Strawberry Lemonade
Kathy Strahs is the award-winning author of The Lemonade Stand Cookbook, The 8x8 Cookbook, and The Ultimate Panini Press Cookbook, the voice behind the blogs PaniniHappy.com and CookingOntheSide.com, and the founder of Burnt Cheese Press.
Calling all pink lemonade fans! This one is for you. Fresh summer strawberries are the key to this classic refresher.
Makes 1.8 liters (2 quarts/8 cups)
- Servings 8 cups
Ingredients
- 355 ml (1½ cups) fresh strawberries
- 355 ml (1½ cups) freshly squeezed lemon juice (5 to 7 lemons)
- 198 grams (1 cup) sugar
- 198 grams (1 cup) sugar
- 1.1 liter (5 cups) cold water
Preparation
1. Trim off the strawberry stems, and then cut each berry in half.
2. With an adult’s help, puree the strawberries in a blender or mini prep food processor until completely smooth.
3. Pour the strawberry puree through a fine-mesh strainer (to remove the seeds) into a pitcher or drink dispenser.*
4. Whisk in the lemon juice and sugar, and whisk until all of the sugar is dissolved.
5. Pour in the water and whisk until it’s all mixed together.
*Stick your arm in the mouth of your pitcher or dispenser—if it’s too small for you to easily whisk the lemonade, mix the ingredients in a large bowl instead. Once it’s all combined, set your pitcher or dispenser in a sink (to catch any spills!) and carefully pour the lemonade into it.
GO BIG: You can take this base recipe and double the ingredients as needed to fit larger pitchers or drink dispensers.
| 1.8 liters/2 quarts (8 cups) | 3.7 liters/4 quarts (1 gallon) | 7.5 liters/8 quarts (2 gallons) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Fresh strawberries | 355 ml (1 1/2 cups) | 710 ml (3 cups) | 1.4 liter (6 cups) |
| Lemon juice | 355 ml (1 1/2 cups) | 710 ml (3 cups) | 1.4 liter (6 cups) |
| Sugar | 198 grams (1 cup) | 396 grams (2 cups) | 792 grams (4 cups) |
| Cold water | 1.1 liter (5 cups) | 2.3 liters (10 cups) | 4.7 liters (20 cups) |
Kathy Strahs
Kathy Strahs is the award-winning author of The Lemonade Stand Cookbook, The 8×8 Cookbook, and The Ultimate Panini Press Cookbook, the voice behind the blogs PaniniHappy.com and CookingOntheSide.com, and the founder of Burnt Cheese Press. Her work has been featured on Oprah.com, TODAY.com, and numerous national publications. She lives with her husband and their two children in the Silicon Valley.
Photo credit: Paul M. Bowers
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