Naturally Refreshing Homemade Strawberry Lemonade Recipe
Fancy some healthy and delicious refreshment for the hot summer days? What about a zesty lemonade with a twist of strawberries?
It’s unbelievable how easy is to make something fresh and delicious from a handful of fruits. There is no wonder why there are companies dedicated to sell us bottled flavored drinks day in and day out. At first sight it may rather strange to see floating pieces of fruits in a jug but it only bothering until seeing them. It’s like the cherry on top of the ice cream. It makes it perfect.
Berries are one of the lowest sugar content fruits thus make them perfect for flavoring cold summer drinks. They doesn’t sweeten the water but flavoring it only. Try out some really zesty stuff head over the sugar free lemonade with orange and let the taste buds explore the new terrain!
Ingredients:
- Two handfuls of berries of preference (raspberry, strawberry, blackberry, red currant, cherry)
- A slice of lemon
- 2 mint leaves
- Ice cubes
How to make:
- Use fresh or frozen mixture of berries of choice.
- Put two handfuls of berries and the lemon into a big jug.
- Use two leaves of mint. Mint is an essential ingredient of any summer drink. It makes a twist and surely plays with the taste buds. Crush the leaves before putting them into the jug.
- Pour water into the jug and leave it for about 20 minutes or half an hour in the fridge. Let all the berries and mint leaves soak well.
- Serve and enjoy summer!
Health benefits:
Raspberries are not only known as a tasty pleasure but they help prevent cancer, they are diet friendly and have generous amount of fiber.
Blackberries are also excellent source of fiber and they help fight with cardiovascular disease. They contain vitamin A which helps with digestion.
Red currant also has similar benefits, contains fiber, helps with digestion and has no calories.
- Two handfuls of berries of preference raspberry, strawberry, blackberry, red currant, cherry
- A slice of lemon
- 2 mint leaves
- Ice cubes
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Use fresh or frozen mixture of berries of choice.
-
Put two handfuls of berries and the lemon into a big jug.
-
Use two leaves of mint. Mint is an essential ingredient of any summer drink. It makes a twist and surely plays with the taste buds. Crush the leaves before putting them into the jug.
-
Pour water into the jug and leave it for about 20 minutes or half an hour in the fridge. Let all the berries and mint leaves soak well.
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Serve and enjoy summer!
Raspberries are not only known as a tasty pleasure but they help prevent cancer, they are diet friendly and have generous amount of fiber.
Blackberries are also excellent source of fiber and they help fight with cardiovascular disease. They contain vitamin A which helps with digestion.
Red currant also has similar benefits, contains fiber, helps with digestion and has no calories.
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It’s not only perfect drink on a hot summer day!
Yummy!!!