Cherry Basil Lemonade by
Inspired by SimplyMadeRecipes.com
Ingredients
Cherry Basil Lemonade
12 basil leaves
+/- 3 cups lemonade
Cherry syrup
Cherry Syrup
1 cup Veggie Box share of cherries (pitted and halved)
2 Tablespoons sugar
1 lemon (juiced)
Instructions
Cherry Syrup:
Remove pits of 1 cup worth of cherries and cut into halves. Place into a saucepan on a medium heat.
Add sugar and the juice from 1 lemon. Bring to a low simmer for 8 minutes stirring often.
Strain through a sieve to make the simple syrup, or blend the mixture if you don't mind pulp in your lemonade.
Cherry Basil Lemonade:
Divide the cherry syrup into 4 glasses.
Fill each glass with ice.
Chop 12 basil leaves and divide into glasses.
Top with lemonade and garnish with a cherry. Basil sprig garnish is optional.
Remove pits of 1 cup worth of cherries and cut into halves. Place into a saucepan on a medium heat.
Add sugar and the juice from 1 lemon. Bring to a low simmer for 8 minutes stirring often.
Strain through a sieve to make the simple syrup, or blend the mixture if you don't mind pulp in your lemonade.
Cherry Basil Lemonade:
Divide the cherry syrup into 4 glasses.
Fill each glass with ice.
Chop 12 basil leaves and divide into glasses.
Top with lemonade and garnish with a cherry. Basil sprig garnish is optional.