How to Make Strawberry Lemonade - Strawberry Lemonade Recipe

How to Make Strawberry Lemonade

Ingredients

Strawberry lemonade

Makes 4 servings

2 cups water
1 cup lemon juice
1 cup sugar
1 pint (2 cups) strawberries
Ice (optional)
Lemon slices, sliced strawberries, mint, chocolate mint, or other garnish (optional)

Quick strawberry lemonade

3/4 cup of lemon juice (bottled is fine, fresh if preferred)
1/2 cup sugar
1.5 to 2 cups of fresh strawberries
5 cups of water (still or sparkling, as preferred)

Creamy strawberry lemonade

Makes 4 servings

4 lemons and sugar to taste; or lemonade powder (whichever you prefer)
1 pint strawberries
Ice (optional)

How to make it

Method 1 Strawberry Lemonade

1 Make the lemonade.

 Combine the water, sugar, and lemon juice. It may be necessary to bring the water to a boil first, to get all the sugar to dissolve.

2 Remove the stems, hulls, and any bad spots from the strawberries.

 You can use more or fewer strawberries if you wish to.

3 Place the strawberries in a blender with lemonade to cover generously. 

Add a bit of ice if you would like more of a smoothie or slushy consistency. You can also freeze the strawberries instead of adding ice.

4 Blend until mixed. 

Once it is mixed, pour it into a pitcher with the remainder of the lemonade, and stir.

Blending in only part of the liquid at first helps to get the strawberries blended more smoothly.

5 Serve the strawberry lemonade.

 Pour into glasses and float sliced or halved strawberries to the top. Garnish the rim of the glass with a slice of fresh lemon, if you like. Serve chilled with pink straws for extra flair.

Method 2 Quick Strawberry Lemonade

1 Wash and hull the strawberries. 

Add them to a blender and blend until smooth. If needed, add some water to help it to blend easily.

Use seedless strawberries if you don't want seeds, or strain the seeds from it.

2 Pour the lemon juice and sugar into the serving jug or pitcher.

 Stir to dissolve the sugar.

3 Pour the blended strawberries into the lemon juice and sugar mixture.

 Stir well to combine.

Method 3 Creamy Strawberry Lemonade

1 Make lemonade. 

You can fresh-squeeze the lemonade from real lemons, or us a packet. The idea is for it to be regular lemonade, so use your favorite way of making lemonade for the base.

2 Wash and slice the strawberries. 

In a different bowl, add the strawberries. With a masher, mash the strawberries until creamy.

3 Blend the strawberries into the lemonade.

 Mix until the composition is smooth and thoroughly blended.

4 Keep in the refrigerator for at least an hour.

5 Serve. 

Once chilled sufficiently, add ice and enjoy.