44° North Cherry Limeade Recipe
Make 44° North Cherry Limeade Recipe in just 25m. Get the full recipe with step-by-step instructions at pekinthechef.com.
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Ingredients
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Cherry Syrup
Limeade Base
Assembly & Garnish
Method
Cherry Syrup
- 1
Cook cherries into syrup
In a small saucepan combine the pitted cherries, 1/2 cup granulated sugar, 1/4 cup water and 1 teaspoon fresh lime zest. Bring to a gentle simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Simmer until cherries break down and the liquid thickens slightly, about 8–10 minutes.
- 2
Strain and cool
Remove from heat. Use a fine-mesh sieve to press the cooked cherries, collecting the syrup into a bowl; press firmly to extract as much liquid as possible. Reserve the solids for another use or chop and add as garnish. Measure out 1/4 cup of the warm cherry syrup to use as the simple syrup component; if syrup is less than 1/4 cup, add a little plain simple syrup (equal parts sugar and water) to reach 1/4 cup. Chill the remaining cherry syrup if not using immediately.
Limeade Base
- 3
Make limeade
In a pitcher combine 3/4 cup fresh lime juice and 2 cups cold water. Add 1/4 cup of the reserved cherry syrup (or adjusted simple syrup) and stir thoroughly to integrate. Taste and adjust sweetness or acidity: add up to 1–2 tablespoons extra simple syrup if you prefer sweeter, or a tablespoon more lime juice for brighter tang.
- 4
Chill
Refrigerate the limeade base for at least 10 minutes if you want it colder before assembly, or proceed immediately to build the drink over ice.
Assembly & Garnish
- 5
Build the drink
Fill two tall glasses evenly with ice (about 1 cup ice per glass). Pour the limeade base into the glasses, filling each about two-thirds. Top each glass with 1/2 cup chilled club soda (adjust to taste) to add effervescence.
- 6
Add cherry layer
Spoon about 1 tablespoon cherry syrup into each glass (or more for a stronger cherry flavor). Gently stir once to create a pretty swirl of cherry color through the limeade.
- 7
