Sparkling Raspberry Limeade Food

SPARKLING RASPBERRY LEMONADE

Steps:

• Combine frozen raspberries, sugar and 1/2 cup water in medium saucepan.
• Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves and berries thaw.
• Increase heat and boil 3 minutes.
• Strain raspberry mixture into bowl, pressing on solids to extract as much liquid as possible; discard solids in stainer.
• Mix lemon peel into raspberry syrup in bowl.
• Chill until cold.
• Stir raspberry syrup, lemon juice, and sparkling water in large pitcher to blend.
• Fill 6 glasses with ice cubes.
• Pour raspberry lemonade into glasses.
• Add fresh raspberries to each glass, if desired.
• Garnish with lemon slices and serve.

SPARKLING STRAWBERRY MINT LIMEADE

Steps:

• Add strawberries, mint leaves, lime juice, zest, and sugar to a blender and blend until liquified. This is the syrup for your limeade.
• Add syrup to a pitcher and top up with seltzer water.
• Add additional lime slices, mint leaves, and halved strawberries if desired. Serve over ice.

SPARKLING LIMEADE (NON-ALCOHOLIC)

Steps:

• *NOTE: Whirl the sugar in a mini-chopper or blender until finely ground. Basically, you've just prepared "superfine" sugar at a fraction of the cost.
• In a small saucepan over medium heat combine the sugar and water. Cook, stirring until sugar is dissolved and liquid is clear. This should take only 2-3 minutes.
• Transfer liquid to a pitcher and allow to cool.
• Once cooled, stir in lime juice. Stir well.
• Fill a large pitcher with ice cubes, pour in the simple syrup and the seltzer water.
• Stir well and serve!

SPARKLING LIMEADE

Steps:

• Squeeze the lime juice into a large measuring cup.
• Add sugar and stir until dissolved.
• Fill a glass with ice.
• Pour mixture lime juice and sugar over ice.
• Add sparkling water and stir.
• Garnish with additional lime wedges.

SPARKLING RASPBERRY LIMEADE

Steps:

• Add the sugar, 1 cup water and berries to a medium saucepan and bring to a simmer. Stir until the sugar has dissolved and press against the berries with the back of the wooden spoon so their juices leach into the mixture. Let sit and steep until cool.
• In a large pitcher, combine the cooled raspberry simple syrup, lime juice and club soda. Pour into tall glasses filled with ice and garnish with a slice of lime and a few extra berries for garnish.

SPARKLING RASPBERRY LIMEADE

Steps:

• Add the sugar, raspberries and 1 cup water to a medium saucepan and bring to a simmer. Stir until the sugar dissolves. Press the berries with the back of a wooden spoon so their juices leach into the mixture. Let sit and steep until cool. Strain, discarding the solids.
• Combine the cooled raspberry syrup, lime juice and club soda in a large pitcher. Pour into tall glasses filled with ice and garnish with the lime slices and a few extra berries.