It may still be winter but yesterday it felt like anything but in my little corner of Rhode Island. The sun was shining, temperatures climbed to almost 50 F, I broke out my flip-flops instead of my Uggs for a trip to Target and to top it all off, I was drinking strawberry lemonade – a decidedly summery beverage – on my couch. Jessica, of My Baking Heart, must have known that yesterday’s weather would offer the perfect motivation for me to make the strawberry lemonade, her selection for this week’s SMS.
The recipe is easy – it starts with a simple syrup, which is made by dissolving sugar in hot water. Though the recipe didn’t call for it specifically, I made mine in a saucepan on the stove to ensure the sugar was completely dissolved. Fresh lemon juice and more water are added to the simple syrup as well as a strawberry sauce to finish the lemonade. The strawberry sauce is made by blending fresh strawberries, a bit of lemon juice, water and sugar and then straining the sauce to remove the seeds.
I really enjoyed the lemonade! I have a major sweet tooth and this lemonade was perfectly sweet in my opinion, but if you like things a bit less sweet, you might want to cut back on the sugar. The strawberry flavor is prominent and I liked it that way, but the recipe can easily be adjusted by using less strawberry sauce if you want more lemon flavor. I only made 1/2 of the recipe this time but I know I’ll be revisiting it again this summer, if not sooner! Thanks to Jessica for hosting this week. You can find the recipe on her site or on page 85 of the book.
how awesome! The lemonade sounds like a great refreshing drink on a not so winter-y day.
this is a fantastic, refreshing drink – I have made it many times though my recipe differs slightly … also good is a strawberry tea…
Sounds yummy! And I bet it would be easy to adapt to other flavors (I’m thinking raspberry). =)
It looks tasty and refreshing! We had some warm sunshine this weekend too. I didn’t get to break the flip flops out yet, but hopefully soon!
It also looks pretty on the table. I like it a lot.
Love your picture! I passed on this one. Hubby and I just aren’t big lemonade people. But, it sure looks delicious!
Looks great! Glad you were able to enjoy nice weather with your lemonade!
Wow, I am longing for the days to wear flip flops!!
I loved this recipe! So pretty and yummy!
Looks delicious!! Glad you had nice weather to go along with your drink!
GORGEOUS photo!!!
Looks delicious! We had almost-flip-flop weather here in Kentucky today too!
I’m glad you loved it! I didn’t love it, but for the exact same reasons: too sweet and too much strawberry!
YUUUM! It just happens to be summer here in Austrlia & this sounds perfect.
I’m glad you liked it. I will definitely make this again, come summer.
Your lemonade looks great! What good timing that it was a warmer day where you live. I should never really complain about it being too cold where I live (‘cos it’s really not), but I do.
This gives me hope that summer isn’t too far away!
Ah, the first signs of summer! So pretty, too!
This looks so good right now. The color is beyond perfect. My kids are crazy about lemonade. I am definitely going to bookmark this one!
This would be the perfect drink when you’re wearing flip flops and dreaming of summer! It looks so refreshing!
Looks beautiful… Lemonade would have been perfect over the weekend! Looks like we’re in for some winter weather, again, so I’m glad you enjoyed the warm spell!
Your photos are always so crisp and clean. Love them!
Wow, that looks so incredibly perfect for summer! Love it!
Thanks for ‘making’ along with me this week, T! LOVE the photo!! 🙂