Description
This Simple 5-Minute Cherry Lime Lemonade combines sweet cherries, zesty lime, and fresh lemon juice into a bold, ruby-red drink you put together in no time. You use cherry juice for a quick shortcut that delivers deep fruit flavor without any extra prep.
Ingredients
1 cup fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup cherry juice
3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1/2 cup sugar
3 cups cold water
1 cup ice
Fresh cherries and lime slices for garnish
Instructions
1. Combine sugar and 1 cup of water in a pitcher and stir until sugar dissolves
2. Add lemon juice, cherry juice, lime juice, and remaining water and stir well
3. Taste and adjust sweetness as needed
4. Fill glasses with ice, pour lemonade, garnish with cherries and lime, and serve
Notes
Use tart cherry juice for a bolder, more complex flavor
Add sparkling water instead of still water for a fizzy version
Frozen cherries blended in replace cherry juice for a thicker texture
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Drinks
- Method: Stirring
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 glass
- Calories: 110
- Sugar: 21g
- Sodium: 5mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg