Strawberry Lemonade
This is the best homemade strawberry lemonade recipe and it’s so easy to make. My favourite thing about this recipe is that once it's ready, you have refreshing, homemade strawberry lemonade on demand anytime you like!
Equipment
- Saucepan
- Jar or Container
Ingredients
- 200 g caster sugar 1 cup
- 8 - 10 strawberries
- the juice of 4 lemons 1 cup
- the zest of 1 lemon (optional)
- 1/8 tsp salt
Instructions
- Wash, dry and chop up the strawberries into small pieces
- Place all of the ingredients into a saucepan, stir well, place on a high heat and bring the syrup to a boil and then simmer for around 5 - 7 minutes, until the strawberries are soft and all the sugar has dissolved
- Let the syrup cool off for 5 minutes, then strain through a mesh strainer, push the strawberries through the strainer with a spoon, so that the strawberry pulp goes into the syrup. You should be left with a smooth syrup and the lemon zest and strawberry seeds in the mesh strainer.
- Pour the syrup into a clean, dry, jar or container and allow the syrup to fully cool before making some lemonade!
- You can use the strawberry lemonade syrup in one go, in a large jug or place into the fridge and make a glass of refreshing strawberry lemonade anytime you’d like!
Notes
Adding in some more lemon juice to your glass of strawberry lemonade will make it tarter and zestier
This is the perfect recipe for when you need to use up any leftover, overripe or even mushy strawberries
You can use frozen strawberries if you're in a pinch and they’ll work just as well! Simply allow the frozen strawberries to defrost before cooking and make the rest of the recipe as directed.