It’s July 5, and Seattleites like myself know what that means: summer is finally here! Sure enough, the sun showed its ever-so-scarce face yesterday and, according to the forecast, might just stick around for awhile. Woo hoo!
So I thought I’d bid adieu to “June-uary” and usher in the official Seattle summer with a glass of the ideal easy summer sipper: strawberry lemonade.
But not just any strawberry lemonade. This is strawberry lemonade by the glass. Because, frankly, I don’t know about you, but when it comes to strawberry lemonade, I have no self control. The combination of fresh, tart lemon and sweet strawberries is pure kismet, but the calories from one heavenly glass are all I need at any one time.
So, like fresh-squeezed lemonade by the glass, I make this one glass at a time. Many strawberry lemonade recipes call for pureeing the strawberries and while that results in a wonderful glass of lemonade and I’d do that myself if I was serving a crowd, I prefer to do this one quick and dirty with simply a fork and a glass. Plus, I kind of like the chunky, rustic thing going on when I make it this way.
Happy summer!
Fresh Strawberry Lemonade by the Glass
Ingredients
- 2 - 3 medium strawberries (hulled and quartered (about 1/4 cup))
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 1/4 cup hot water
- 3 tablespoons fresh-squeezed lemon juice
- 3/4 cup cold water
- Ice
Instructions
- In a 16-ounce or larger glass, place the strawberries and the sugar. Mash the berries against the side of the glass with a fork until they're smashed and juicy.
- Stir in the hot water until the sugar is dissolved.
- Stir in the lemon juice and the cold water.
- Fill to the top with ice and serve.
Your pictures are so beautiful, they look like a painting. The lemonade looks super refreshing!
Thank you so much, Riley!
Hello Kare, I made your lemonade today and blogged about it! So great, thanks for postingg.
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Made this today. Just what I was looking for to sit out back in the sun with. Thank you!
That sounds heavenly. I am SO excited for summer! Thanks for commenting. 🙂
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LOVE THIS!!! I did add a little more sugar than you but I love this recipe!!
I don’t have lemon juice but I do have already made plain lemonade. can I use that instead?
Just add in some strawberries and you should be good to go 🙂
Made a double batch and this was perfect! Quick, and not too sweet. Replaced half the lemon juice with lime juice because I ran out.
Oooh, the lime actually sounds really fabulous. So glad you like this one. Thank you so much for the review!