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You are here: Home / DIY / how to make copycat sonic strawberry limeade

how to make copycat sonic strawberry limeade

July 6, 2015 by Abby

A simple strawberry sauce and store bought soda are all you need to make a copycat sonic strawberry limeade.

A simple strawberry sauce and store bought soda are all you need to make a copycat sonic strawberry limeade.

Sonic was a pretty big deal when I was in college. Happy hour always fell right as most of my friends and I were arriving back in our dorm after classes and work, and the half-price drinks beckoned to us.


I’ve tried my share of smoothies and slushes, but the strawberry limeade will always be my first love. Fruity, refreshing, with just the right amount of zesty zing.

A simple strawberry sauce and store bought soda are all you need to make a copycat sonic strawberry limeade.

I consider it fate that, just the other week at the grocery store, as I was buying strawberries to make my favorite strawberry sauce, I found a bottle of store brand limeade on an end-cap.

The rest is history.

copycat sonic strawberry limeade

1/2 cup lemon-lime soda (Sprite, 7Up, etc.)
1/2 cup limeade soda (I buy Great Value brand from Walmart)
1 tablespoon strawberry sauce

strawberry sauce (adapted from my homemade strawberry sauce)
2 cups diced strawberries
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For the sauce: In a saucepan over medium-low heat, combine all ingredients. Stir constantly for 3-5 minutes, until berries begin to break down and sauce begins to form. Remove from heat and allow mixture to cool. Once cool, purée sauce using a blender or immersion blender.

For the limeade: pour sodas over ice and stir in strawberry sauce. Adjust amount of sauce to taste.

What restaurant drink would you love to copy at home?

A simple strawberry sauce and store bought soda are all you need to make a copycat sonic strawberry limeade.

Filed Under: DIY, drinks, frugal living, in the kitchen, recipes — Tagged With: beverage, copycat, drink, five ingredients or less, limeade, strawberries, strawberry

Comments

  1. Ashlyn {A Mom In Training} says

    July 6, 2015 at 9:18 am

    Abby, reading this made me salivate. This would be so perfect to cool down in this crazy hot weather! I imagine it’d taste amazing as a slushie, too. Yum.

    I’ve never had Sonics before! We don’t have one where I live!

    • Abby says

      July 6, 2015 at 1:49 pm

      A slushie would be so good! You’re missing out by not having a sonic, but at least you can make this!

  2. Cat @ Pocketful of Posies says

    July 6, 2015 at 9:49 am

    Hi Abby!

    Your stawberry Limeade looks delicious! I love those things when it’s hot out! Now I can make them at home! Thank you!

    • Abby says

      July 6, 2015 at 1:52 pm

      Thank you, Cat! It really is delicious- and so refreshing!

  3. Michelle Thompson says

    July 6, 2015 at 2:28 pm

    I LOVE strawberry limeade. I live in Hawaii and sadly, there is no sonic here. i really miss it. I am super excited to try this out!!!

    • Abby says

      July 6, 2015 at 3:43 pm

      Boo for no Sonic, but I’m so glad to get to share an alternative with you! Please let me know what you think!

  4. Valerie says

    July 6, 2015 at 7:51 pm

    We don’t have a Sonic anywhere close to us, so a homemade version is perfect.

    • Abby says

      July 6, 2015 at 9:09 pm

      Yay, I hope you love it!

  5. Lisa says

    July 10, 2015 at 9:58 pm

    This looks so good! I love Sonics drinks and will have to try this!

    • Abby says

      July 12, 2015 at 7:10 pm

      Thanks, Lisa! Let me know what you think!

  6. Creatively Homespun says

    July 12, 2015 at 11:48 am

    YUM! Thank you for linking up at the Creative K Kids’ Tasty Tuesdays! I have pinned your post to our Tasty Tuesdays Pinterest Board!! I hope to see you again this week! xo

  7. Jenna @ A Savory Feast says

    April 13, 2016 at 9:08 am

    This is perfect because we don’t have a Sonic around here but I love their limeades! For some reason I’ve really been craving sweet drinks like this during this pregnancy. I’ll have to try this one!

    • Abby says

      April 13, 2016 at 8:31 pm

      Oh my gosh, Sonic and their limeades. Their happy hour might break me this summer. You’ll have to let me know what you think of the homemade version!

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