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Strawberry Lemonade Recipe

Robyn Stone

Published Apr 03, 2025

This delicious Strawberry Lemonade is made with fresh strawberries and lemon juice and is a favorite refreshing drink for a warm day! Made with just four ingredients, it is ready in minutes and is always a crowd-pleaser!

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Spring and summer always have me craving this homemade Strawberry Lemonade! So refreshing, delicious, and the perfect little blend of sweet and tart, this lemonade is perfect for serving at parties or a relaxing day at home. The beauty of the fresh red strawberries makes it extra special. It’s made with just 4 simple ingredients (including water) and is a favorite drink that you’ll enjoy often!

Tasty, ice-cold beverages like this Strawberry Lemonade, Southern Sweet Tea , and other cold drinks are so perfect for warm weather gatherings. And they’re great to keep on hand for cooling refreshment on warm days!

How to Make Strawberry Lemonade

This scrumptious and fresh lemonade is easy to make with just four ingredients.

Here’s how you’ll make it.

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To make it, you’ll need these ingredients:

Ingredients

Be sure to see the recipe card below for the full listing of ingredients, instructions, notes, and estimated nutritional information.

Sugar – Use granulated sugar, but you can use honey or other sweeteners instead if you choose. You can adjust the sugar amount to your preference as well.
Hot water
Strawberry puree – You will use about 1 pint of fresh strawberries, hulled
Fresh lemon juice
Cold water

Garnishes – Optional – but add an attractive touch when serving.

lemon slices
strawberry slices
mint

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Step-by-Step Instructions

Stir the sugar into the hot water . Add the sugar to a pitcher and then pour in the hot water. Stir until the sugar has dissolved, and then allow it to cool.

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Puree the strawberries . Next, add your hulled strawberries to your blender and blend to puree.

Mix in strawberries and lemon juice . Add the strawberry puree and lemon juice to the pitcher and stir to combine. You can either serve it immediately or store it in the refrigerator to serve later.

Garnish and serve . When ready to serve, add optional garnishes of fresh lemon, strawberry slices, and mint and serve over ice cubes.

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Storage Tips

To store : Cover the pitcher of lemonade or use one with a lid and refrigerate for up to 3 days before any fresh fruit garnishes are added. Add the fresh fruit garnishes and ice cubes just before serving for the best freshness.

Perfect Sip for Entertaining

This is a beautiful lemonade to serve when entertaining or for showers and luncheons. It is so light and refreshing, and everyone loves it! Especially those who love strawberries!

And since the temperatures here in the South can get considerably warm in the spring and summer, this cold and tasty lemonade is always a hit on a hot day!

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More Favorite Refreshing Beverages

I love having delicious cold drinks on hand for my family and friends on a warm day. Here are a few more that I make often and think you’ll enjoy, too!

Peach Tea – Southern sipping at its finest!
Perfect Cold Brew Coffee – Perfect on a hot day for the coffee lover!
Frappuccino – Cool coffee drink, even better than the coffee house version!
Fresh Lemonade – Fresh lemons make this a classic summer refresher and base to this recipe, too!
Shower Punch – Great to celebrate and so beautiful in a punch bowl!

Here’s my strawberry lemonade recipe. I hope you find it as refreshing as my family and friends do!

Ingredients

▢ 2 cups granulated sugar
▢ 1 cup hot water
▢ 2 1/2 cups strawberry puree , (about 1 pint fresh strawberries, hulled)
▢ 2 cups lemon juice
▢ 5 cups cold water

Optional garnish

▢ lemon slices
▢ strawberry slices
▢ mint

Instructions

Add sugar to a gallon pitcher and pour hot water over sugar, stirring to dissolve.
Add strawberries to a blender or food processor and puree.
Add the strawberry puree, fresh lemon juice, and cold water to the pitcher. Stir until well combined. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
When ready to serve, add ice, fresh lemon slices, fresh strawberry slices, and/ or mint, if desired. Keep refrigerated.

Notes

Nutrition

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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Enjoy! Robyn xo