The Best Cherry Limeade
Copycat Sonic Cherry Limeade is super easy to make and always a hit! Sprite, cherry juice and limeade concentrate makes it amazing!
A SUPER FLAVORFUL CHERRY LIMEADE RECIPE
A number of years ago, a friend got me hooked on the limeades from Sonic Drive-In. And since that day, I have never looked back. Now, I make mine a bit different than many Cherry Limeade recipes and I think this really is the best version yet! Its perfect for gatherings and is a fun and refreshing summer drink!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
Sonic mixes lime juice and cherry juice with Sprite.
No. You can use any lemon lime soda you prefer.
First of all, you can find the limeade concentrate in the frozen food section of your grocery store near the orange juice concentrate. If you can’t find it then you can purchase pre-made limeade and mix 2 cups of the pre-made limeade with the bottle of sprite and maraschino cherries.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST)
- Sprite
- frozen concentrate limeade
- maraschino cherries
- limes (for serving)
HOW TO MAKE CHERRY LIMEADE:
In a large pitcher pour in the Limeade concentrate.
Pour in sprite and maraschino cherries (including syrup.)
Stir mixture together (gently so it doesn’t bubble over.)
To serve, pour over ice and add a wedge of lime.
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The Best Cherry Limeade
Ingredients
- 1 2 liter Sprite lemon-lime soda
- 12 ounce can frozen concentrate limeade
- 19 ounce jar of maraschino cherries
- 1-2 limes, for serving
Instructions
- In a large pitcher, combine Sprite, frozen limeade and the entire jar of maraschino cherries (including the syrup).
- Mix slowly
- Pour over ice and add a wedge of lime
Nutrition
Nutritional Disclaimer
“The Country Cook” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories and other nutritional values can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.
Originally published: July 2011
Updated and republished: May 2022
here from A Southern Fairytale. Cherry Limeade would go perfect with the Coconut Shrimp I posted. I'll have to make them together next time. Thanks for the recipe; it looks great!
This looks super delicious.Thanks for sharing….found you via 'Everyday moms meals'
Girl, you are going to be a hero in my house! Cherry Limeades are David's favorite and we have moved to a part of the country where there are no Sonics….anywhere! I'm going to the store in a little while so I am adding these ingredients to the list. It will be the perfect way to beat the heat this afternoon. Thank YOU!
My hubs always orders cherry limeades when we do fast food. Actually, he just got one today while we headed out to our house. And then left the drink on our unfinished floor board. 🙂 He would love it if I made this for him!
Thank you so much for this! All the Sonic's in our area have closed and I have nothing to "scratch my cherry limeade itch." 🙂 This looks simple, easy and inexpensive. (Also, I must give a nod to your mason jar mugs.) 😉
Love this! Perfect and refreshing for this ridiculous heat were living in!!
The closest Sonic is almost an hour away- this recipe will come in handy. I love their cherry limeade! 🙂
What a perfect drink for the insanely hot weather we are having – delicious!
Mary
Can you repeat the ingredients please? I didn't catch all of them….LOL jk Looks delish! We are a huge cherry-fan family, gonna whip this on out and blow their minds! =D
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What a great easy all day limeade recipe!
Love, love, love Sonic's cherry limeade! And I'd love to make it at home rather than drive to Sonic to buy one … and be tempted to get an order of tots. 😉
Sounds great and refreshing. Thanks for sharing.
Well this is quite the coinkydink! We don't have any Sonic's where I live but on the way home from Rehoboth Beach on Monday my hubby insisted that we had to stop at a Sonic just for the Cherry Limeade. It was definitely worth the stop along with the chili cheese dog I got! I'm going to have to surprise him with this!
Yum! That sounds great! I'll have to try that sometime 🙂
Sounds delicious! Tart, sweet and utterly refreshing! I love limeade so I will be trying this!
So cute and super delicious!! Love cherry limeaid!!
Whoa! Serious ingredients! 😉 Love the simplicity of this! Will make it this weekend! YAY!
Oh Yum!!! I love cherry limeades, I got hooked on them when I moved out here to AZ and my Hubby's family started taking me to Sonic with them. I never even thought to make them at home, I will have to surprise my In Laws with this sometime. They'll love it!
Also, I always go with store brand when I can. Much cheaper that way!
There was a comment on here earlier about how much I thought the price was per glass on this. Not sure what happened to the comment but at my Walmart, the Limeade costs $1.50 and the small jar of cherries cost me about $1.25. Assuming everyone drank about 16 oz., (4 servings), it would cost about .68 cents per glass. Obviously prices vary per region and if it is on sale or not. Hope that helps 🙂
Thank you so much for this recipe! I moved to New York from the South 9 years ago only to find that the closest Sonic to me was in Ohio (at that time). Sonic is slowly making an appearance in New York now but the closest one is still a 2 hour drive, so for now I can make my own Cherry LimeAids Thank you Thank you!
MaryAn – not sure what is going on. It is working for me. Let me see if anyone else is having problems.
Sounds yummy. Your printable recipes aren't working today.
MaryAn
Now throw a little Bacardi Limon in there, and you have got yourself a par-tay! Is it bad I am talking about rum at 8:30 in the morning? Hmmm…..
Oh I have such a secret love for maraschino cherries. I would keep a stash in the fridge when I was pregnant.