Applebees Strawberry Lemonade Recipe Copycat

ALMOST-FAMOUS STRAWBERRY LEMONADE

Steps:

• Make the lemon syrup: Bring the lemon zest, 1 1/2 cups sugar and 1 1/2 cups water to a boil in a medium saucepan, stirring, until the sugar dissolves; let cool to room temperature.
• Meanwhile, make the strawberry syrup: Toss the strawberries and the remaining 1/2 cup sugar in a bowl and let sit at room temperature until the sugar dissolves, about 45 minutes. Strain the strawberry mixture; reserve the strawberry syrup and berries separately.
• Make the lemonade: Combine the lemon juice, lemon syrup, salt and 2 cups cold water in a pitcher. For each drink, put about 1 tablespoon of the strawberry syrup in a tall glass. Fill with ice, then top with the lemonade and some of the reserved strawberries.

APPLEBEE'S STRAWBERRY LEMONADE RECIPE (COPYCAT)

Steps:

• Peel the skin from the lemon and place into a saucepan.
• Pour ¼ cup of sugar and the water into the saucepan, set the saucepan on medium heat.
• Bring the water to a boil then reduce to a simmer and cook for 1 minute.
• Remove the saucepan from the heat and allow it to cool.
• Into a bowl add the remaining sugar and strawberries, allow them to marinate for 15 minutes.
• Strain the strawberry syrup from the strawberries, set the strawberries aside as a snack, garnish or for another recipe.
• Pour the strawberry syrup into a jug then also strain the lemon syrup into the jug.
• Slice the remaining lemons in half then squeeze the juice into the jug, add ½ cup water and the sparkling water.
• Chill the jug in the refrigerator or serve the Applebee's strawberry lemonade with ice cubes.

BEST STRAWBERRY LEMONADE EVER

Steps:

• Mix strawberries and 1/4 cup sugar together in a bowl; set aside for juices to release from strawberries, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Bring 1 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan; add 3/4 cup sugar. Cook and stir sugar mixture until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and cool simple syrup to room temperature.
• Stir simple syrup, 6 cups water, lemon juice, and ice together in a pitcher. Add sweetened strawberries and stir.

APPLEBEE'S LEMONADE

Steps:

• Mix first three togther.
• Fill a tall glass 2/3 to 3/4 with Lemon mixture then fill with sparkling water.
• An interesting variation is to puree some fruit (raspberries, strawberries, etc.) with a little superfine or powdered sugar and put that in the glass before adding the the lemonade and water.