Chili’s Deep Eddy Strawberry Texas Lemonade lands somewhere between a fruit-forward vodka cocktail and a tall fountain lemonade. It is bright red, sweet enough to feel playful and sharpened by two different citrus ingredients before Sprite gives it a fizzy finish.
The chain tells customers what goes into the glass, but it does not publish the bar measurements. This copycat keeps that distinction clear. It uses the verified ingredient list and a practical home ratio that tastes like a strawberry lemonade first, with orange and lemon vodka underneath.
What Chili’s Actually Serves
Chili’s current online menu lists Deep Eddy Lemon Vodka, Cointreau, house-made sour, strawberry puree and Sprite. It also gives the drink as 280 calories. That is unusually useful information for a chain cocktail, though it still stops short of revealing exact pours or the recipe for the sour mix and puree.
The drink was still available on an official Chili’s ordering page when checked on November 7, 2026. One location listed it at $8.69, but that is not a dependable national price. Alcohol pricing, takeout eligibility and even menu participation can change by state and restaurant.
This home recipe uses one and a half ounces of Deep Eddy Lemon Vodka and a half ounce of Cointreau. The vodka brings sweet lemon flavor, while the orange liqueur gives the drink a deeper peel note that plain lemonade cannot provide.
Why Typical Copycats Miss
The easiest wrong turn is using ordinary vodka plus a large amount of lemonade. That produces a drinkable strawberry vodka lemonade, but it misses the layered citrus in the menu description. Deep Eddy Lemon Vodka has real lemon character and some sweetness of its own. Cointreau adds orange aroma and extra proof.
Another common mistake is pouring bottled strawberry syrup directly into the finished glass. Heavy syrup sinks, tastes candy-like and refuses to blend evenly. A smooth fruit puree disperses when shaken and gives the drink body as well as color. If the puree is sweetened, reduce the syrup in the sour mix.
Finally, Sprite belongs at the end. Shaking carbonated soda creates pressure and wastes its fizz. Shake the dense ingredients first, then add cold Sprite over fresh ice with one gentle stir.
The Key Technique: Balance the Sour Before You Shake
A quick house-style sour mix is equal parts fresh lemon juice and 1:1 simple syrup. That ratio is only a starting point because lemon vodka, strawberry puree and Sprite all contribute sweetness. Taste a spoonful of the combined sour and puree before building the drink.
If it tastes like jam, add a teaspoon of fresh lemon juice. If it is aggressively sharp, add a teaspoon of simple syrup. Small corrections at this stage are better than burying the finished drink under more soda.
Shake hard enough to loosen the puree, then strain over new ice. Fresh serving ice keeps the drink cold without carrying over pulverized chips that make it watery. The final two ounces of Sprite should lift the drink, not turn it into a large soft drink.
Make a Pitcher for Eight
Combine 12 oz (360 ml) Deep Eddy Lemon Vodka, 4 oz (120 ml) Cointreau, 8 oz (240 ml) sour mix and 6 oz (180 ml) strawberry puree in a covered pitcher. Refrigerate for up to four hours and stir well before serving because fruit settles.
For each drink, pour 3 3/4 oz (112 ml) of the chilled batch over a full glass of ice. Top individually with 2 oz (60 ml) Sprite and garnish. Do not add the soda to the pitcher in advance or the batch will go flat.
The Strawberry Texas Lemonade Mocktail
Simply omitting both spirits leaves sweet strawberry soda with little structure. A 0.0% citrus vodka alternative restores a dry, lightly bitter lemon backbone. Alcohol-free orange cordial does the same job for the orange aroma that Cointreau supplies.
Use the same shake-first, fizz-last method. A small pinch of salt does not make the drink salty; it reins in the sweetness and makes the citrus taste more vivid. Check that both replacement bottles are labeled 0.0% if complete alcohol avoidance matters.
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