Description
This refreshing double strawberry lemonade strikes the perfect balance between tart and sweet. All you need is one pound of lemons and a pint of strawberries!
Ingredients
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- 1 lb lemons
- 1 pint strawberries, washed, hulled and sliced
- 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar, divided (amount may vary depending on the lemons)
- 1 cup water
- water to dilute lemonade, as desired (at least 2 cups)
Instructions
- To make the lemon syrup for the lemonade, zest and juice the lemons. You should have at least 1/2 cup of lemon juice. If you have more, that’s great! The amount of zest will also vary, use all of the juice and zest to make the syrup.
- Measure the juice you have and add it to a small saucepan along with the sugar. You need to have a 1:1 ratio of juice to sugar. So if you have 3/4 cup of juice, add 3/4 cup of sugar. The amount of sugar I wrote in the ingredients list is for 1/2 cup of juice, since that’s what I had when making this recipe. Your amount may be different.
- Add the zest to the lemon juice and sugar in the saucepan, and bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce to a simmer and allow to cook for 5 minutes, so that the sugar dissolves and the syrup thickens just a little bit.
- Remove from the heat and strain out the zest. Set the lemon syrup aside.
- Take half of the sliced strawberries and add them to a small bowl. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup of the sugar and toss to coat. Refrigerate the sugared berries for at least 30 minutes to allow them to soften and release juice.
- Add the other half of the sliced strawberries to a small saucepan along with the cup of water, and the remaining cup of granulated sugar. Bring to a boil over medium heat, reduce to a simmer and allow to cook for 20 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and strain out the berries. Don’t press down on the strawberries to extract more juice, or your strawberry syrup will be cloudy. Discard the berries and set the syrup aside.
- After the sliced berries have chilled for 30 minutes, scoop a few tablespoons into a glass. Cover with ice as desired.
- Add the lemon syrup to a large pitcher or jar and dilute with as much water as desired. Pour the lemonade over the ice and strawberries, and add as much strawberry syrup as you’d like. Serve immediately.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8 oz
- Calories: 196
- Sugar: 47.3 g
- Sodium: 1.5 mg
- Fat: 0.3 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 51.1 g
- Fiber: 1.1 g
- Protein: 0.5 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg