Cherry Limeade
Cherry Limeades are one of the absolute best ways to celebrate summer! With this recipe they take on a new twist that is super fun for adults & kids alike.
One sip of these sweet little drinks & you’ll realize how much better things can be at home. These are super fun for sipping by the pool, passing out during a cookout, or just enjoying on a random Thursday night.
Cherry Limeade
INGREDIENTS
2 - 12 ounce bottles of Topo Chico, very cold
4 ounces cherry simple syrup (see below)
4 ounces lime juice, fresh squeezed
1 jar maraschino cherries
to make cherry simple syrup:
combine 1 cup light colored honey with 1 cup purified water in a medium saucepan. bring to a low boil & stir for 3 minutes. add in 1 - 16 ounce bag frozen cherries. allow the cherries to simmer in the water/honey mixture for 15 minutes. the mixture should simmer along the edges of the pan, but never boil. stir frequently. using a potato masher, muddle the cherries until they are all broken up. strain the cherries from the liquid, cool completely & then store in the fridge for up to 14 days. use cold.
DIRECTIONS
pour 4 ounces (1/2 cup) out of each bottle of Topo Chico. Drink it while you make the cherry limeades :)
pour the remaining water from the bottles into a glass pitcher. add cherry simple syrup & lime juice.
at this point, this recipe can easily be doubled or tripled to serve more people.
stir gently, then using a funnel, evenly pour the cherry limeades back into the bottles & gently push 2-3 maraschino cherries into the bottles.
serve immediately.