Homemade Strawberry Lemonade Recipe
With strawberries and lemons becoming plentiful in the grocery stores this time of year, I thought it might be nice to whip up a nice big pitcher of fresh homemade strawberry lemonade!
Homemade strawberry lemonade is so refreshing and it's the perfect drink to cool you down as the summer sun begins to make its appearance!
Pssst… while you're here, why don't you give this exciting variation of Fall Lemonade from Fivespot Green Living a try?
For some reason, as a kid, I didn't really like strawberries. Honestly, I don't even think I tried tasting them before setting a concrete opinion of them. I was a silly silly child, indeed!
Finally, it was on my honeymoon in 2008 when I decided I would try a strawberry and forget about my childhood pickiness. lol
I tried them and I discovered I love them!
What the heck was I thinking all those years when I refused my grandmother's strawberry shortcake???!!!!!
Well, lesson learned! That's for sure.
After discovering how much I was missing since my childhood refusal of this delightful little berry, I've been trying them in all sorts of different ways.
One of my favorite ways to use up strawberries is to make some good ol' homemade strawberry lemonade.
It's so easy to make and one of the great things about it is that you can really adjust the flavorings to suit your tastes.
Personally, I like a sweet and slightly tart version of strawberry lemonade so the recipe here will reflect that however, if you like it more tart you can try adding more lemon. If you'd like it sweeter you can add a little more sugar or even more strawberries. It's up to you!
My secret to this amazing summer drink is that I process some strawberries in a food processor then pour it into a fine mesh sieve to remove all of the seeds. I then use a rubber spatula to push the strawberries through the sieve so that all I'm left with is a nice smooth and almost creamy concentration of strawberries, with the seeds left behind.
I find that by doing this, it results in a much smoother and clear drink, which compliments the lemon very well. This also seems to intensify the strawberry flavor as well, rather than just letting slices of strawberries infuse slowly into the lemonade as some recipes call for.
Please give it a try and let me know what you think! 🙂
Homemade Strawberry Lemonade Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups lemon juice
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3 1/2 cups cold water
- 1 1/2 cups fresh strawberries, cleaned and sliced
- thinly sliced lemon wheels, for garnish if desired
- sliced strawberries, for garnish if desired
Instructions
- Combine lemon juice, water and sugar in a large pitcher.
- Using a food processor, process the strawberries until smooth.
- Pour the processed strawberries into a fine mesh sieve over a large enough measuring cup (I use a 4 cup liquid measure cup just in case!)
- Using a rubber spatula, push the strawberry liquid into the measuring cup below.
- Continue to push the strawberries through the sieve until all you are left with are the seeds and maybe a little pulp in the sieve.
- Discard the seeds from the strawberries.
- Take the liquid from the strawberries and combine it well with the lemonade mixture.
- Add sliced strawberries and thinly sliced lemon wheels to the pitcher for garnish if desired.
- You can drink this right away, but I find that it tastes even better if you let it chill in the fridge for at least and hour.
Notes
Feel free to adjust the amounts of lemon, sugar and strawberries to suit your tastes.
- Category: Beverage
Love the strawberry and lemonade combination! This sounds like a delicious drink that’s perfect for summer!
i love strawberry + lemon but i have not tried making this lemonade before. it is high time i do! it is a perfect drink to cool off this summer!
I’ve been making Strawberry Lemonades for as long as I can remember! It is so refreshing and yummy!
I’m a big fan of strawberry lemonade, especially when you make it an adult one. Goes down easy and very refreshing.
Me and the kids order strawberry lemonade all the time at restaurants. Going to surprise them this summer and make some at home now.
Lol, I still don’t like strawberries on their own! I have to have them in something to eat them. Which means that this is perfect for me!
This looks like a refreshing drink. It would be perfect for a Florida afternoon. Looks yummy!
Ok this sounds absolutely delicious!!! Nothing better than a glass of cold lemonade on a hot summer day! Definitely pinning!!!
Yum! Strawberries and lemonade are two of my favorite things. I will definitely be making some of this.
I made a similar drink concoction last summer when there was also an abundance strawberries and lemons at the Farmer’s market! Your post inspired me to look at what berries are available now and make that tasty drink!
This recipe looks delicious!! I am really excited to make this asap~!
This Strawberry Lemonade sounds so delicious. It would be great for this summer on a nice hot day. I am going to have to make this for sure. Thanks for sharing.
Every year I think about making this but so far have not – then my boys had some the other day at a cafe and asked for it at home! Guess I have no excuse now with your recipe! Thank you 🙂
I haven’t made any lemonade yet this year but I will be buying some lemons in a week or so. Have not tried any with strawberry though.
I really love strawberries and I love lemonade! I make strawberry lemonade all the time, and sometimes we turn it into a slushy too just by blending with ice on a hot day. If you like key lime, you might also like replacing the lemons with key limes, it is SO GOOD!
I love lemonade but I haven’t tried it with strawberries. That must be so good and refreshing. I feel thirsty just by looking at it. 🙂
Oh my, I can almost taste it through the screen. That drink just screams summer and a big hurrah for it! 🙂
I love lemonade! It’s one of my favorite drinks! I can’t wait to try this recipe.
Yum! This sounds amazing and so refreshing! I love homemade juice for my kids, and I’m pretty sure they’d absolutely love this!
Seriously, that homemade strawberry lemonade looks enticing and because it’s too hot now in the Philippines, I would love to try that recipe really soon. We don’t have those large strawberries though.
I love lemonade of all kinds, but I’m not sure if I have ever tried strawberry lemonade before, though. Sounds so delicious!
This looks delicious! I can’t wait to try it at my house with the kids!
What a wonderful recipe, I love strawberries with a passion. This is something I would love to drink on a nice summer day.
That looks so pretty and fresh! I love serving pretty drinks like this at summer get togethers with family and friends.
I keep hoping I will like strawberries but it just hasn’t happened. I do like the flavoring of strawberry but its the actual strawberry itself I can’t handle. This sounds delicious!
Thank you for this! Just yesterday my kids asked me to make homemade lemonade!
Right now I just buy a certain brand and for strawberry lemonade I blend up the lemonade and frozen strawberries to make it a lovely slushie. It’s an easy way for me to sneak fruit into my picky toddler!
A glass of this with some fresh strawberries to go along with it would be so delicious. I could have that anytime!
I love strawberries and lemonade so I know I’ll love this! I’ve been trying to drink more lemonade ever since my doctor told me it was good for my urinary tract. Can hardly wait to try your recipe!
I’ve never had strawberry lemonade – I’ll bet it tastes amazing! Like summertime in a glass 🙂
That looks so good! I just had some strawberry lemonade Saturday. It’s one of my favorite drinks!
Not only are lemonades refreshing but as a drink, they’re pretty flexible because you can add a strawberry to give it a nice twist. That way it doesn’t taste like the usual lemonade and it won’t be as sour. This strawberry lemonade looks really good.
I am going to try making this. I don’t do sugar so I will replace that with stevia. It looks very refreshing.
I could picture myself sitting by the fire sipping this. It is totally the perfect drink for summer. I love it.