Description
A refreshing cherry limeade perfect for hot days.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 cups water
- 5 limes (approximately 1/2 cup lime juice)
- 1 1/2 cups cherries (pitted)
- ice
- additional water
Instructions
- In a small saucepan combine sugar and 2 cups water. Heat to a boiling. Turn off and let cool to room temperature.
- Meanwhile, blend pitted cherries in a blender until pureed smooth. SEE NOTES if you would like no pulp.
- In a 2-qt pitcher combine syrup from step 1, lime juice, cherry puree, 3 cups of ice. Fill with water to the 2-quart line. Enjoy immediately or refrigerate until serving.
Notes
- If you prefer no pulp in your cherry limeade, use a fine mesh strainer to strain the cherry puree before adding to the pitcher.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Beverages
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 24 g
- Sodium: 0 mg
- Fat: 0 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 0 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg