If you have never tried the combination of lime, strawberries, and basil, it is time that you start because it is out-of-this-world delicious. Sweetened with honey syrup, this strawberry basil mocktail recipe takes less than 10 minutes of hands on time to make and can be made ahead of time.
Ingredients:
You will need fresh limes, strawberries, basil leaves, water, and honey simple syrup (honey and water). While you can use store bought lime juice, I highly recommend taking the time to juice your own because the difference between is taste is worlds apart. Freshly squeezed limes deliver a much more refreshing taste. You might ask, how many limes will I need for 1 cup of lime juice? The answer is that it depends on the size of your limes, but I usually use 10-12 limes.
How To Make Strawberry Basil Limeade?
The recipe for this refined sugar-free limeade recipe has 5 folds:
Make Ahead & Storing Instructions:
Make ahead instructions: You can make this basil limeade a day in advance. As a matter of fact, I recommend doing so. The time spent resting in the fridge brings everything together and makes the most delicious summer drink. Simply follow the recipe as written and give it a good shake before serving.Storage: If you are planning to serve it on the next day I recommend placing it in a bottle (I like 1 liter Weck bottles (affiliate link)) with a lid so that it will stay fresh. This way, it should stay fresh up to 3 days.
Variations:
With just a few quick swaps or addition, you can change up this easy strawberry and basil drink recipe.
Use fresh mint instead of basil: I have made this strawberry basil drink many times by switching mint with basil. It is an easy 1 to 1 swap and just as refreshing and delicious.Muddle Strawberries with basil: I like to leave the strawberries in chunks but you can also muddle them with fresh basil leaves before putting them in the liquid mixture.Strawberry Basil Lemonade: Don’t have limes on hand? Use lemons and turn it into a lemonade.Honey Basil Simple Syrup: If you want more of a pronounced basil honey flavor, simply place a few fresh basil leaves in the honey syrup and let them steep for 10-15 minutes before adding it into the drink.Strawberry Basil Cocktail: If you want to turn this strawberry basil drink into a refreshing summer cocktail, you can add in a shot of (2 oz. per serving) tequila, vodka or gin. I honestly cannot imagine a better happy hour cocktail.
Other refreshing sugar-free drinks you might like
Mint and Rosemary LemonadeGinger Iced TeaLemongrass Ginger Rhubarb Soda – Vanilla and BeanStrawberry Sweet Iced Tea (honey sweetened) – Perchance to CookNeed more inspiration? Check out all our easy drink recipes
Other strawberry drinks you might like
Strawberry Champagne MargaritasStrawberry Banana Yogurt Smoothie
This recipe was originally published in May 2016. It has been updated with a few new photos and additional helpful information in April 2021. No changes have been made to the recipe.
