Strawberry Limeade

I am including the recipe for just 1 serving of this from ourbestbites (because once you have the sauce made up, it is easy to just make a glass for yourself) and the recipe I used to make a big pitcher of it today. Side note: the strawberry sauce is SO good just as a dessert sauce. 

From Ourbestbites.com.

For one serving:

Sprite

1 ½ limes

3-4 tablespoons Strawberry Sauce (see recipe below)

Fill a tall glass with ice. Squeeze in the juice of 1 lime over the glass. Fill the glass about half way with sprite. Add 3-4 tablespoons of strawberry sauce. Top of with more sprite or strawberry sauce. Slice remaining ½ of lime into wedges. Squeeze juice into cup, then add as a garnish.

For a big pitcher of it:

2-liter bottle of sprite

10 limes

1 recipe Strawberry Sauce (see recipe below)

In a pitcher, add the strawberry sauce and the juice of 8 limes. Cut remaining 2 limes into wedges, squeeze juice into pitcher, then add juiced wedges to the mixture. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Just before serving, add about ¾ of a bottle of  Sprite, or more to taste. Serve over ice.

Strawberry Sauce:

1 pint strawberries

1/3 cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Wash strawberries and remove stems and halve. Combine berries, sugar, and extract in a medium saucepan and bring to a simmer. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring and breaking up strawberries as they soften.

Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly. When cool enough, transfer to a blender and puree.