Nothing beats the summer heat like a big pitcher of ice cold raspberry lemonade! It's homemade and absolutely delicious!
Prep Time40mins
Cook Time6mins
Total Time46mins
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8servings
Calories: 122kcal
Ingredients
10ozraspberriesfresh
5cupwaterdivided
1cupgranulated sugar
1cuplemon juicefreshly squeezed
For Serving
fresh raspberries
lemon slices
mint
ice
Instructions
Place raspberries in a food processor and pulse until well pureed. Pour the raspberry puree through a fine mesh strainer into a bowl; set aside.
Pour 1 cup of water into a medium-size saucepan over medium-high heat, then stir in the sugar. Continue cooking over heat until sugar is dissolved and liquid turns from cloudy to clear again.
Remove from the stovetop pour into a large pitcher or jug. Allow to cool for 15 minutes before stirring in the puree, remaining water and lemon juice, stir to combine. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving. Serve with fresh raspberries, lemon slices, mint and ice.
Notes
*You can swap out the 4 cups of water for a liter of sparkling water. Remove the mixture from the stovetop, allow to cool, then add in the raspberry puree and lemon juice. Add COLD sparkling water right before serving, mix to combine.