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400g strawberries, cleaned
175g caster sugar
1 liter water
200 ml freshly squeezed lemon juice (+/- 4-5 lemons)
ice cubes, to serve
With all that lovely summer fruit during the holiday months, we want to make something special with it. Then we saw this American recipe for homemade lemonade, tasty and refreshing and made with fresh fruit. It doesn't get any better for our little monsters, who usually always drink water or tea. But when we go picnicking, homemade lemonade is definitely a treat!
Here is how to make strawberry-lemon lemonade
Wash the strawberries.
Remove the hulls.
Put water and sugar in a pan.
Stir it until combined.
Heat the sugar and water mixture while stirring on medium high heat, until the sugar is completely dissolved
Remove the pan from the heat and let cool completely.
Put the drained strawberries in the food processor.
Pulse until you have an almost smooth strawberry puree.
There may be still tiny pieces of fruit in it.
Stift the strawberry pips out of the puree.
Pour the strawberry puree into a large jug.
Then queeze the lemons and remove the pits.
Sift the lemon juice to make sure.
Add it to the strawberry puree.
Add the water to it as well.
Stir it all until well combined and add the ice cubes.
Do mind! When chilled this lemonade stays fresh for only 1 day!
Happy Summer Vacation!