Cherry Lemonade

Cherry Lemonade

Ingredients

Serves 6

1 ½ cups fresh cherries

6 cups of water, divided

Zest of one lemon

½ cup sugar (I used coconut sugar)

1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice

Directions

Place cherries, 1 cup of water, lemon zest, and sugar in a medium saucepan.

Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, lower to a simmer and cook for 8 minutes, until the sugar is dissolved and the cherries start to soften.

Remove from the heat, cover with a lid, and let cool for 20 minutes.

Strain mixture through a fine sieve into a large mixing bowl, pressing to release as much liquid as possible. Drain solids.

Add lemon juice and water, and stir to combine.

Strain it into a large pitcher and refrigerate (if you like your lemonade with the lemon pulp, don’t strain it.)

When ready to serve, pour into ice filled glasses garnished with a couple of lemon slices.