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Strawberry Lemonade
Ingredients
  • 4 cups cold water (divided)
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice (about 6 lemons)
  • 3 cups fresh strawberries
  • 2 cups ice
  • extra lemons and strawberries
Instructions

  1. Place 1 cup of water into a pan and bring to a boil. Once boiling, set aside while your squeeze the lemons. 

  2. Wash the strawberries and remove the tops. 

  3. Place the strawberries into a blender with 1 cup of cold water. Blend on low or medium low until the strawberries become broken up. 

  4. Strain the blended strawberries to remove seeds and large pieces. This should produce about 1.5 cups of strawberry juice/puree. 

  5. Add the honey to the hot water and whisk until it dissolves. This is called a honey simple syrup. Set aside and let it cool to the touch. 

  6. In a large pitcher pour the strawberry juice, and lemon juice. Mix well. 

  7. Add the honey simple syrup and mix well. 

  8. Add the remaining 2 cups of water and mix.

  9. Add the ice and extra chopped strawberries and lemons to make the lemonade look fancy and luscious. 

  10. Serve over ice. Makes at least 8 servings.