This sweet and sour strawberry pink lemonade is a delicious and refreshing drink to enjoy this summer. Made with fresh strawberries and lemons it's easy to make and comes together pretty quickly too.
I've always loved the way strawberries and lemons pair well together. They're a sweet and sour combo of tangy freshness and go great together in drinks, food, desserts, and more.
This strawberry lemonade is easy to make, which is a huge plus for why I love it. But I also love that it uses fresh berries and lemons because the pink lemonade I can buy in powdered form at the store never tastes like the drink I have in mind.
This drink though hits every note perfectly. With not a lot of added sugar, the real fruits can shine through. The only issue s that I can never make a big enough batch in my pitcher because I have to share with the other lemonade lovers over here.
🥘 Ingredients
- Strawberries
- Lemons
- Sugar
- Water
- Ice
🍽 Equipment Needed
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🔪 Instructions
Check out how to make strawberry pink lemonade with these simple step-by-step instructions:
- Wash your strawberries, remove the tops and quarter them.
- Place berries in a small saucepot over medium-low with ½ cup of water.
- When strawberries are warm enough to mash, mash them down with a potato masher as best as you can.
- Add in the sugar and another ½ cup of water. Stir until sugar is dissolved and then remove from heat.
- Squeeze lemons to get the juice. Remove any seeds and pour juice directly into the pitcher.
- Place the strainer over a bowl or measuring cup and pour the strawberry mix into it until you've collected 1 cup of strained juice.
- Add juice to the pitcher, and discard the chunks.
- Add ice and then add in the water. Stir to combine and serve.
🍴 Recipe Tips
Making healthy strawberry lemonade isn't hard or difficult. With this drink, I use a pot to warm the strawberries to a mashable consistency and then strain them for the juice. No blender is needed!
To squeeze more juice out of fresh lemons a tip I like to use is microwaving them for about 10-30 seconds. Then before slicing them in half, roll them back and forth along the counter while pushing down on them, like you're rolling out a dough log. This helps to get more juice out of the lemons.
💭 FAQs
Yes, you can! If you don't have real lemons on hand you can use concentrate in a pinch. You can also use it to bring the fresh lemon juice up to the required measurement so you can keep that strong lemon flavor.
Unfortunately no. A lot of the store-bought pink lemonade is actually just lemonade with added flavorings or food coloring. As you can see this juice is all-natural with no added ingredients and the color isn't exactly pink colored. This is because yellow lemons and red strawberries make orange, not pink- but you have to admit it's a pretty color nonetheless.
Yes, you could. This may actually work in your favor as they thaw and warm-up because they might be easier to mash.
I wouldn't recommend keeping any on hand for more than 5 days. Make sure you keep it stored in the fridge when not being used.
Other great beverage recipes to try
- Coffee Milkshake
- Purple Cow Float
- Frozen Whipped Lemonade
- Homemade Shamrock Shake
- Butterfingers Hot Chocolate
- Cookies N Cream Milkshake
📖 Recipe
Strawberry Pink Lemonade
Equipment
- Large spoon
- Strainer
- Small pot
Ingredients
- 2 cups Fresh Strawberries ($2.24)
- 1 cup Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice (5-6 large lemons) ($3.41)
- 1 cup Sugar ($0.22)
- 5 cups Water, divided ($0.00)
- Ice Cubes ($0.00)
Instructions
- Wash your strawberries, remove the tops and quarter them.
- Place berries in a small saucepot over medium low with ½ cup of water.
- When strawberries are warm enough to mash, mash them down with a potato masher as best as you can. Add in the sugar and another ½ cup of water. Stir until sugar is dissolved and then remove from heat.
- Squeeze lemons to get the juice. Remove any seeds and pour juice directly into the pitcher.
- Place the strainer over a bowl or measuring cup and pour the strawberry mix into it until you've collected 1 cup of strained juice.
- Add juice to pitcher, discard the chunks.
- Add ice and then add in the water. Stir to combine and serve.
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