Best Fizzy Sour Cherry Lemonade Recipes

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SPARKLING CHERRY LEMONADE



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There are few things more refreshing than freshly-squeezed lemonade. But when you add fresh cherries, it's the bomb! You can turn this into an adult beverage with a shot of vodka or tequila.

Provided by lutzflcat

Categories     Lemonade

Time 10m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 ½ cups pitted and halved cherries
⅔ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
½ cup sugar, or to taste
2 cups water
1 cup lemon-lime soda
ice as needed
cherries and lemon slices for garnish (optional)

Steps:

  • Combine cherries, lemon juice, sugar, and water in a high-powered blender. Blend until fully incorporated and smooth, about 1 minute; let foam subside or spoon off.
  • Pour mixture into a pitcher, and stir in lemon-lime soda. Serve over ice, and garnish with cherries and lemons, if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 198.3 calories, Carbohydrate 50.3 g, Fat 0.9 g, Fiber 2.3 g, Protein 1.2 g, SaturatedFat 0.2 g, Sodium 11.1 mg

SOUR CHERRY LEMONADE



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Cherries get boiled down into a sweet syrup that's then stirred into the tart lemonade.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Drink Recipes

Time 1h15m

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 pound fresh sour (tart) cherries (or drained thawed frozen), pitted (3 cups)
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup water
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Ice cubes
4 cups club soda
1 1/2 cups fresh lemon juice (from 8 lemons)
1/2 cup superfine sugar
Garnish: fresh sour (tart) cherries

Steps:

  • Make the syrup: Simmercherries, granulated sugar, water,and lemon juice in a mediumsaucepan over medium heatuntil cherries are broken downand juicy and liquid is syrupy,about 30 minutes.
  • Strain cherries and syrupthrough a fine sieve; discardsolids. Let cool completely.
  • Make the lemonade: Fill alarge pitcher with ice. Add clubsoda, lemon juice, superfinesugar, and 1/2 cup cherry syrup;stir to combine. Garnish withfresh cherries. Divide lemonadeamong glasses.

FIZZY SOUR CHERRY LEMONADE



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We've spiked this lemonade with vodka to make a refreshing summer cocktail, but you can omit the alcohol. One batch will completely fill your blender, so if you need more, make multiple batches rather than doubling or tripling the recipe.

Yield Serves 8

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 lb fresh or thawed frozen sour cherries* (1 qt), stemmed
1 cup fresh lemon juice
3/4 to 1 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups vodka (optional)
2 to 3 cups chilled sparkling water
Garnish: fresh sour cherries with stems

Steps:

  • Blend cherries (including pits) in a blender at low speed until skins have broken down enough to brightly color liquid (some of pits will be coarsely chopped). Pour through a sieve into a 2-quart pitcher, pressing on and discarding solids. Add lemon juice and sugar (to taste), stirring until sugar is dissolved.
  • Pour 3 tablespoons vodka (if using) into each of 8 tall (10-ounce) glasses filled with ice. Add 1/2 cup cherry lemonade to each and top off with sparkling water.
  • *We used IQF (Individually Quick Frozen) cherries from Friske Orchards (231-599-2604), in Charlevoix, Michigan.

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