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Delicious copycat recipe for Sonic’s Cherry Limeade! Ingredients include 7-Up, cherries, a lime, and maraschino syrup. This simple recipe tastes just like the real thing.
We love simple, refreshing drinks like this one. For another Sonic copycat, be sure to check out our Ocean Water recipe. For some other drink recipes, check out our Pink Punch or are Sprite Lemonade.
Sonic Copycat Recipe
Sonic has become one of our favorite places to go as a family. We love the food, but we especially love the drinks!
From the soda to the slushies to the ice cream, there’s something for everyone in the family.
My favorite drink has always been the Cherry Limeade. It’s flavorful and can also be ordered DIET for those who like their diet drinks. 😉 This particular recipe is so easy and made with: 7UP (or Sprite), cherries, lime and maraschino syrup.
How to Make Cherry Limeade
As you can imagine, this drink is made just by combining all of the ingredients together. So simple!
It’s great for parties, BBQs, and any get together, especially because there is no alcohol and it’s good for everyone. 😉
RECIPE NOTES:
- there is about 1 tbsp juice in a quarter lime.
- Use the syrup from the maraschino cherry jar instead of purchasing a bottle of syrup.
- What is sonic ice? Sonic ice also known as pebble ice, nugget ice and pellet ice. The ice is formed by scraping ice build up into flakes then packing those flakes into a mold. Each piece of ice is about 50% air which makes it easy to chew.
Make it a Slushy + How to Store
How to make it a slushy: You can easily use an ice cream maker with salt and ice to whip up a slushy. If you don’t have an ice cream maker you can use a couple of ziploc bags.
- Put the limeade in a quart size ziploc and seal completely.
- Place the quart bag into a gallon ziploc. Fill it with ice and rock salt. You will need 1tbsp salt for every 11 large ice cubes. Seal the gallon bag closed.
- Shake the bag for 5 minutes or until the punch turns to a slushy texture. Add more salt and ice as needed.
- Tip: the bag gets pretty cold so I suggest putting on gloves or mittens.
MAKE AHEAD OF TIME: This Cherry limeade is best when consumed quickly after mixing up, but can be made up to a day ahead of time and kept in the fridge
LEFTOVERS: Store leftover drink in the fridge for 2-3 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months. Be aware that the carbonation in the soda will diminish with storage.
More Drink Recipes
- Ocean Water
- Watermelon Juice
- Slushy Punch
- Favorite Lemonade Recipe
- Strawberry Lemonade
- Homemade Slurpees
Sonic Cherry Limeade Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 can 7UP or Sprite
- 2 cherries
- 1/2 lime wedge
- Ice (we used Sonic’s ice
- 2 tbsp Maraschino Syrup
Instructions
- Place 2 cherries and ¼ lime in the bottom of your drink.
- Add ice and then your pop.
- Add 2 TB Maraschino Syrup and juice from ¼ lime.
Video
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Thx I fixed the limeade for a wedding and they loved it lol
Yay!! It is always a hit 🙂 Thank you for making it & letting me know!
Hi l am sweet stuff
I love your copy cat sonic cherry lemonade
But I want to make a full punch bowl of this lemonade
So what all do I need
Sweet. Stuff
What is so special about Sonic’s ice? do they add something to their ice or is it just crushed differently?
It is crushed ice. I wish my fridge made it like that!! It’s the best!
what is Sonic Ice…is it regular ice just crushed in food processor/blender….or should I use the pop to make the ice and crush it…I am diabetic so I know I have to use diet pop….I love your recipes…please keep them coming…ty
Sonic ice is crushed ice. It just melts in your mouth and it’s small and I just love it. Diet soda will work just as good:) Thank you for trying recipes and keep coming back!
Sonic makes a diet cherry limeade here in Dallas!
I love going to Sonic and getting their Limeade it is yummy and I bet you will have lots of fun with your grandma the alligator park is fun
You can probably just use the syrup from a jar of maraschino cherries
You can bet I’m going to make this, maybe grand daughters might like some also. I love Sonics but only get some on happy hour. I’d never been to a sonic either til we moved to Bowling Green, KY area. That was a special treat when we went into town, lived about 30 miles north of B.G. Then we moved to Grand Junction, CO area (live about 15 miles west of G.J. ) and love going to sonic there. Hobby Lobby, Walmart, $tree, other great stores close by. We really loved it when Sonic was having 50 cent corn dogs from 3 to 5. A nice inexpensive lunch for 2 old folks on SS. Wish they’d get corn dogs back for 50cents again. Do love me some cherry limeade tho. We have 2 sonics in town but only one by HL gives refills for free.
Happy summer days. Adorable little girl.
Thank you!! This recipe tastes just like the real thing! Let me know if you give it a try. If you like Sonic Cherry Limeade, you’ll love this!