Nutmeg Free Classic Strawberry Lemonade

Total time55 min

Prep time15 min

Cook time10 min

4.5

(21)

Bright, fruity, and refreshingly tart, this strawberry lemonade is the kind of drink that instantly makes any afternoon feel like a celebration. A homemade strawberry syrup — built from fresh berries, sugar, and water — gets strained until silky smooth, then stirred into a pitcher of real-squeezed lemon juice for flavor that no bottled version can touch. Every single ingredient here is straightforward and clean, so there's zero guesswork about what's actually in your glass. That matters more than people realize, since spice blends and flavored syrups from the store can sneak in unexpected additions that have no business being in a simple fruit drink. This recipe keeps things pure: just fresh fruit, citrus, sugar, and water working together the way nature intended. Serve it over a mountain of ice with a few strawberry slices floating on top and it looks as good as it tastes.

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Ingredients

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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