Best Strawberry Lemonade Recipe

5 from 5 votes

Best Strawberry Lemonade Recipe

This best strawberry lemonade is a perfectly balanced blend of sweet strawberries and tart lemons guaranteed to brighten your day!

Prep Time20

Total Time20

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Author: Kristyn Merkley

Ingredients

Strawberry Sauce

3 cups finely chopped strawberries
¼ - ½ cup sugar
½ tablespoon lemon juice
½ tablespoon corn starch
2 tablespoons water

Lemonade

2 large lemons
4 cups cold water
1 cup sugar

Instructions

Strawberry Sauce

Add the strawberries, sugar, and lemon juice to a medium pot and stir well. Bring the mixture to a simmer over medium heat. While the mixture is heating, dissolve the corn starch in the water and whisk until smooth.
Add the corn starch mixture to the strawberry mixture and stir well. Let simmer 2-3 minutes, or until slightly thickened. Remove and let cool completely. Refrigerate.

Lemonade

Cut the ends off the lemons, then cut each lemon into eighths.
Stir the water and sugar, and mix until the sugar is dissolved.
Add the lemons and the sugar water to a blender and pulse 8-10 times, until the lemons are broken up slightly. Pour the mixture through a strainer into a large pitcher and add the ice.
Add two tablespoons of strawberry sauce to the bottom of a glass. Fill the glass with lemonade, then stir to mix well.

Notes

Recipe Tips:

While we prefer fresh, frozen berries may be used. Add frozen chopped strawberries directly to the pot; they will thaw as they heat up. Simmer a little longer to evaporate the extra juices.
Strain the lemons with a fine-mesh sieve or a nut milk bag for an extra smooth result.
Taste the lemonade before adding the strawberry sauce and adjust the sugar or add a little more lemon juice to reach your preferred balance of flavors.
Sometimes we like to get fancy and garnish the glasses with fresh strawberry slices, lemon slices, mint sprigs, or add sugared rims.

Storage. Store leftover homemade strawberry lemonade in an airtight pitcher or container in the refrigerator for 5-7 days. The strawberry sauce can be stored in a container for a total of 5 days in the fridge.

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