Ingredients
Scale
- 8 ounces fresh strawberries, hulled, plus more for garnish
- 7 cups cold water
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup fresh lemon juice, plus lemon slices for garnish
- Ice, for serving
Instructions
- Set a fine-mesh strainer over a bowl. Blend the strawberries with 1 cup of water until smooth, then strain to remove the seeds and foam.
- In a small saucepan, combine sugar and 1 cup of water over medium heat. Stir until the sugar dissolves, then cool to room temperature.
- In a large pitcher, mix together the lemon juice, strawberry puree, sugar syrup, and the remaining 5 cups of water. Chill until serving.
- For serving, add ice to the pitcher, then pour into glasses and garnish with strawberries and lemon slices.
Notes
For a sweeter taste, adjust sugar according to preference.
You can replace fresh strawberries with frozen ones if fresh ones are unavailable.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Drinks
- Method: Blending and Chilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Glass
- Calories: 125
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 5mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 33g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg