Strawberry Lemonade
A lightly sweetened strawberry lemonade that is perfectly refreshing for hot days.
Servings: 10 cups
Calories: 64kcal
Equipment
- Food Processor or clean coffee grinder (optional - to make superfine sugar)
- Pitcher
Ingredients
- 1 pound fresh or frozen (thawed) strawberries stemmed, cored and cut in half
- 6 cups water
- 2 cups lemon juice (from 8 lemons)
- ½ cup superfine sugar or more to taste, or your favorite non-nutritive sweetener - see note
Instructions
- Add 1 pound fresh or frozen (thawed) strawberries and 2 cups water to a blender. Blend until smooth. Strain mixture through a fine mesh strainer in to a large pitcher. Discard the seeds and pulp.
- Stir in the remaining 4 cups water, 2 cups lemon juice, and ½ cup superfine sugar into the pitcher with the strawberry mixture. Stir until the sugar is dissolved, adding more to taste as desired. Chill before serving.
Notes
With ½ cup of sugar, the lemonade will still be quite sour. But I like to use this as a starting point, and add more little bits at a time until you get to the sweetness you desire.
I have also made this recipe using powdered Stevia instead of sugar - I used about ¼ cup to get to a level of sweetness that tasted good to me.
To make your own superfine sugar, simply add the amount of sugar you plan to use to a food processor or clean coffee grinder. Process the sugar until it has a fine texture, like powdered sugar. Do not use powdered sugar, as it contains starch, which you don't want in your lemonade.
Nutrition
Calories: 64kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 0.5g | Fat: 0.3g | Saturated Fat: 0.03g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.02g | Sodium: 8mg | Potassium: 120mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 8IU | Vitamin C: 46mg | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 0.2mg
