🍒Cherry Limeade Recipe 🍒 Ingredients 1 1/2 cups cherries, pitted 1/2 cup sugar 2 cups water 5 limes (1/2 cup lime juice) 2 teaspoons finely grated lime zest ice additional water Cherries & lime slice for garnish 1. In a small saucepan combine sugar and 2 cups water. Heat to a boiling. Turn off and let cool to room temperature. 2. Meanwhile, blend pitted cherries in a blender until pureed smooth. 3. In a 2-qt pitcher combine syrup from step 1, lime juice, lime zest, cherry puree, 3 cups of ice.