With fresh raspberries and lemons, this Raspberry Lemonade is a refreshing and super easy summer drink recipe you’ll want to make over and over again.
Who doesn’t love a good fruity drink? I know that I do, and I also love when it is super easy to make and tastes super fresh.
This Raspberry Lemonade is one of our go-to drink recipes that we make during the spring and summer months.
With minimal ingredients this comes together in no time and you have yourself many refreshing glasses.
Pop in some more raspberries and lemon slices to add a little more punch of flavor and a beautiful garnishement.
When it comes to tasty you really cannot go wrong with this Raspberry Lemonade.
If you’ve been looking for that perfect drink recipe to make this summer, this one has to be it!
Some of our other favorite raspberry recipes that we have on our site include: Raspberry Cupcakes, Raspberry Icebox Cake and Raspberry Sweet Rolls.
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:
- Minimal and easy ingredients help this come together quickly.
- This makes a nice large batch, but you can double it.
- Pour it straight into a pitcher to serve!
INGREDIENTS NEEDED (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST):
Water
Granulated sugar
Raspberries
Lemon juice
HOW TO MAKE RASPBERRY LEMONADE, STEP BY STEP:
- Set a saucepan over medium-low heat and add 2 cups of water. Add the sugar and raspberries and stir frequently until the sugar dissolves. The raspberries will become soft and will smoosh down as you stir them.
- Pour the mixture through a fine mesh strainer into a large bowl. Press the raspberry pieces firmly against the strainer to get as much raspberry juice as possible.
- Add the remaining 6 cups water and the lemon juice to the bowl and stir together.
- Pour the lemonade into a serving pitcher and refrigerate until chilled completely.
- Chill before serving for best results. Make sure to stir the lemonade before serving.
- Serve in glasses with ice and extra raspberries and lemon slices, if desired.
DO I HAVE TO USE FRESH LEMONS?
Yes, I absolutely do not recommend using bottled lemon juice for this recipe.
Fresh lemons and the amount of lemon juice you will need will not taste good using bottled.
So please only use fresh lemons for this recipe.
CAN I USE FROZEN RASPBERRIES?
Yes, we have made this recipe many times and have swapped out fresh and frozen for one another and it doesn’t have a huge difference on taste.
For this you don’t have to defrost your raspberries either, you can use straight from frozen without a difference.
HOW LONG DOES THIS NEED TO CHILL?
When adding your water we recommend using ice cold water, the coldest you can get.
But to get it nice and cool, usually an hour of chilling should be enough.
CAN I USE OTHER FRUITS TO MAKE ANOTHER FLAVOR?
Yes, if you want to try your hand out at another fruit you can. Some ideas include:
- Strawberries
- Blueberries
- Blackberries
These are some great fruits that are easy to work with when breaking down and straining.
HOW TO STORE:
This can be stored in an covered pitcher in the refrigerator where it will keep for up to 4 days.
TIPS AND TRICKS:
- Other fruits can be used, see some ideas above.
- Make sure that you chill this, about 1 hour will be fine.
- Using ice cold water is best.
- You can use fresh or frozen raspberries for this recipe.
- DO NOT use bottled lemon juice.
- The raspberry lemonade will separate slightly as it sits in the fridge so make sure to stir well before serving each time it sits for a few minutes.
- You can pour the mixture straight into a large pitcher if you have one that’s easy to pour into.
- Double this recipe if you are serving more people or want to have more on hand.
When it comes to a thirst quenching recipe, you absolutely cannot go wrong with making this Raspberry Lemonade. It will soon become a go-to.
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Raspberry Lemonade
Ingredients
- 8 cups water divided
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 12 ounces raspberries
- 2 cups lemon juice freshly squeezed (about 10-12 lemons)
Instructions
- Set a saucepan over medium-low heat and add 2 cups of water. Add the sugar and raspberries and stir frequently until the sugar dissolves. The raspberries will become soft and will smoosh down as you stir them.
- Pour the mixture through a fine mesh strainer into a large bowl. Press the raspberry pieces firmly against the strainer to get as much raspberry juice as possible.
- Add the remaining 6 cups water and the lemon juice to the bowl and stir together.
- Pour the lemonade into a serving pitcher and refrigerate until chilled completely.
- Chill before serving for best results. Make sure to stir the lemonade before serving.
- Serve in glasses with ice and extra raspberries and lemon slices, if desired.
Notes
- Other fruits can be used, see some ideas above.
- Make sure that you chill this, about 1 hour will be fine.
- Using ice cold water is best.
- You can use fresh or frozen raspberries for this recipe.
- DO NOT use bottled lemon juice.
- The raspberry lemonade will separate slightly as it sits in the fridge so make sure to stir well before serving each time it sits for a few minutes.
- You can pour the mixture straight into a large pitcher if you have one that’s easy to pour into.
- Double this recipe if you are serving more people or want to have more on hand.
Nutrition
Tornadough Alli is not a nutritionist or dietitian, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and nutritional value is important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories and values can vary depending on which brands were used.
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