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Skip the powdered pink lemonade mix this summer, okay?? 🍓🍋💗 This homemade pink lemonade concentrate is naturally colored with real strawberries and sweetened with honey for the most refreshing summer drink. Keep a jar in the fridge and enjoy it all week long! — 🍓 NATURALLY DYED AND SWEETENED PINK LEMONADE CONCENTRATE 🍋 Ingredients: • 2 lbs washed strawberries, hulled and stems cut off • 1½ cups water • 1 cup honey • 1 cup fresh lemon juice (about 6–8 lemons) • 1 tbsp lemon zest • Pinch of sea salt Instructions: 1. Add strawberries and water to a saucepan and simmer for 5–10 minutes until softened. 2. Remove from the heat and blend until smooth with an immersion blender or normal blender. 3. Strain through a fine mesh strainer, pressing to extract as much liquid as possible. 4. While still warm (not boiling), whisk in the honey until dissolved. 5. Stir in the lemon juice, lemon zest, and sea salt. 6. Let cool completely and transfer to a glass jar. To Serve: Mix 1 part concentrate with 2–3 parts cold water or sparkling water over ice. Storage: Store in the refrigerator for 7–10 days or freeze for up to 3 months. — #RefinedSugarFree #PinkLemonade #SummerRecipes #HealthyDrinks #FromScratch