Sparkling Strawberry Elderflower Limeade
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This Sparkling Strawberry Limeade is the perfect refreshing summer drink! Flavored with elderflower cordial, it has a unique fruity and floral aroma that cannot be beat. You will love this incredibly easy cold mixed drink made with homemade strawberry syrup, elderflower cordial, and fresh lime juice.
what is in strawberry elderflower limeade?
While this recipe is quite simple, there are several homemade components involved that give it such excellent flavor! You can easily prepare all of the recipe ingredients beforehand to bring this delicious strawberry limemade recipe together in minutes before serving for a refreshing summer drink!
To make this strawberry limeade, you will be creating these key recipe components:
Strawberry Simple Syrup
gathering ingredients to make sparkling strawberry elderflower limeade:
Before you begin making this sparkling strawberry limeade recipe, you will need to gather a few key ingredients! These ingredients can be easily sourced at your local market, but you will have to forage to make the elderflower cordial, or purchase elderflowers or homemade cordial from a local farmer or farmer’s market. You can learn more about foraging for elderflowers in my ultimate cozy guide.
Strawberries. To make this strawberry limeade, you will need some fresh strawberries! This recipe calls for 2 cups (336 g) fresh strawberries, but you can also use frozen strawberries that have been thawed and drained.
Sugar. For this recipe, I used granulated sugar to make the strawberry syrup. I would suggest using a granulated sugar, but you may choose to use honey. However, the syrup’s consistency may be different.
Fresh Lime Juice. For this recipe, I would highly suggest using fresh lime juice. Bottled lime juice is often not purely lime juice and is mixed with other ingredients, which is not ideal for drinking!
Elderflower Cordial. To flavor this drink with the floral essence of elderflower, I used homemade elderflower cordial. You can also purchase bottled elderflower cordial or substitute this element for simple syrup.
Sparkling Water or Club Soda.
Fresh Mint.
how to make elderflower cordial:
I decided to add the floral and fruity essence of elderflowers to my strawberry limeade with some of my homemade Simple Elderflower Cordial. Of course, adds some extra steps to your recipe process, but it is well worth it for the flavor!
You can learn how to make homemade elderflower cordial here.
If you do not have access to elderflowers, you can simply purchase elderflower cordial through select retailers, or see if a small farmer makes and sells it at your local market. If none of those options work for you, you can easily substitute the elderflower cordial for simple syrup 1:1!
how to make strawberry elderflower limeade:
Step One: Begin by making some strawberry syrup. In a medium saucepan, add the strawberries, sugar, and water. Bring the mixture to a boil and lower the heat to a simmer, stirring constantly to preventing scorching. Mash the berries lightly with a potato masher until they are broken down. Simmer the syrup for about 5 minutes, then remove the pan from heat.
Step Two: Place a fine mesh sieve over a large bowl. Pour the strawberry syrup through the sieve, collecting syrup in the bowl. Discard the strawberry pulp. Let the syrup cool fully before mixing into the drink.
Step Three: In a 1 gallon (4 L) pitcher, mix together the strawberry syrup, lime juice, elderflower cordial, water, and sparkling water or club soda. Place the pitcher into the refrigerator for at least 2 hours before serving. Just before serving, mix in some fresh strawberry slices, lime slices, and fresh mint leaves.
Step Four: Serve the drink chilled over ice. The drink should last in the refrigerator for about 4 to 5 days.
final thoughts:
How sweet is that? This refreshing and sparkly summer drink is now my favorite thing to make! I will be drinking this sweet and fruity mixed drink all summer long. If you are pressed for time, you can easily prep the strawberry syrup and elderflower cordial ahead of time, saving them in the refrigerator for several weeks. Then, you can enjoy limeade whenever you are in the mood! This recipe also makes an excellent lemonade.
xoxo Kayla
Sparkling Strawberry Elderflower Limemade
Ingredients
- 2 cups (336 g) fresh strawberries, hulled and quartered
- 3/4 cup (150g) granulated sugar
- 1 cup (240 ml) water
- 2 cups (480 ml) fresh lime juice, strained
- 1/2 cup (120 ml) elderflower cordial
- 5 cups (1 L) cold water
- 1 to 2 cups (240 to 480 ml) sparkling water or club soda
- Fresh strawberry slices
- Fresh lime slices/wedges
- Fresh mint leaves, about 1/4 cup (30 g)
Instructions
- Begin by making some strawberry syrup. In a medium saucepan, add the strawberries, sugar, and water. Bring the mixture to a boil and lower the heat to a simmer, stirring constantly to preventing scorching. Mash the berries lightly with a potato masher until they are broken down. Simmer the syrup for about 5 minutes, then remove the pan from heat.
- Place a fine mesh sieve over a large bowl. Pour the strawberry syrup through the sieve, collecting syrup in the bowl. Discard the strawberry pulp. Let the syrup cool fully before mixing into the drink.
- In 1 gallon (4 L) pitcher, mix together the strawberry syrup, lime juice, elderflower cordial, water, and sparkling water or club soda. Place the pitcher into the refrigerator for at least 2 hours before serving. Just before serving, mix in some fresh strawberry slices, lime slices, and fresh mint leaves.
- Serve the drink chilled over ice. The drink should last in the refrigerator for about 4 to 5 days.
Nutrition Facts
Calories
53Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
