#Kitchen #Recipe and #HealthyFood: Alyssa Rivers August 16

This beyond-easy cherry limeade is going to become your new favorite summer drink! It is beautiful, tart, and refreshing!

A refreshing homemade drink is the best way to beat the summer heat. Watermelon agua fresca, strawberry lemonade, and copycat chick-fil-a lemonade are more easy and delicious drinks ready to quench your thirst!

Close-up of a cherry limeade with mint garnish.

The Easiest Cherry Limeade Recipe

We’re currently going through the dog days of summer here in Utah. Cold, refreshing drinks have been the only way to survive! I’m always on the hunt for easy and delicious drinks that will satisfy my family with these long, hot days and this cherry limeade does that with ease! What is better than the sweet and tart combination of cherry and lime? This tastes just like a limeade from Sonic! You just don’t have to leave your house to get it- and only 3 simple ingredients are needed to put it together! You are going to love the way this quenches your thirst with its juicy, bubbly flavors. Your family will love it, too! It is the perfect drink to have on hand for thirsty kids.

This cherry limeade is also a great party drink. It can easily be doubled or tripled to quench thirst at large gatherings. It tastes so amazing, no one will ever suspect it only took Sprite, canned cherries, and lime juice to make! Not to mention, it creates the most beautiful reddish-pink color when you mix these ingredients up. It looks as good as it tastes! And, adding a little mint garnish and lime slices can take a super easy drink and make it look lavish. Whether it is for a party or just a little bit of midday refreshment, this Sonic copycat cherry limeade is an amazing staple. I know you are going to love it as much as I do!

Simple Cherry Limeade Ingredients

3 inexpensive ingredients are all it takes to put this tasty limeade together! You can easily substitute these ingredients as well and add in additional flavors until you have crafted the limeade of your dreams!

Lemon Lime Soda: This is the base of your limeade. I use Sprite here, but any type of lemon lime soda will do!
Maraschino Cherries: No cherry syrup necessary in this recipe, we simply use the juice of canned maraschino cherries! This is going to give your limeade its perfect
Lime Juice: Adding in lime juice is a necessity for achieving that perfect citrus taste. I like to use fresh limes for best flavor, but bottled lime juice will work as well!
Lime Slices: I add in lime slices for a pretty garnish and to infuse flavor while it sits.

How To Make Cherry Limeade

This refreshing drink is as easy as it gets. Mix everything together, and voila, you have a delicious, juicy drink bursting with flavor! You can’t go wrong with these easy steps. It is so simple, even kids can whip it up with no problem!

Mix Ingredients Together: In a large pitcher add the soda, cherries with juice, and lime juice. Mix together until incorporated.
Garnish: To finish, add lime slices and ice and serve.

Process shots of adding ingredients to a pitcher.

Tips for Making Cherry Limeade

This versatile drink can easily be customized to match your tastes. Use these easy tips to craft yours!

Picking Limes: Limes that are slightly yellow tend to be less sour than limes that are completely green. Pick limes that are heavy and slightly soft to the touch. This usually means they will have more juice content.
Preparing Limes: First, roll your limes on the counter, pressing firmly. Doing this before slicing can help to soften the flesh of the lime and release juices.
Adjusting Flavor: Getting the perfect limeade flavor takes a bit of trial and error. If you test your limeade and find that it is too sour, you can stir in a bit of sugar, simple syrup, or honey until you reach your desired result. If your limeade becomes too sweet, add more lime juice.
Add Lime Zest: For an extra aromatic pop of flavor, add lime zest to your cherry limeade.
Soda Water: If you want your limeade to be less sweet but you still want carbonation, use soda water instead of lemon lime soda. This also works as a great base for a mojito.
Other Flavors: You can add other syrups or fruit to your limeade for flavor variety. Adding fresh summer fruits like watermelon or strawberry tastes amazing. You could also add some rich berry flavor with homemade blueberry syrup!

Storing Leftover Cherry Limeade

Because this version of cherry limeade is made with soda, it doesn’t keep long. Consume within 4 days or before the soda becomes flat.

In the Refrigerator: This recipe is best served cold. Keep your pitcher in the fridge until ready to drink!

Cherry Limeade

This beyond-easy cherry limeade is going to become your new favorite summer drink! It is beautiful, tart, and refreshing!

Course Beverage

Cuisine American

Keyword cherry limeade, cherry limeade sonic

Prep Time 15 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Servings Drinks

Calories 221kcal

Author Alyssa Rivers

Ingredients

2 liter lemon lime soda
1 12 ounce jar maraschino cherries
1 cup lime juice
lime slices for garnish

Instructions

In a large pitcher add the soda, cherries with juice, and lime juice. Mix together until incorporated.
Add lime slices and ice and serve.che

Nutrition

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Apple Dump Cake is a sweet and savory warm apple dessert that is pure goodness! Easy to dump all ingredients together and enjoy an irresistible fall treat.

