Sassy Mama: Sparkling Strawberry Lemonade

Sassy Mama joins News 9 at 4 p.m. and is sharing how to make sparkling strawberry lemonade.

Ingredients:

1. 1 cup lemon juice (about 6 lemons)
2. 1 to 1 1/2 cups simple syrup*
3. 2 cups fresh strawberries, hulled and halved
4. 1 quart sparkling water
5. Ice cubes
6. Fresh mint, for garnish

Simple Syrup:

1. 2 cups sugar
2. 2 cups water

Directions:

1. In a medium size sauce pan, combine the sugar and water and bring to a simmer stirring occasionally to make sure the sugar is completely dissolved.
2. Remove the syrup pan from the heat and allow to cool completely.
3. In a large pitcher, put the sliced strawberries in and swirl with a half a cup of the simple syrup.
4. Use an immersion blender to blend in the pitcher or if you don’t have that just blend together in the blender until it is a pulp.
5. Add the remaining simple syrup, lemon juice, and sparkling water to the pitcher and stir.
6. Serve over ice with a sprinkle of mint on top.
7. Store remaining lemonade covered in the refrigerator for up to five days. 

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