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Juneteenth 'Red Punch' Strawberry Lemonade

This Juneteenth "Red Punch" strawberry lemonade recipe is easy to make and offers a new, puckering and pleasing twist to the traditional red soda water that has been made in Texas since 1937.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings: 10 servings
Course: Beverage
Cuisine: American
Calories: 57
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • 2 cups sliced fresh or frozen strawberries
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 cup fresh- squeezed lemon juice about 8 lemons or 1 12-ounce can lemonade concentrate, thawed
  • 7 cups cold water
  • ice, as needed

Method
 

  1. Gather all ingredients.
  2. Add strawberries, sugar, lemonade concentrate, and water to a blender in that order. Pulse the mixture a few times. Then blend at low speed for 2 minutes. Gradually turn the speed up to medium. Blend until smooth.
  3. Pour strawberry lemonade  into a large pitcher or punch bowl. Serve over ice. Recipe courtesy of Angela Shelf Medearis, author of The New African-American Kitchen , The Kitchen Diva Cooks! , and The Kitchen Diva’s Diabetic Cookbook . Taken from Opal Lee and What it Means to Be Free, written by Alice Faye Duncan and illustrated by Keturah A. Bobo. Text Copyright © 2022 by Alice Faye Duncan. Art Copyright © 2022 by Keturah A. Bobo. Used by permission of HarperCollins Christian Publishing .

Nutrition

Calories: 57kcalCarbohydrates: 15gSodium: 8mgFiber: 1gSugar: 12g

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