Sparkling Strawberry Lemonade
Wonderfully sweet, tangy, refreshing and bubbly. Plus, it’s so easy and inexpensive to make right at home!
Since Butters is our first dog – our first baby – we’ve been completely spoiling him. We hold him in our arms, we give him treats for being cute, and we try to get in as many snuggles as possible. I also went shopping on etsy.com for the most adorable, customized bandana to put on his collar, and to my surprise, he posed so beautifully for the camera.
But then 30 seconds later, this happened.
Yeah, I don’t think he liked it very much. At least I got one good shot of him, right?
But once we got that bandana off, Jason and I sipped on this incredibly refreshing sweet and tangy, bubbly lemonade. It was the absolute perfect spring afternoon, guzzling this down in sunny 70 degree weather, with the puppy sitting right beside us.
Sparkling Strawberry Lemonade
Ingredients
- ½ cup Imperial Sugar Extra Fine Granulated Sugar
- 1 pound strawberries, hulled
- ¾ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 4 cups sparkling water
Instructions
- To make the simple syrup, combine sugar and 1/2 cup water in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved, about 2-3 minutes; let cool.
- Add strawberries to the bowl of a food processor and process until smooth, about 1-2 minutes; strain through a cheesecloth or fine sieve.
- In a large pitcher, whisk together strawberry puree, lemon juice and simple syrup. Place in the refrigerator until chilled.
- Serve over ice and sparkling water.
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Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Imperial Sugar. All opinions expressed are my own.
OMG, Butters is adorable! enjoy the puppy stage! and I’ll go enjoy some of this lemonade!
I can’t even handle it Chung-Ah. That bandana is TOO cute for words! I hope it comes in XXXXXL for my bear. I mean, my dog. Love strawberry lemonade – any which way!
Awww, thanks, Sally! And Jude is the most adorable bear ever. If you lived closer, I would definitely want to do doggie dates with the two of them 🙂
Your lemonade looks delicious! I currently have raspberry lemonade in the making (from scratch, using yeast). And your puppy is so incredibly cute!!
Your puppy is too cute for words! And this strawberry lemonade looks so refreshing and perfect for spring. Love that you used sparkling water!
The bubbles!! So fun! And I’m impressed you managed to get even one good photo. Our dog seems to always move just as you take the picture!
Oh, how I need that lemonade in my life!
Ahhh I love strawberry lemonade. This looks super delicious
that puppy is just too cute! Also this lemonade sounds yummy!
I too am confused – how much lemon juice?
The recipe has been updated to 3/4 cup lemon juice.
Oh my gosh – your little pup is SO cute! Love that bandana…my dog hates hers too!
These drinks are beautiful and they sound crazy delish! Pinned!
How much lemon juice do you use? Confused by the recipe.
Yes, I would like clarification as well. “1 cup” and “3/4 cup” lemon juice listed in two separate lines of recipe……
The recipe has been updated to 3/4 cup lemon juice.
The recipe has been updated to 3/4 cup lemon juice.
Hi Chung!
Your lemonade looks delicious. I’m going to make tomorrow. Is this drink ok to make night before or will bubbles be lost?
Yes, absolutely! Just be sure to reserve the sparkling water until right before serving.
This sounds great! I too don’t like when something is too sweet, especially not drinks, it needa bit of zing, and if there are bubbles – even better! Thanks for sharing the recipe 😀 x
He is so adorable, don’t be surprised if I pin him to my “Too Cute” board soon ;). As for this lemonade, just what I need in my life!