Homemade Strawberry Lemonade Concentrate
Make a flavorful strawberry lemonade concentrate that you can store in the refrigerator or freezer for quick drinks later.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 10 min
- Total Time: 25 min
- Yield: About 3 cups of concentrate
- Category: Beverage
- Method: Stovetop Cooking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
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- 3 cups fresh strawberries, hulled and halved
- 1 cup fresh lemon juice (about 5-6 lemons)
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- Combine the strawberries, sugar, and water in a medium saucepan.
- Heat the mixture over medium heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves completely.
- Bring the mixture to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the strawberries soften.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat. Use a potato masher or immersion blender to crush the strawberries until you have a thick puree.
- Stir in the fresh lemon juice and lemon zest.
- Strain the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl, pressing down on the solids to extract all the liquid. Discard the solids.
- Let the concentrate cool completely to room temperature.
- Transfer the cooled concentrate to clean, airtight containers.
Notes
- For refrigeration, store the concentrate in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
- For freezing, pour the concentrate into freezer-safe bags or containers, leaving about 1 inch of headspace. Freeze for up to 6 months.
- To serve, mix 1 part concentrate with 2 to 3 parts cold water, depending on your preferred strength. Start with 1 part concentrate to 2 parts water and adjust.
- If serving frozen concentrate, thaw it completely in the refrigerator before diluting.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 cup concentrate (before dilution)
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 45
- Sodium: 1
- Fat: 0
- Saturated Fat: 0
- Unsaturated Fat: 0
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 47
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 0
- Cholesterol: 0
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