Sonic Cherry Limeade - CopyKat Recipes (2024)

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Sonic Cherry Limeade is a classic drink that everyone loves, and you can make it at home very easily.

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Sonic has over 100,000 drink combinations, and the Sonic Cherry Limeade is one of their favorite drink combinations. In college, a friend of mine, Russ Stevens, introduced me to this drink and I still think it is one of my favorite drink combinations at Sonic.

You can put together one of these at home. It’s simple to do and only takes a few minutes.

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Sonic Cherry Limeade Ingredients

This is what you need to make the drink:

  • Sprite
  • Cherry Syrup
  • Fresh Lime

For the cherry juice, you have a couple of options. You can purchase a jar of Maraschino cherries and simply use some of the juice. Or you can buy a bottle of the juice like The Royal Cherry Maraschino Syrup.

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How to Make Cherry Limeade

  1. Pour the cherry syrup into a tall glass.
  2. Add the juice from the lime.
  3. Add Sprite.
  4. Add ice.
  5. Garnish with a cherry or lime wedge if desired.

Hands down, this refreshing beverage has to be one of the most popular drinks at Sonic Drive-In. Everyone loves cherry limeade.

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Sonic Cherry Limeade

Sonic Cherry Limeade is hard to resist.

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Course: Drinks

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Cherry Limeade, Sonic Recipes

Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes minutes

Servings: 1

Calories: 229kcal

Author: Stephanie Manley

Ingredients

  • 12 ounces Sprite
  • 2 tablespoons Cherry Syrup
  • 1/3 Lime
  • 1 cup Ice

Instructions

  • Pour the cherry syrup into a tall glass.

  • Squeeze the lime over the glass to put the juice in the glass.

  • Add Sprite.

  • Add ice.

  • Garnish with a lime wedge or cherry if desired.

Notes

Recently a manager of a Sonic suggested to me that you should use Grenadine to get a slightly more bitter flavor 🙂

If you have access to Slice Lemon Lime made by Pepsi please use this instead of Sprite. It does provide a better taste.

Nutrition

Calories: 229kcal | Carbohydrates: 58g | Protein: 0g | Fat: 0g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 34mg | Sugar: 57g

About Stephanie Manley

I recreate your favorite restaurant recipes, so you can prepare these dishes at home. I help you cook dinner, and serve up dishes you know your family will love. You can find most of the ingredients for all of the recipes in your local grocery store.

Stephanie is the author of CopyKat.com's Dining Out in the Home, and CopyKat.com's Dining Out in the Home 2.

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Comments

  1. CH

    I believe it’s called Sierra Mist now. Still very good. Much better then Sprite!

    Reply

  2. Yoyoyo

    1 whole lime
    3 oz of cherry syrup
    2 240z cans of sprite
    1/2 can of a 12 oz fruit punch
    this makes three servings and is sold for 2.50$ a glass and is the most popular drink we sell at are 6 locations

    Reply

  3. Yoyoyo

    1 whole lime
    3 oz of cherry syrup
    2 240z cans of sprite
    1/2 can of a 12 oz fruit punch
    this makes three servings and is sold for 2.50$ a glass and is the most popular drink we sell at are 6 locations

    Reply

  4. Lickuidlbue

    Sonic Cherry Limeade - CopyKat Recipes (4)
    sun drop, grenadine, lime, and lots of ice is just as good! Thanks for the jumping off point!

    Reply

  5. cookinwife

    Does anyone have a sonic hotdog sauce?

    Reply

  6. Kimberly

    Do they even still make slice?????? I haven’t seen it in NJ in a LLLOOONNNGGG time.

    Reply

  7. bontracy

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    I worked at the local Sonic Drive-In in Southeast TN. We actually used Sprite instead of Pepsi products because our district was contracted for Coca-Cola products. For a medium sized Cherry Limeade (20 oz.) follow this recipe:
    1- 1 1/2 cup(s) ice
    2 tbsp of cherry syrup (sno cone syrup works fine)
    1/4 of 1 lime; squeezed, and the entire contents placed inside glass/cup (yes, even the lime)
    1 marachino cherry
    fill the rest of the glass/cup with Sprite

    For a “cherry-er” taste, add more cherry syrup and for a “lime-ier” taste, add more lime. We had customers that liked more or less of either of the two main ingredients. Just play around with the ingredients to suit your personal taste.

