Strawberry Basil Lemonade
Fresh, sweet, and minty strawberry basil lemonade!
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 223kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups strawberries de stemmed and sliced in half
- ¼ cup basil chopped
- 1.5 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 1.5 cup sugar
- 2 cups water
- 5-6 cups cold sparkling water can use still
Instructions
- In a sauce pan combine 2 cups water, sugar. Stir to dissolve sugar.
- Over medium heat bring boil and remove when sugar is completely dissolved. Pour into an air tight container and let cool.
- In blender add strawberries and basil. Blend until completely smooth then strain with a fine mesh strainer.
- In a large pitcher add simple syrup, water, lemon juice and strawberry basil. Stir to combine. Serve over ice.
- add a fun straws, lemons, basil, and strawberries for garnish!
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Notes
You can add less or more water to intensify or lesson the flavors/sweetness of the strawberry basil lemonade.
Nutrition
Calories: 223kcal | Carbohydrates: 58g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 47mg | Potassium: 144mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 54g | Vitamin A: 62IU | Vitamin C: 52mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 1mg