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Glass of cherry limeade with lime and cherry on white kitchen counter. Real fruit drink made fresh at home.

Homemade Cherry Limeade

This easy homemade cherry limeade blends fresh lime juice, cherry syrup, and fizz for a refreshing summer drink. Tastes better than drive-thru!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings: 4 glasses
Course: Drinks, Non-Alcoholic Beverages
Cuisine: American, Summer Drinks
Calories: 120
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 4–5 whole Fresh limes Juiced (about ½ cup juice)
  • 3 tablespoon Maraschino cherry syrup From the jar
  • 1–2 tablespoon Simple syrup Adjust to taste
  • 3 cups Ice Plus more for serving
  • 2 cups Sparkling water or Sprite Cold, for fizz
  • 6–8 whole Maraschino cherries For garnish
  • 1 whole Lime Sliced, for garnish

Equipment

  • 1 Citrus juicer Manual or handheld preferred
  • 1 Glass pitcher Large enough for 4 servings
  • 1 Measuring Cup For lime juice and syrup
  • 1 Stirring spoon Long-handled for mixing
  • 4 Glasses Tall for serving
  • 1 Knife For cutting limes

Method
 

  1. Juice fresh limes into a measuring cup and set aside.
    Juicing fresh limes by hand for cherry limeade. Lime juice collecting in a glass cup on white counter.
  2. Fill a pitcher with ice and pour in lime juice.
  3. Add cherry syrup and simple syrup; stir to combine.
    Cherry syrup being poured into a pitcher with ice for limeade. Homemade step on white kitchen counter.
  4. Pour in sparkling water or Sprite and stir gently.
    Sparkling water added to cherry limeade mix with visible fizz. Homemade version on white kitchen counter.
  5. Taste and adjust sweetness or tartness as needed.
  6. Pour into glasses over fresh ice and garnish with lime and cherries.
    cherry limeades with lime and cherry garnish. Iced and ready to serve on white kitchen counter.

Notes

We test everything in our cozy kitchen (with Sprout as the taste-tester!), but nutrition info is just a ballpark figure. For exact numbers; especially if someone’s counting, try using your own ingredients in a nutrition calculator you trust.