Create some great memories this summer with …
The Cherry Limeade!
One of my favorite treats growing up was a Cherry Limeade. The first place that I ever had a Cherry Limeade was at a local Mediterranean “fast food” called the The Sheik. It was definitely a step up from a Shirley Temple my mom use to make me, 7 Up with a maraschino cherry in it.
I moved away from that restaurant for a while and THEN came along the wonderful Sonic and I was all over those Cherry Limeades, love ’em!
Cherries! Limes! Nice!
My kids also adore this drink and will consume it faster than I can make it. But God help me if don’t add enough extra cherries!
Cherry Limeades hit the spot! This drink is wonderful on a warm sunny day, great for parties for all ages and are so dead easy to mix up. If you prefer, you can buy the Torani Cherry Lime syrup, which I also enjoy using, or the Grenadine Syrup (which I love and reminds me of the Shirley Temples my mom use to make). This recipe is a Pioneer Woman kind of recipe and that means tasty. Without having to adjust any amounts, I found the flavors to be a great balance and perfectly sweet and perfectly tart. Yum, it’s a keeper!
On a side not, I use only half of what the original recipe calls for because of the size pitcher I like to use. If you have a punch bowl or a large enough size pitcher or jug to hold at least 2 liters, then definitely go for the whole amounts called for.
This is a great recipe to get your kids involved with lots of stirring. My daughter loves to help out, and is a great way for her to contribute to the “getting it done” in the kitchen.
Something I also like to do, is to add all of the ingredients to a blender, and whiz it up for a frozen treat on those extra hot and sunny days.
Nice!
Cherry Limeade
Ingredients
- 2 Liter 7Up
- 1 cup Lime Juice I used the bottled Lime Juice
- 1 cup Sugar
- 10 oz jar of Maraschino Cherries and Juice of half the jar about 1/2 cup
- Limes sliced
- Ice enough to fill pitcher at least half way
Instructions
- Chill 7Up, limes and lime juice, Maraschino Cherries at least 30 minutes before mixing together.
- Fill large pitcher at least halfway with Ice.
- Mix together the Lime Juice and Sugar until sugar starts to dissolve.
- Add Lime and Sugar juice and Maraschino juice over the ice. Add in most of the of Cherries (leaving some to serve/garnish individual glasses) and Lime Slices and top off with 7Up (pouring slowly!).
- Stir before serving and make sure to add a few cherries and at least 1 lime slice to each glass.
- Keep refrigerated until ready to serve.
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