Artificial Flavors Free Frozen Strawberry Lemonade
Tart, frosty, and bursting with real fruit flavor, this blended drink is everything a summer sip should be. Store-bought frozen lemonades and flavored slushies are notorious for hiding synthetic flavor compounds behind vague "natural and artificial flavors" labels, so making your own is genuinely the smarter move. Here, every drop of flavor comes from a short, honest list — fresh hulled strawberries, squeezed lemon juice, and a quick homemade simple syrup made from just sugar and water. There are no flavor packets, no concentrates, and no mystery additives anywhere in the process. The blender does the heavy lifting, turning everything into a smooth, slushy texture that rivals anything you'd order at a drive-through. A little taste-and-adjust step at the end means you can dial in the sweetness or tartness exactly to your liking, which is a small but satisfying touch. Garnish with a lemon slice and a sprig of fresh mint, and it looks as good as it tastes.
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2 servings
For the simple syrup
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup water
For the drink
- 2 cups fresh strawberries, hulled
- ½ cup fresh lemon juice (from about 3–4 lemons)
- 2 cups ice cubes
- ½ cup cold water
For serving
- lemon slices, for serving (optional)
- fresh mint sprigs, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the sugar and 1/3 cup water in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring until the sugar is fully dissolved, about 2–3 minutes. Remove from heat and let the syrup cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until cold, at least 30 minutes.
- 2
Add the hulled strawberries, lemon juice, cold water, ice cubes, and all of the chilled simple syrup to a blender. Blend on high until completely smooth and slushy, about 45–60 seconds.
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