Description
Refreshing homemade raspberry lemonade with a perfect balance of sweet and tart flavors.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup fresh raspberries
- 1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (about 4–6 lemons)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 4 cups cold water
- Ice cubes
- Fresh mint leaves (optional garnish)
Instructions
- In a blender, puree raspberries with 1/2 cup water until smooth.
- Strain the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve to remove seeds.
- In a pitcher, combine raspberry puree, lemon juice, sugar, and remaining water.
- Stir until sugar dissolves completely.
- Chill for at least 30 minutes before serving.
- Serve over ice and garnish with mint if desired.
Notes
- Adjust sugar to taste.
- Use frozen raspberries if fresh aren’t available.
- For a fizzy version, replace half the water with sparkling water.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Beverage
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 5mg
- Fat: 0.2g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 31g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 0.5g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
