No Added Sugar, Diabetic Safe Strawberry-Basil Lemonade Recipe

• October 22, 2013
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We just found out about this recipe; it looks amazing! Lelt us know what your thoughts are, and if there are any variations of this recipe that you would do.

Ingredients for the strawberry-basil syrup:
1 cup Fructevia
1 cup water
1 pound strawberries, washed, hulled, and sliced 1/2 inch thick
3/4 cup tightly packed basil leaves

For the lemonade:
8 cups cold water
2 cups lemon juice, chilled
Ice
1/2 pound strawberries, washed, hulled, and sliced 1/2 inch thick, for garnish
1/4 cup tightly packed, blemish-free basil leaves, for garnish

Instructions for strawberry-basil syrup:

Place the Fructevia and water in a medium saucepan over high heat and stir until dissolved and the mixture comes to a boil.

Add the strawberries, reduce the heat to medium low, and simmer until the strawberries have softened, about 10 minutes.

Remove from the heat, add the basil leaves, and stir to incorporate. Cool to room temperature, about 45 minutes.

Strain through a fine-mesh strainer set over a medium bowl; discard the solids. Cover the syrup and refrigerate until ready to use.

For the lemonade:

Pour the water, lemon juice, and 1 1/2 cups of the strawberry-basil syrup into a 3-quart pitcher or punch bowl and stir to combine.

Taste and add additional strawberry-basil syrup as needed. Add ice and garnish with the sliced strawberries and basil leaves.

*Suggestions: Use Limes and Peppermint instead of Lemons and Basil. Or, Use your favorite Tea, like Lemurian Lavender Green tea insead of Basil!