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.
The dog is so cute and the actual drink is better. I would recommend this, but make sure you have extra strawberries because I had a pound but what I didn’t have was the extra strawberries it asks for. Totally recommend! I have to kids Jaylen and Cole. Cole is a picky eater /drinker so this was totally the bomb! Awesome for parties, gatherings, and especially dinners as a family! 4 1/2 stars!
Look delicious! Is it okay if I mix the mixture with sparkling water in a party pitcher with ice and leave out on a counter for several hours?
i am making this drink now but i don’t have enough lemons to add, i have managed tl squeeze out 1/4cup any ideas what i can do please? p.s your dogs are too cute.
Delicious! I used 3 strawberries since that was all I had and water in place of sparkling water. Tastes amazing! Will make again! I love all your recipes, haven’t tried one I didn’t like yet! This is the first one I didn’t follow 100%, so I can’t wait to try when I have all the ingredients.
How long could you keep the strawberry/lemon solution in the fridge (without the soda)?
About a few hours, but as always, please use your best judgment.
What garnish is pictured? Is that mint?
Yes.
If I kept the mixture separate from the sparkling water to make it a day ahead, will the mixture be okay sitting on the counter or should it be refrigerated?
I recommend refrigerating, but as always, please use your best judgment.
Made this lemonade yesterday and LOVED it!!! Refreshing!
P.S. Love little dogs, and yours is soooooo adorable!
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Hi Chung,
I want to make this for some friends and was wondering whats the ratio for the strawberry mixture and sparkling water in a glass when serving … 1/2 mixture : 1/2 sparkling water ?
thank you ^___^
Natasha, it’s really 1:4 or 1:3 mixture to sparkling water. I recommend adjusting to taste.
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Firing up my BBQ today and this lemonade is on the menu!
Okay, this drink sounds insanely delicious… BUT THAT PUPPY IS JUST TOO CUTE. I feel like a complete stalker hitting “like” on every single photo you post of him on facebook, but I just can’t help it. In other news, I think I need to make some strawberry lemonade, with a splash of rum in it to help me get over the fact that I will probably never get to pet his furry little head. Gah! The cute!
Thank you for clarifying how much lemon juice is needed in the recipe!
Your dog is the CUTEST! This lemonade looks so delicious and refreshing! Yum! Pinned 🙂
Wow , I love Butters!! He is so so adorable. I am visiting my family and they have the cutest Pomeranian EVER!! Ohh, I lovvee dogs and I totally forgot drink looks amazing!! See what these dogs do to us!
Awww, LOOK AT HIM! He’s beyond precious, Chung-Ah. Congratulations on your first pup! They’re hard work at first but it gets so much easier, I promise. Similar to babies, I guess! Thanks for sharing this gorgeous strawberry lemonade, too. My kind of summer drink!
What a beautiful drink! Looks perfect for a warm spring day…now if only the weather would cooperate 😉
I could and would guzzle this stuff like it’s going out of style! 🙂
1. Butters is crazy adorable 2. This lemonade is amazingg! so refreshing and summery! yay!
He is soooo adorable!! And what a cute name. Hugs and kisses from us to your cutie pie! And I just love your recipes. I’m going to try the shrimp fried rice soon. Thanks for sharing.