how to make cherry limeade at home
How to Make Cherry Limeade at Home
There is nothing more invigorating than a cold glass of freshly made cherry limeade. Have it for a pool party, and it just cannot go wrong! We tell you how to make cherry limeade at home, along with its variations.
Tip
If you're using a blender, you need to consume the whole drink on the same day itself as it might get bitter by the next day.Let's Raise a Toast!
Basic Cherry Limeade
Cherry and lime are widely used for making drinks. Cherry comes in different forms, each of which offers a slightly different flavor. Cherry limeade is a refreshing drink, which will definitely leave a tingling taste in your mouth. It is easy to make and tastes great too!
Ingredients
- Maraschino cherries (pitted), 3 cups
- Limes, quartered (peel on), 2
- Water, 6 cups
- Sugar or honey, ½ to ¾ cup
- Ice, as required
- To Garnish: Cherries and slices of lime, 1 to 2
- Put the pitted cherries and limes in a blender.
- Add sugar and two cups of water.
- You can also add some ice if you want your drink to be extra cold. Blend until all the ingredients are mashed and become pulpy.
- Strain the juice in a large pitcher, and add the rest of the water to it.
- Serve cold or with ice.
- Garnish with cherries and lime slices.
Cherry Limeade Using Syrups
Ingredients
- Limeade frozen concentrate, 1 can
- Cherries (drained and juice reserved), 10 oz.
- Carbonated water (lime-flavored), 2 cups
- Sugar or honey, 1½ cups
- Lime, 1
- Ice, as required
- To Garnish: Cherries and slices of lime, 1 to 2
- Pour the can of concentrated limeade into a large pitcher.
- Mix in lime soda.
- Stir in the reserved cherry juice.
- Squeeze juice from lime into the mixture, then slice and set aside.
- Stir well and serve with ice.
- Garnish with cherries and lime slices.
Note: Concentrated cherry and lime syrups can also be used instead, in case you don't find fresh cherries and limes.
Cherry Limeade with Vodka
- Pucker Vodka Cherry/ Smirnoff Cherry Vodka/ Three Olives Cherry Vodka, 1½ oz.
- Sweetened lime juice, 1½ oz.
- Cherry juice, ½ oz.
- Club soda, 2 oz.
- Grenadine syrup, ½ tablespoon
- Ice, as required
- Lime wedge
- Maraschino cherries, 1 - 2
- Add Maraschino cherry juice to limeade and vodka.
- Use cherry-flavored vodka.
- Fill a cocktail glass with ice.
- Add vodka, lime juice, club soda, and grenadine.
- Stir well.
- Garnish with lime wedge and Maraschino cherry.
- Serve chilled.
Cherry Limeade Margarita
- Limeade, 1½ cups
- Water, 2½ cups
- Cherry juice or Grenadine, ¼ cup
- Cherry Vodka/Tequila, ½ cup
- Triple Sec, ½ cup
- Lime juice
- Lime circles for garnish
- Maraschino cherries, 1 - 2
- Ice, as required
- Pour freshly squeezed lime juice through a strainer.
- Mix sugar and water until sugar dissolves.
- Now, take a pitcher and pour 1½ cups of limeade, cherry juice or grenadine, Triple sec, and tequila or cherry vodka.
- Blend the ingredients with 2 cups of ice.
- Pour it in a sugar-rimmed glass.
- Garnish with lime circles and maraschino cherry.
Cherry Beer Margarita
- Frozen limeade (concentrated), 12 oz.
- Club soda (cherry-flavored), 12 oz.
- Beer (preferably Corona light), 12 oz.
- Tequila (any), 12 oz.
- Kosher salt (for rimming glass)
- Lime (for garnish)
- Maraschino cherries (for garnish)
- Ice, as required
- In a pitcher, mix beer, club soda, concentrated limeade, and tequila until it combines well.
- Rub the lime wedge around the rim of each glass.
- Dip in Kosher salt.
- Serve with ice.
- Garnish with a lime wedge and cherry.