Nothing screams summer like homemade lemonade and this Berry Lemonade Cooler is going to be your new favorite way to cool off in the hot sun!
Berry Lemonade Cooler
Way down here in the south it is HOT and HUMID. Notice the all caps there. I was doing that for emphasis. I wasn’t actually shouting at you. Truly the south has a special kind of summer heat that combined with the humidity from living around marshland, can just make you miserable. As in, go get the lawn chair, let’s just sit here and sweat because there is nothing else I can stand to do today hot.
This Berry Lemonade Cooler makes me think of those old movies about the south where women in very conservative dresses would sit around and fan themselves in the heat drinking a pretty libation out of a perfect glass.
Berry Lemonade Cooler
During the summer in Savannah, I am generally not hanging out in my lawn chair in a pretty dress. That is not very conducive to chasing the kids around the yard. More likely a t-shirt and cargo pants because they have enough pockets to hold all the junk my kids think I should be carrying. (They are very girly cargo pants – I feel like I should say that.) But I do love Strawberry Lemonade and this Berry Lemonade Cooler makes everyone happy when we want to keep playing but just need something to cool off.
Lately Jeff and I have been doing lots of home projects, including refinishing some of our older furniture. Last weekend we decided to refinish two cabinets and our gigantic dining room table in the same day. What were we thinking?! We don’t have space in the garage for that big of a job and had to do it in the driveway… in the 98 degree heat. I am thankful we enjoy working together on projects like that because that one was a big one. (It works for us because I like the parts he hates and vice versa.) I am also thankful we still love each other after working on projects like that. That may or may not have to do with me spiking his Berry Lemonade Cooler. Just sayin’.
Berry Lemonade Cooler
What is your favorite way to cool off in the summer? Have you ever been anywhere hotter or more humid than Savannah, Georgia!?
Berry Lemonade Cooler
Ingredients
- 2 Cups berries
- 4 Lemons
- 3 Cups water
- Honey or Agave nectar to taste
Instructions
- Squeeze the lemons and pour the juice into a blender.
- Rinse the strawberries and remove the stems.
- Add the strawberries to the blender with the water and honey or agave nectar.
- Mix for 1-2 minutes.
- Serve over ice and garnish with sliced strawberries and a lemon wedge.
- Enjoy!
- Note: Swap the lemons for pineapple for a tropical kick. Or for limes for a Berry Limeade!
Up north is no joke either! We have had 8 straight days of 90+! I’ll be making this drink for sure to beat the heat!
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Hi Cynthia, Your recipe sounds and looks great! I’m always looking for something besides water to quench the summertime thirst – I’m in Charlotte so I sympathize. I also have lived in Puerto Rico – that’s hot, too! Stay cool! Blessings, Janet
These look so delicious and refreshing– I wish I had one right now! 🙂
It was so hot here yesterday. This cooler looks delicious, one to keep in the fridge for those hot days
Perfect way to cool off this summer!
Oooh these look gorgeous and so refreshing. Congrats on finishing all those projects without a huge argument! It’s the sign of true love. Or is that the cooler? Haha. Can’t wait to try, sounds absolutely delish! 😀
This is perfect for these hot summer days we have been getting. Berries and lemons go so well together.
Love this lemonade! It’s so hot where I’m living right now so I am surely making this!
I live in South Carolina, so I know all about the hot and humid! These coolers look absolutely DELICIOUS! We’re planning on doing some blueberry picking next weekend, I wonder what it would taste like if I added these?! Thanks so much for sharing <3