Strawberry Lemonade Recipe

Several asked for the recipe after Jen's shower Tuesday night. This is the original recipe and I panicked a little that I didn't make enough so I ended up adding one package of Strawberry Kool-Aid, I just made it up per the directions and added it to a double batch of the strawberry lemonade below. The strawberry lemonade is good on it's own as well.

Strawberry Lemonade
1 ½ cup sugar
4 cups water
2 cups fresh strawberries, hulled
1 tbsp. finely shredded lemon peel
1 cup lemon juice (4-5 lemons)

1. In a small saucepan combine 1 cup of sugar and 1 cup of the water; cook and stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Set aside to cool.
2. In a blender combine 3 cups of the water, ½ cup sugar and the strawberries; process until smooth. Transfer to a 2-quart pitcher. Add cooled syrup, lemon peel and lemon juice. Stir to combine. Fill pitcher with crushed ice and serve.

Make-ahead tip: Prepare lemonade but do not add ice. Cover and chill up to 8 hours. Add ice and serve.