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Home » Uncategorized » Fresh Raspberry Lemonade

Fresh Raspberry Lemonade

June 15, 2012 · WCC Administr@tr · 9 Comments

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Bottoms up! A sweet way to cool down from the summer heat is with a refreshing tall glass of? For me, it’s lemonade. The sweet and tart flavor that shines through just gets me every time. But nowadays, you’ll find lemonade taking on some flavor. A combination I really like is raspberry and lemon. I’ve always seen raspberry lemonade on the drink menu when dining out, but it ends up being a prepared mix rather than one freshly made. Since it is summertime afterall and raspberries are popping up in the stores and farmers markets, I opted to make this Fresh Raspberry Lemonade from scratch. Sweet, tart, and thoroughly refreshing, this is one drink that will make those hot summer days even better…

This recipe is an adaptation from Dawn of Simple Gourmet Cooking. I participated in a recipe swap with a group of girlfriends and when I got Dawn’s blog, it wasn’t hard to find something to make! I haven’t featured many drinks on my site so this one was perfect for the season. Something I really liked learning is making a lemon simple syrup for this lemonade recipe. Usually I stir lemon juice with water, but by boiling the lemon juice and sugar together to create a syrup, the lemon flavor is even more concentrated and sweetened at the same time. Thanks for the wonderful tips and recipe Dawn!

Fresh Raspberry Lemonade
recipe adapted from Simple Gourmet Cooking

5-8 large lemons (yielding 1 1/2 cups lemon juice)
Water
2 cups of granulated sugar
1 cup fresh raspberries

Juice the lemons (perhaps more) to yield 1 1/2 cups lemon juice. Reserve the rinds and place in a large serving pitcher with 5 cups of water. Place 1 cup of the lemon juice in a small saucepan over medium high heat and add sugar. Allow the lemon juice to come to a boil and stir until sugar is completely dissolved. Remove from heat and set aside to cool. This is the lemon simple syrup which will sweeten the lemonade.

Combine the remaining 1/2 cup lemon juice with the raspberries in a food processor or blender. Process until well blended. Transfer mixture to the large serving pitcher by straining the liquid through a fine mesh sieve. Add the cooled lemon simple syrup to sweeten, adding more water to your tastes. 

Serve chilled over ice on that perfect summer day! Makes about 2 quarts

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  1. Matt @ FaveGlutenFreeRecipes says

    June 16, 2012 at 1:47 am

    I rarely see lemons and raspberries paired together, but this drink looks too good to pass up. I'll have to remember to pick up all of these ingredients this weekend.

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  2. kylee says

    June 16, 2012 at 1:47 am

    Holy shizzle-balls – that looks GOOD!

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  3. Moviegirl03 says

    June 16, 2012 at 1:47 am

    One of my favorite drinks is the raspberry lemonade from Quiznos. It is amazing, and I'm sad to say that it has never crossed my mind to try to "make". Definitely will have to try and see if this measures up later this summer.

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  4. Dawn says

    June 16, 2012 at 1:47 am

    I love the idea of using raspberries-one of my favorite fruits and flavors! So glad you liked it!

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  5. Anonymous says

    June 16, 2012 at 1:02 pm

    What a delicious, looking refreshing drink to help keep cool in our blazing hot Chicago summer! 😀 My kids would love this! We just went strawberry picking and I have tons to use. Maybe I'll sub them in for the raspberries?

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  6. Anonymous says

    June 16, 2012 at 1:02 pm

    sounds so delicious and refreshing! thanks for sharing!

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  7. Jessica @ Sunny Side Up says

    June 19, 2012 at 4:02 am

    I'm staring at a pile of lemons left over from a few dishes I made this weekend – think I see some lemonade in my near future! And I agree, the flavor combination of lemon and raspberry is just awesome!

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  8. Sarah - The Home Cook says

    June 20, 2012 at 2:15 am

    I could go for a glass of that right now. Yum!

    Thanks for being part of the recipe swaps!

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  9. Brianna says

    June 21, 2012 at 12:03 am

    This looks so refreshing! I also want to jump into that picture, haha.

    So, if you were going to make an adult version of this, what would you add? I feel like raspberry and lemon could be the basis of a killer cocktail.

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