This frozen cherry lemonade recipe combines fresh summery flavors into a perfect warm-weather blended drink - try it at your next summer barbecue!
Article and recipe courtesy: Tina, Just Putzing Around the Kitchen
This recipe is inspired by two posts I saw last week – the sparkling cherry lemonade from Damn Delicious, and the frozen blackberry basil lemonade from The Kitchen McCabe. I was intrigued by the idea of a cherry-flavored lemonade, and the Kitchen McCabe’s frozen lemonade just looked so frosty and refreshing…so I combined them!
This Frozen Cherry Lemonade is truly delicious.
First things first – (1) cherry lemonade is delicious, (2) frozen lemonade is the greatest idea ever, and (3) this frozen cherry lemonade may now be my new favorite non-alcoholic beverage. Now that we have that out of the way, lets talk about things I’m going to do better next time. I’m definitely going to use more cherries next time, so that the flavor is more pronounced. And the cherries will be frozen, so that I can use less ice to achieve the blended-drink consistency I prefer – that way the mixture will be a lot more smooth, and there will be less liquid-ice separation. I might also use a mint-infused simple syrup, because why not?
Yes, you can add booze to this Cherry Lemonade recipe.
Until then, I’m going to slurp down a few more glasses from this batch, then put the rest away for later – i.e., Sunday, after my race, when I can finally add a little booze to my drinks. I’m thinking tequila will taste awesome in this recipe…
Speaking of other things that probably taste awesome:
- These remind me of a cucumber-lime cooler I had once – super yummy and refreshing.
- Who needs healthy green smoothies when you can have tropical smoothies! I should drink more of these, ASAP.
- Orangecello…it’s like limoncello, but orange flavored – why didn’t I think of that???
- You had me at Single Serving Sangria
- Can someone tell me what a gimlet is? Actually, nevermind – all I need to know is that it’s a fun sounding word, and that this lemon-basil version looks delish.
Try this too: Homemade Cherry Dr. Pepper Soda
Craving a cherry-kick Dr. Pepper but want to ditch the artificial flavors and high-fructose corn syrup? Enter homemade Cherry Dr. Pepper from my friend Meg, a soda that’s not only easy to make but packed with real fruit flavor.
Frozen Cherry Lemonade
Ingredients
- 2-3 cups fresh cherries, pits removed
- 1 cup lemon juice
- 1 cup simple syrup (½ cup sugar + 1 cup water, simmered over medium heat until mixture is clear)
- 6-8 cups ice
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a blender
- Blend on high until mixture is smooth, and desired consistency is achieved.
- Serve immediately.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
Chocolate Cherry Prune Bombs from Baking the Goods
These Chocolate Prune Cherry Bombs from my friend Becky are truly a jubilee! The plush, lightly boozy filling is made from fresh cherries in a sweet brandy laced simple syrup.
The Ultimate Cherries Jubilee
In most Cherry Jubilee recipes, the cherries are just barely warm, and then flambéed. Jaine lets them simmer a bit to soften just enough for them to slump slightly so that they match the lush, tender texture of the prunes she adds.
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