Hazelnut Free Classic Strawberry Lemonade
Bright, tangy, and flushed with the color of summer, this strawberry lemonade is the kind of drink that makes people ask for the recipe before they've even finished their glass. The base starts with a quick homemade strawberry syrup — fresh berries, sugar, and water simmered together until the fruit breaks down and releases every bit of its sweetness. Straining the syrup gives you a silky, jewel-toned liquid that blends beautifully with freshly squeezed lemon juice and cold water. Every single ingredient here is naturally free from tree nuts of any kind, so there's no label-scanning or cross-contamination stress to worry about. This is pure, whole-ingredient cooking from start to finish. Serve it over a big glass of ice with a few strawberry slices on the rim and it looks almost too pretty to drink — almost.
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6 servings
For the strawberry syrup
- 1 cup fresh strawberries, hulled and halved
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup water
For the lemonade
- 1 cup fresh lemon juice (from about 6–8 lemons)
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 4 cups cold water
For serving
- ice, for serving
- fresh strawberry slices or lemon rounds, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the strawberries, 1/2 cup sugar, and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the sugar dissolves and the strawberries soften and release their juices, about 5–7 minutes.
- 2
Remove the pan from the heat and let the syrup cool for 5 minutes, then pour it through a fine-mesh strainer into a bowl or measuring cup, pressing the solids with the back of a spoon to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard the solids. Let the syrup cool to room temperature, about 20–25 minutes.
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