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Strawberry Kiwi Lemonade Concentrate

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A couple days ago Brad had a quick job to go do in Federal Way; I was desperate to get out of the house so I went with him.  There was a little grocery store next door so I went to get a couple items.  The first thing I saw when I walked in were Organic Strawberries for $1/pound!  I knew that this fit perfectly into the Strawberry Kiwi Lemonade Concentrate recipe that I had found.

I bought 6 pounds of strawberries, 10 Kiwis and 9 Lemons.  I probably should have investigated more the quantities that I needed for this recipe, I ended up only using 1.5 pounds of strawberries and 5 Kiwis, but I went out and bought a TON more lemons.

Strawberry Kiwi Lemonade Concentrate
 
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This Strawberry Kiwi Lemonade Concentrate is the perfect base for delicious beverages (and cocktails).
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Serves: 6-8 Pints
Ingredients
  • 3 cups chopped strawberries
  • 3 cups chopped kiwis
  • 4 cups fresh squeezed lemon juice
  • 6 cups sugar
Instructions
  1. Wash and chop the strawberries and kiwis
  2. In a blender, puree the strawberries and kiwis
  3. Add all the ingredients into a saucepan and heat over medium-high heat.
  4. Stir to dissolve all the sugar
  5. Do not let this mixture boil
  6. Heat the mixture to 190 degrees
  7. Ladle the mixture into jars, leaving ¼" headspace
  8. Process in water bath for 15 minutes

To use, mix the concentrate with water, tonic water, club soda or whatever your heart desires.  The ratio’s of concentrate:liquid its based on personal preference.

I had a bit left over that didn’t fit in all the jars so Brad & I tried it out.  I didn’t measure our ratio, but I think it was probably about 1 teaspoon concentrate with 1/2-3/4 cup water.  The taste reminded me a lot of the Strawberry Kiwi Snapple.  I think that it would be really good with tonic water to give it a bit of bubbles.

I think this will be great to have around for parties or for sipping on this weekend with the heat wave that is coming.

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  1. Aaah, a heat wave coming, no! I still haven’t got around to getting my car AC fixed. Alicia without AC is not a happy Alicia.

    Very neat idea. I LOVE lemonade. It sounds so tasty.

  3. This sounds yum! I have never thought about combining strawberries and kiwi fruit, but it makes perfect sense. I will have to keep this recipe in mind for our Australian summer.

    Thanks so much for linking up to Totally Pinworthy.

    Amy x

  4. This sounds delicious! I really want to get into canning and this recipe inspires me to do so. Thanks for sharing on Marvelous Mondays!