Almost-Famous Strawberry Lemonade
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The burger chain Red Robin is famous for its unlimited steak fries, but regulars are even more excited about free refills of Freckled Lemonade, a bright red drink loaded with muddled strawberries. Diners go through about 420,000 gallons of the stuff every year — so much that Red Robin created a cocktail, a shake, cupcakes and even a pie inspired by the drink. Execs at the chain wouldn’t dream of spilling the recipe, so the chefs in Food Network Kitchens created this spot-on copy.
Ingredients
Instructions
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.
Nutrition
- Serving Size
- 1 of 6 servings
- Calories
- 296
- Fat Content
- 0g
- Saturated Fat Content
- 0g
- Carbohydrate Content
- 77g
- Fiber Content
- 2g
- Sugar Content
- 71g
- Protein Content
- 1g
- Cholesterol Content
- 0mg
- Sodium Content
- 99mg
