Yesterday I just about melted when the temperature reached 101 degrees… seriously? It’s only the beginning of May!
To beat the heat, I made some refreshing strawberry limeade, and it was amazing!!
I originally wanted to make strawberry lemonade recipe, but when I realized I had tons of limes and not enough lemons, I just swapped out the lemons for limes, and I love the delicious results!
Try mixing up your own batch of this delicious drink today! This recipe is also made using all-natural fresh ingredients- no cans of limeade here!
And because I love my readers so much, I also created two printable recipe cards for this strawberry limeade in 3×5 and 4×6 sizes, perfect to fit in your recipe box! Printables are available at the end of the post!
Strawberry Limeade
16 oz. fresh strawberries (1 lb. container)
1 cup sugar
1 cup fresh lime juice
6 cups water
1. Wash strawberries and cut off green tops. Puree in a blender or food processor until it reaches desired consistency, just like I did when making 10 minute strawberry jam. If you like little strawberry pieces in your drink (like me), then you can make it a little more chunky. If you like your drink smooth with no strawberry pieces, you can puree the strawberries to be very fine, and then strain in a strainer to remove any small chunks.
2. Make simple syrup by mixing one cup of sugar and once cup of water. This ratio made a pretty sweet limeade, so if you would like yours to be a little more sour, then just use 3/4 cup of sugar to one cup of water. Stir and boil until the sugar dissolves. Let cool.
3. Combine the strawberry puree, syrup, lime juice, and 5 cups of water into a pitcher. Stir, and serve over ice.
Makes 2 1/4 quarts.
Strawberry Limeade Printable 3×5″ Recipe Card
Strawberry Limeade Printable 4×6″ Recipe Card
Enjoy!
Another great way to use up those strawberries is to make this delicious 10 minute strawberry jam. Strawberries also taste great on Navajo fry bread too.
This Brazilian limeade is another refreshing drink, too, that requires no juicing or squeezing, and takes under 5 minutes to make!
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xo, Laura
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