowing wine for an extra-special mimosa!

Can I mix it with ice to make a frozen lemonade?

So long as your blender is highly effective sufficient to crush ice, go proper forward!

overhead photo of pitcher and glasses of homemade strawberry lemonade.


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Description

This refreshing 4-ingredient honey-sweetened strawberry lemonade is made with actual strawberries and recent lemon juice.



  1. Rinse, hull, and halve the strawberries. Place them in a big blender.
  2. Pour 2 cups (480ml) of water, the lemon juice, and honey over the strawberries. Mix on excessive for at the very least 2 minutes or till easy.
  3. Pour into a big pitcher and stir within the remaining water. Style. Stir in additional honey in the event you’d prefer it a bit sweeter. Lemonade is frothy proper out of the blender so in the event 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.
  4. Serve over ice. Cowl and retailer leftover strawberry lemonade within the fridge for as much as 1 week.


Notes

  1. Particular Instruments (affiliate hyperlinks): Citrus Juicer | Blender
  2. Can I Pressure The Strawberries? We don’t pressure the strawberries on this recipe. Nonetheless, in the event you’d wish to pressure them, mix the strawberries with only one cup of water, then pressure the combination by a high-quality mesh sieve right into a pitcher. Then stir within the remaining water, the lemon juice, and the honey.
  3. Can I Use Frozen Strawberries? Sure, you should use frozen, thawed strawberries. Or maintain them frozen for a lightly-sweetened strawberry lemonade slushy drink!



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