Simple Strawberry Granita Lemonade
This Strawberry Granita Lemonade recipe is a summer must have! It’s sweet, fresh and SO delicious!
Servings 6 servings
Ingredients
Strawberry Granita Cubes:
- 1 lb fresh strawberries hulled and cut in half
- 1/2 cup simple syrup see tips for recipe
Lemonade:
- 6 lemons juiced
- 4 cups water
- 1/2 - 3/4 cup granulated sugar depending on how sweet you want it
Instructions
Strawberry Granita Cubes:
- Add the strawberries to a blender and puree.
- Add in the 1/2 cup of cooled simple syrup and blend.
- Pour the mixture into an ice cube tray and let freeze completely.
Lemonade:
- Juice the lemons.
- Add the sugar to the lemon juice and stir until the sugar is dissolved.
- Once the sugar is dissolved, add the water and stir.
One way is to make an individual serving:
- Add 2 or 3 frozen strawberry granita cubes to a blender and give the blender a quick pulse to break up the cubes into a coarse frozen mixture. Once that is done you are ready to make your drink! To a serving glass add a layer of crushed ice, then the frozen granita mixture then pour on the lemonade. Enjoy right away!
Another way is to make a large batch to serve 6 people:
- Blend all of the strawberry granita cubes, then evenly distribute the ice mixture between 6 glasses the same way as above: a layer of crushed ice, a layer of the granita, then pour on the lemonade and enjoy right away!
Notes
To make the simple syrup, just take equal parts of sugar and water (I used 1/2 cup water and 1/2 cup sugar). In a saucepan boil the sugar and water over medium to high heat, until sugar has dissolved. Then remove it from the heat and let cool completely. I just put mine in the fridge until I was ready to use it.