Who wouldn’t want a refreshing cold strawberry lemonade on a hot summer day!?! The only problem is, I don’t know of a single lemonade drink mix that doesn’t contain sugar or chemicals! Which is exactly the reason why I’ve come up with my own sugar-free, all natural, and simply delicious recipe for a quick at-home strawberry lemonade! I’ve been making this recipe for years, and always get rave reviews when I share it with friends and family! Enjoy!
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Sugar Free Homemade Strawberry Lemonade
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Method
The estimated total time to make this recipe is 5-10 minutes.
1
Start by adding the lemon zest, 1/2 of the sweetener, and 1 cup water to a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium high heat, stirring, until the sweetener dissolves. Pour into a bowl that is heat-safe. Let cool.
2
Meanwhile, make the strawberry syrup. In the same small saucepan, combine strawberries, water, and the other 1/2 of the sweetener, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered for 3-5 minutes or until berries are soft enough to mash. Place strawberries in a strainer, and mash over a bowl, to remove strawberry pulp from strawberry sauce. Let cool to room temperature.
3
In a pitcher, combine the lemon juice, lemon water, salt, 2 cups cold water, and the strawberry syrup. Fill glasses with ice, pour lemonade into glasses, and top with lemon slices and strawberries if desired!
Ingredients
| Zest | Of one lemon |
| 1 1/2 cup | Strawberries, washed and chopped |
| 1 cup | Fresh lemon juice (from about 5 lemons) |
| 1/8 tsp | Salt |
| 10-12 pkts | Stevia OR 1 cup sweetener of choice that measures like sugar 1 |
1 I used NuNaturals stevia packets. I recommend adjusting sweetener according to taste.
Nutrition Breakdown
| 6 | 1 cup (or 8 oz) Servings |
| 22 | Calories per Serving |
| 0 g | Fat |
| 6 g | Carbohydrates |
| 1 g | Fiber |
| 3 g | Sugar |
| 0.4 g | Protein |
| 1 | WWP+* |
*Weight Watchers Points per serving
6 Comments
Paula said:
Yum, this looks perfectly refreshing! I can’t wait to try it out! Thanks for the great idea :-)
Lizzie said:
This looks great! Your picture is beautiful!
I would love to make this. Step 2 does not say how much water to use, though. It’s not listed in the ingredients either.
Aimee said:
Hey Lizzie
I don’t want to give you the wrong advice
But my best guess is use 6 cups of water , because it says 6 servings that’s my guess but this does look really yummy :)
Ruth said:
Well finally someone who thinks like I do . I’ve spent 24 yrs making healthy recipes for my family and I also love using stevia as well . I noticed that you use salt in this recipe, is there a reason to use the salt ?
Deliciously Organic said:
A great recipe for these hot summer days. Thanks!
Dana Jenkins said:
I will have to try this one. I quick drinking pop by making homemade lemonade last year. I just use one lemon, two Stevia packets and fill with ice then water. I absolutely love it. It is the only sugar free drink I found that I enjoy better than soda! Thank you for the recipes!