Summer Drink: Cherry Lemonade

It’s no secret that I share quite a few cocktail recipes around these parts, but every good hostess knows she needs several top notch refreshing, non-alcoholic beverage recipes in her stash too! This family friendly cherry lemonade recipe is my absolute favorite for these hot summer days and nights. I love to keep a pitcher made up to enjoy. If guests are coming over, I just add some pizzazz with fresh sliced lemons and a cherry on top. It’s the little touches, y’all! Plus, cherries are in season so you can use fresh ingredients.

What I love most is layering the cherry and the lemonade so it looks all pretty! These layers remind me of a sunset. Add a few fruit garnishes and ta-da! You can certainly stir your cherry lemonade in for a solid light reddish hue if you prefer. Either way, it’s totally delicious!

Cherry Lemonade

A refreshing cherry lemonade, perfect for summer!

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Ingredients

• 3 cups sweet cherries, pitted
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 1/2 cups lemon juice
• 1/2 cup fine sugar
• 4 cups cold water

Instructions

1. In a saucepan over medium heat, simmer cherries, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup water, and 1 tablespoon lemon juice. Once cherries are broken down and liquid is syrup-like, remove from heat. This is about 30 minutes.
2. Strain cherry syrup and discard skins.
3. Make lemonade by adding lemon juice, sugar, and cold water. Stir well.
4. Pour cherry syrup into the bottom of each glass (about 1/4 cup) and finish with lemonade.
5. Garnish with maraschino cherries and lemon slices.

Recipe Notes

You can also mix the cherry syrup with the lemonade in a pitcher instead of serving layered-style.

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With cherries in season, I hope you’ll find time to whip up a batch of this cherry lemonade! For year-round cherry lemonade, you can use frozen cherries or pre-made cherry juice for a similar “cherry lemonade” drink!

Cheers!
Courtney

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