# Strawberry Lemonade Concentrate

A shelf-stable strawberry lemonade concentrate made with only three ingredients that is preserved using a hot water bath.

- Total time: 15 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 8 pounds strawberries
- 3.5 cups lemon juice
- 6 cups sugar

## Instructions

1. Get your jars sanitizing in a hot water bath; they need to boil for at least five minutes.
2. Put your lids and screw-on rings into a saucepan and dump hot water over them to sanitize.
3. Put 8 pounds of strawberries (minus waste) in your blender and set them aside.
4. Add 3.5 cups of lemon juice to the blender with the strawberries.
5. Blend the strawberries and lemon juice until pureed.
6. Pour the strawberry lemon puree into a pot, scraping out all contents.
7. Add 6 cups of sugar to the pot.
8. Mix well and return to the stove over medium-high heat, just until the sugars dissolve; do not bring to a boil.
9. While the mixture is on the stove, pluck out your sanitized jars and place them on a cookie sheet lined with a towel.
10. Fill the jars to the bottom notch/ring with the concentrate.
11. Run plastic silverware inside the jars to ensure there are no air bubbles.
12. Using a damp cloth, clean the rim of each jar.
13. Ensure your canner is back on high heat and the water is at a full rolling boil.
14. Top jars with sanitized lids and screw tops, tightening them finger-tight.
15. Place the jars into the hot water bath for 15 minutes.
16. Once the timer goes off, carefully pluck the jars out of the water and place them back on the towel-lined cookie sheet.
17. Do not disturb the jars for 24 hours to allow them to seal.

## Equipment

- jars
- hot water bath canner
- saucepan
- blender
- pot
- cookie sheet
- towel
- plastic silverware
- damp cloth

## Tips

- Do not bring the sugar mixture to a boil; only dissolve the sugars.
- Fill jars to the bottom notch/ring.
- Run plastic silverware inside the jars to remove air bubbles.
- Clean the jar rims with a damp cloth to ensure a good seal.
- Ensure the canner water is at a full rolling boil before placing jars in.
- Tighten lids finger-tight.
- Do not disturb sealed jars for 24 hours after processing to allow them to seal properly.
- Mix the concentrate with water in a 1:3 ratio, or adjust to your preference.
- Optional: add vodka or tequila for margaritas.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8gcCLFb/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/eba75b32-9d34-4266-99a1-65c283f1c6f8
- Extracted: 2026-04-29

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