Description
A refreshing honey-sweetened cherry limeade made with fresh cherries, lime juice, and sparkling club soda. Refined sugar free and perfect for summer.
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 lime juice
- 30 ounces club soda
- Fresh cherries for garnish
- Lime slices for garnish
Instructions
- Add cherries and water to a saucepan and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat, lightly mash cherries, and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Transfer cherries and liquid to a blender.
- Add honey, lime zest, and lime juice.
- Blend until smooth and strain if desired.
- Chill syrup completely.
- For individual servings, add 2 ounces syrup to an ice-filled glass.
- Top with club soda and stir.
- Garnish with cherries and lime slices.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
- Store syrup in the refrigerator for up to one week.
- Freeze syrup for up to one month.
- Thaw overnight in the refrigerator before using.
- Adjust sweetness and tartness to taste.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Beverage
- Method: Simmered and Blended
- 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