I made raspberry lemonade recently when we had friends over for dinner and I think it was the hit of the party.
I made regular homemade lemonade and one pitcher of homemade raspberry lemonade. Well, I should have made more raspberry lemonade because it was gone in no time.
I have never made homemade lemonade until recently and I can not believe I waited so long to try it. It is so easy and so good. It will be hard to go back to lemonade from the store after tasting the real thing. This will definitely be a treat I make again this summer.
Have any of you made homemade lemonade or homemade raspberry lemonade before?
(And please imagine a beautiful glass of raspberry lemonade here. The only picture I got of the lemonade was the above picture of it next to the food on the table. It is hard to play food blogger/photographer when you have a house full of company.)
Homemade Raspberry Lemonade
A homemade raspberry lemonade is a delicious homemade summer drink.
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 5 ½ cups water
- 1 cup lemon juice (This is real juice squeezed from lemons not the bottled stuff)
- ¾ - 1 cup fresh or frozen raspberries
Instructions
- Heat raspberries on low heat to release some of the juices. Mash and stir will heating. You do not really want to cook these, just help to release some of the juice. Strain through a fine mesh sieve to remove the seeds and set aside.
- In a pan combine the sugar and 1 cup of water. Bring to a boil and cook for 2-3 minutes or until sugar is dissolved. Let cool slightly.
- In a pitcher combine sugar water/syrup with lemon juice, remaining water, and raspberries. Stir well and chill.
- Stir before serving and enjoy!
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
10Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 92Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 11mgCarbohydrates: 24gFiber: 1gSugar: 21gProtein: 0g
Nutritional values are approximate and aren't always accurate.
What do you have on the tray there, is it pudding?
@Jonna, That is my chocolate custard and white chocolate custard. I made them in little jars and am going to do a post on using jars for serving when serving to a large group. Here are my custard recipes. https://www.lynnskitchenadventures.com/2011/06/white-chocolate-custard.html and https://www.lynnskitchenadventures.com/2011/06/chocolate-custard.html
@Lynn, Thank you, they look delish!!
That sounds refreshing~
Try using Club Soda instead of water. It takes it up a notch and tastes like the street fair shaken lemonade.
By the way, are those Pampered Chef pitchers? I am consultant – I am spot those products anywhere- Great choice!!
@Barb in Palm Beach, FL, I will have to try the Club Soda trick. And yes those are Pampered Chef pitchers. I bought them a few years ago and love them!
What type of sugar did you use? I use cane sugar typically, so would that be ok?
@Lauren, I just used regular sugar for this.
Hi Lynn…sounds great, about how many lemons did you need to get 1 cup of juice?
I just had a Pampered Chef party at my house. We made a raspberry yogurt/lemon juice combination for one of our trifle layers and it was a huge hit to combine with the layers of berries, angel food cake, and whipped cream. The flavor combination of raspberry and lemon was what made the trifle stand out.
This is also great with strawberries instead of raspberries. My freezer went out a couple of years ago and I was trying to use up several quarts of frozen strawberries very quickly. Out of desperation, I threw some into lemonade and it was an instant hit with the kids. Now, we pick and freeze extra strawberries just for lemonade!
This recipe sounds yummy, but I’m too lazy to cook lemonade. We have a wonderful lemon tree (sorry, I don’t know what type of lemon). My lemonade recipe is 1 c. fresh squeezed lemon juice, 4 c. water, and 3/4 c. sugar. Put it all together, stir well to dissolve the sugar, and serve over ice. This makes a fairly strong tasting lemonade, depending on the “lemoniness” of the lemons. I’ve made this for years and never thought to add the berries. I’ll definitely try that!
Just made this for 4th of July BBQ. It was delicious. It took about 7 lemons to make a cup for me. I probably won’t make this often because it is a fair amount of work for a small amount of drink but it tasted divine!
This looks so good. I use Minute Made frozen lemon juice when I make lemonade it is so much easier and it’s all real juice. You find it with the frozen concentrated juice.