Description
A refreshing homemade Strawberry Lemonade with natural ingredients and less sugar than store-bought versions, perfect for hot summer days.
Ingredients
- Fresh strawberries, cleaned and hulled
- Fresh lemons, juiced
- Granulated sugar (or natural sweetener alternatives)
- Honey (optional)
- Cold water
- Ice cubes
- Fresh strawberries and lemon slices for garnish
Instructions
- Clean and hull the strawberries
- Juice the lemons
- Blend strawberries until smooth
- Combine strawberry puree, lemon juice, and sweetener
- Add cold water and stir until well combined
- Strain mixture if desired
- Serve over ice and garnish with fresh strawberries and lemon slices
Notes
- Can be made sugar-free using stevia or monk fruit sweetener
- Store in refrigerator for 2-3 days
- Use very ripe strawberries for natural sweetness
- Can be made diabetic-friendly using allulose or erythritol
- Adjust sweetness to taste
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Beverage
- Method: Blend
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 20.5g
- Sodium: 5mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: strawberry lemonade, refresher, homemade beverage, sugar-free option, healthy drink
