Description
Fresh cherry limeade made with honey, fresh lime juice, and sparkling club soda. This refreshing summer drink is refined sugar free and freezer friendly.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup pitted fresh sweet cherries
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/3 cup raw honey
- 2 teaspoons lime zest
- 1/3 cup fresh squeezed lime juice
- 30 ounces club soda
- Fresh cherries for garnish
- Lime slices for garnish
- Ice for serving
Instructions
- Add cherries and water to a saucepan and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat, mash cherries lightly, and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Transfer cherries and juices to a blender.
- Add honey, lime zest, and lime juice.
- Blend until smooth.
- Strain if desired for a smoother syrup.
- Chill syrup completely before serving.
- Fill glasses with ice and add 2 ounces syrup per glass.
- Top with club soda and stir gently.
- Garnish with cherries and lime slices and serve immediately.
Notes
- Store syrup in the refrigerator for up to one week.
- Freeze syrup for up to one month.
- Add more syrup for stronger cherry flavor.
- Use fresh lime juice for the brightest flavor.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Drinks
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 glass
- Calories: 90
- Sugar: 22
- Sodium: 38
- Fat: 1
- Saturated Fat: 1
- Unsaturated Fat: 0
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 24
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 1
- Cholesterol: 0