Raspberry Lemonade
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.
Servings: 13 (3 liters)
Calories: 111kcal
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
Calories: 111kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 0.4g | Fat: 0.3g | Saturated Fat: 0.02g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.02g | Sodium: 8mg | Potassium: 79mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 11IU | Vitamin C: 21mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 0.2mg