Strawberry Lemonade
(makes 4 servings)
| 1 1/2 | cups (224 g) fresh strawberries, halved |
| 3/4 | cup (104 g) Spoon One Sugar Replacement |
| 3/4 | cup (180 ml) fresh lemon juice (about 4 lemons) |
| 1 | tablespoon (15 ml) grated lemon zest |
| 4 | whole large strawberries with hull for garnish |
| fresh sprigs of mint for garnish |
- In a food processor or blender, puree the strawberry halves and sugar replacement. Transfer to a large pitcher.
- Stir in water, lemon juice, and lemon zest.
- Cut each strawberry in half, almost to the hull, but not cutting through the hull.
- Pour lemonade into tall glasses filled with ice. Add a mint sprig and position a cut strawberry over the rim of each glass.
| Per serving: | 77 calories (0% calories from fat), 1 g protein, 0 total fat (0 saturated fat), 33 g carbohydrates, 2 g dietary fiber, 0 cholesterol, 1 mg sodium |
| Diabetic exchanges: | 2 carbohydrate (1 1/2 bread/starch, 1/2 fruit) |
Note: Although Spoon One is absorbed at slower rate than sugar, the nutrient analysis shows the equivalence of 2 carbohydrate exchanges, although it provides less calories than 2 carbohydrate exchanges would provide.
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