It ain’t summer until I have had (in this order):
- watermelon
- a cherry limeade
I had watermelon twice last week. Today I had a cherry limeade. What about you?
This ‘recipe’ is a Sonic Drive-in knock-off. Actually it is a knock-off of a knock-off. Sort of. As you can see from the picture, there are two different colors of cherry limeade. The lighter one has juice from a jar of maraschino cherries. The darker one has tart cherry juice. Both are very good, but I prefer the lighter one because it tastes more like the Sonic cherry limeade.
Notes:
- The size of glass is up to you. A 16-20 ounce glass is a good size. Or, you can use the 8 ounce tumbler size, whatever makes you happy.
- The juice from the maraschino cherries makes a sweeter drink.
- The recipe makes 1-2 servings, depending of course on the size of glass and how much ice you use. I recommend using a lot of ice – almost full. (See “Instructions” in the recipe below.) The best ice is ‘hospital-style’ ice or the ice from Sonic. You can buy a bag of ice from Sonic.
- The original copy-cat recipe is from Todd Wilbur of Top Secret Recipes and can be found here.
- This recipe is ridiculously easy.
Sonic Cherry Limeade
An old summertime favorite, Cherry Limeade with lots of ice is the perfect refresher.
Servings: 2
Calories: 108.5kcal
Ingredients
- 1 (12-ounce) can lemon-lime soda such as Sprite or 7-Up
- 1 lime, cut into eighths to make wedges
- 1/2 cup bottled cherry juice OR 2 tablespoons juice from maraschino cherry jar
- 2 maraschino cherries
- ice
Instructions
- In a pitcher, gently stir together the soda and the cherry juice.
- Squeeze the juice of three lime wedges into the soda/cherry juice and stir gently.
- Fill glass about half-way full of ice, then put two of the squeezed lime wedges and 2 or 3 cherries on top of the ice. Add more ice, nearly filling the glass.
- Add soda mixture until glass is full. Garnish with remaining lime wedge and a cherry.
Notes
Notes:
- The size of glass is up to you. A 16-20 ounce glass is a good size. Or, you can use the 8 ounce tumbler size, whatever makes you happy.
- The juice from the maraschino cherries makes a sweeter drink.
- The recipe makes 1-2 servings, depending of course on the size of glass.
Nutrition
Calories: 108.5kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 0.45g | Fat: 0.05g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.02g | Sodium: 38mg | Potassium: 65mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 25.7g | Vitamin C: 7.31mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 0.4mg
Don’t forget the straw. Very important. You know its important because as you can see, I forgot to add that little finishing touch.
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