Apples are in season and these desserts are delicious! For more apple favorites, try this Caramel Apple Slab Pie, Apple Skillet Cake or Old Fashioned Apple Cobbler.

Apple dump cake on a plate with a fork.

Easy Apple Dump Cake

Fall is upon us and apples are falling from trees. This favorite apple dump cake is perfect to enjoy this fall. It is simple to combine all the ingredients and bake. Easy recipe that only has five ingredients. Warm delicious dessert is a family favorite and can feed a crowd!

Gooey apple fruit filling satisfies every sweet tooth out there. Make this with fresh or canned apples this fall season. Add an extra touch by adding toppings or having a few variations with fruit mixtures.

What is the Difference Between a Dump Cake and a Cobbler?

A dump cake is very similar to cobbler dessert. They both have baked fruit dessert topping with a type of crust. Fruit is the main ingredient that can be fresh, frozen or canned and baked in a baking pan all together. Cobblers have more of a crumb topping compared to a dump cake.

Dump cake is a cake with a cake box mixture in the ingredients. Both are a favorite fall dessert and can be made year round. Dutch oven, slow cooker or baked are a few ways that a cobbler is cooked whereas a dump cake is usually cake like and baked in the oven.

Apple Cake Ingredients:

Only five ingredients that are easy to have on hand makes this a simple cake recipe that is heavenly! Sweet and savory in every bite topped with vanilla ice cream or caramel to enhance the dessert even more.

Apple Fruit Filling: Pick your favorite cans of apple filling or peel fresh apples.
Yellow Cake Mix: Box yellow cake mix is perfect to
Cinnamon: Added for flavor and a hint of spice.
Pecans: Chopped and mixed together.
Butter: This is placed on top of the crust while being baked.

How to Make a Dump Cake from Scratch:

Simply combine the ingredients together and bake until golden brown. This is a perfect dessert to share with friends and family. It is ooey and gooey right out of the oven and ready to be served right away!

Prepare Baking Pan: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9×13 inch pan and place apples evenly into the bottom.
Combine Ingredients: In a medium sized bowl combine the cake mix, cinnamon and chopped pecans. Sprinkle evenly over the top of the cake.
Bake Dump Cake: Add the cubed butter to the top of the cake. Bake for 50-60 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly.

The process of making apple dump cake.

Add a Topping to the Apple Dump Cake:

This apple dump cake is perfect by itself of add a few fun and delicious toppings to. Some favorites that we have enjoyed are homemade salted caramel sauce, vanilla ice cream or keeping it simple with whipped cream. Garnish with a few more pecans and your apple dump cake dessert is ready to WOW your friends and family!

Baked apple dump cake in a baking pan with a slice taken out.

Tips and Variations:

You can’t go wrong with this delicious dump cake recipe. It is a Tried and True favorite and loved by all. My kids beg for this recipe every fall season and we love to enjoy it as the temperatures are cooling down and we can warm up to a fresh tasting apple dessert!

Cake Mix: Enjoy spice cake mix for a fall/halloween dessert recipe.
Fresh Apples: For a different texture and taste use fresh apples that are peeled and sliced for adding to the baking pan.
Best Apples: Gala, honey crisp, granny apple or a mixture of all.
Spread the Cake: Be sure to evenly spread the cake batter in the cake pan so that the cake bakes evenly.
Clumps while Baking: If you have clumps in the cake mix carefully shake and more the cake pan around until it appears more even. Using a fork also helps break up the clumps.

Storing Apple Dump Cake Recipe:

I will be shocked if you have any apple dump cake left overs! If you do, you are in luck because it does store very well to enjoy for another day.

Room Temperature: Simply leave the cooked dump cake on the counter for 1 to 2 days long. Warm up using the microwave or oven to reheat.
Refrigerate: Place the leftover apple dump cake in a dish and place in the refrigerator for 2 to 3 days long. When ready to warm up use a microwave or bake tin the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Freeze: It is best not to freezer this apple cake recipe. Cakes are harder to freeze and this cake tends to fall apart and become crumbly after it has been sitting in the freezer.

Apple dump cake on a white plate with a fork on the side. Topped with ice cream.

More Delicious Apple Recipes:

Apple Dump Cake

Apple Dump Cake is a sweet and savory warm apple dessert that is pure goodness! Easy to dump all ingredients together and enjoy an irresistible fall treat.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword apple cake, apple dump cake, dump cake

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour

Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes

Servings Slices

Calories 324kcal

Author Alyssa Rivers