The Best Homemade Strawberry Lemonade Recipe - Perfect for summer!

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: agave syrup

Honey adds sweetness with fewer calories.

fresh strawberries

🥗Healthier: frozen strawberries

💰Cheaper: canned strawberries

Frozen strawberries are often more affordable and just as flavorful.

Welcome to the kitchen and introduce the recipe.

Make a simple sugar syrup: Combine 0.5 cups sugar and zest of 2 large lemons in a bowl, mixing with fingers to activate lemon oils.

Pour in 1 cup of water and heat on the stovetop until sugar is dissolved (do not boil).

Let the syrup cool completely, optionally refrigerate to speed up cooling.

Prepare strawberries: Use 1.5 pounds of strawberries, pureeing them in a food processor or blender until smooth.

Juice 10 to 12 lemons to yield 1.5 cups of lemon juice, using fresh juice for best flavor (canned juice is an alternative).

In a large pitcher or drink dispenser, add 1 cup of sliced strawberries and 1 sliced lemon for garnish.

Add a few cups of ice cubes to the pitcher.

Pour in the cooled lemon syrup and strain the lemon juice through a fine mesh sieve into the pitcher.

Add the pureed strawberries to the mixture.

Pour in 6 to 8 cups of water and mix everything together.

Chill the strawberry lemonade in the refrigerator to keep it cold and refreshing.

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