    Also, Sonic had a sugar-free version which utilized sugar-free cherry syrup; which can be found in the sno cone syrup section at any Wal-Mart, and Diet Sprite.

    Reply

    • Sherry Page

      Thank you.

      Reply

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Sonic Cherry Limeade - CopyKat Recipes (2024)

FAQs

What is Sonic's cherry limeade made of? ›

What is in Cherry Limeade? This drink is a combination of tart frozen limeade concentrate, fizzy lemon-lime soda, and sweet maraschino cherry juice.

What are the ingredients in Sonic cherry Flavouring? ›

CITRIC ACID, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, ASPARTAME+, MALTODEXTRIN*, MALIC ACID, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF THE FOLLOWING: MAGNESIUM OXIDE, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, RED 40, YELLOW 5.

Does cherry limeade from Sonic have soda in it? ›

Is Sonic Cherry Limeade carbonated? Sonic Cherry Limeade recipes are normally carbonated due to the lemon-lime soda.

Is a Sonic limeade just Sprite? ›

If you have never had a Cherry Limeade from Sonic Drive-in before (or experienced happy hour there), then you are totally missing out. It is at the top of my list for favorite drinks. It is made with lemon-lime soda (Sprite or 7-UP), lime juice, ice and grenadine (made from pomegranates).

Does Sonic use real limes? ›

It's made with real limes.

Four real lime halves per large drink. When was the last time you saw a real lime anywhere near a fast food establishment, much less one that's squeezed to order?

Does Sonic use high fructose corn syrup? ›

In addition to launching Real Ice Cream, SONIC has improved many of the toppings of the most popular Frozen Favorites® desserts, including chocolate, hot fudge, caramel and pineapple. These quality improvements include removing or reducing high fructose corn syrup and replacing it with more natural ingredients.

What chemical makes cherry flavor? ›

The dominant aroma chemical in cherries is benzaldehyde, which people often associate with cherry flavor. Benzaldehyde can also sometimes make the cherry flavor in beverages taste different from the actual fruit.

Why does Sonic give out peppermints? ›

Sonic gives away enough mints each year to reach the top of the Empire State Building and back to the ground 5,000 times! Troy Smith started the practice of giving mints to customers back when he started Top Hat, as a tradition to remind customers that they were “worth a mint.”

Does Sonic use real strawberries? ›

Our Strawberry Shake is made with creamy vanilla soft serve, real strawberries, and finished with whipped topping and a cherry.

What is ocean water at Sonic? ›

Our signature Ocean Water is sweet and refreshing with the hint of Blue Coconut flavor, served over SONIC's famous ice.

Are Sonic Limeades good for you? ›

So, while drinking a medium-sized Limeade from Sonic will still keep you within the healthy confines of added sugar intake as part of a standard 2,000-calorie per day diet, keep in mind that doing so will leave you with only about 20 calories from added sugars left to expend.

What does "make it dirty" mean at Sonic? ›

Photo: Sonic Drive-In gave guests the option to “make it dirty” by adding coconut cream and lime to any drink. The chain, a subsidiary of Inspire Brands, introduced that option at the beginning of February in response, in part, to what it saw consumers doing on social media.

What is Sonic Diet cherry limeade made of? ›

Limeade made with real lime and low-calorie diet cherry flavoring.

Is Sprite really lemon-lime? ›

Sprite is a clear, lemon-lime flavored soft drink created by the Coca-Cola Company. Sprite comes in multiple flavors, including cranberry, cherry, grape, orange, tropical, ginger, and vanilla.

Is Sonic lemonade made with real lemons? ›

Want Exclusive Perks? All natural Lemonade, made with real fruit lemons.

What kind of limeades does Sonic have? ›

We've got all your favorite drinks, cold or hot! Our Limeades are made with real limes! Limeade, Low Calorie Diet Limeade, Cherry Limeade, Low Calorie Diet Cherry Limeade, Strawberry Limeade, Diet Strawberry Limeade, Apple Limeade, Diet Apple Limeade, Cranberry Limeade, and Diet Cranberry Limeade.

What are limeades made of? ›

One of the most refreshing drinks around, homemade limeade is tart yet sweet and marvelously thirst quenching. All you need to make it are fresh limes and sugar or honey—and water. It's a magical two-ingredient recipe (as are many lemonade recipes.)

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