Summer in a glass is possible with this Strawberry Mint Lemonade! Fresh pureed strawberries are muddled with mint, then mixed with freshly squeezed lemonade - you can even turn this into a refreshing poolside cocktail by adding your favorite liquor!
Course Drinks
Cuisine American
Keyword lemonade, mint lemonade, strawberry mint lemonade
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Marinating time 3 hourshours
Total Time 3 hourshours10 minutesminutes
Servings 4
Calories 183kcal
Author Erica
Ingredients
¾cupgranulated sugar
3-4cupswaterdivided
1cupmint leavesfresh
1cuplemon juicedivided (from about 5 lemons)
1 ½cupsstrawberriesfresh
Lemon slicesfor garnish
Mint leavesfor garnish
Fresh strawberriesfor garnish
Instructions
Combine the sugar, 1 cup of water, and mint leaves in a medium saucepan. Bring to a low boil, stirring occasionally, until the sugar is dissolved, then reduce the heat and simmer for 1 minute.
Remove from the heat and allow to steep for 30 minutes.
Pour the cooled simple syrup through a strainer into a mason jar or bottle. Discard the mint (or save for garnishing.)
In a blender, combine 1/4 cup of lemon juice with the fresh strawberries. Blend well, then pour the liquid into a pitcher though a strainer to remove the berry seeds (if desired - if you like texture, leave it all in!)
Add the remaining lemon juice and 2-3 cups of water to the pitcher and stir well. Add the minted simple syrup to taste (I used the whole batch!), stir, then chill for at least 3 hours, up to overnight for best flavor.
Serve over ice, and garnish with lemon slices, sliced strawberries, and sprigs of mint.