Description
This Sweet Raspberry Cherry Lemonade blends ripe, dark cherries with juicy raspberries and bright fresh lemon juice for a deeply fruity and beautifully colored summer drink. Every glass delivers a rich, sweet, and perfectly tart flavor that is as stunning to look at as it is to drink.
Ingredients
1 cup fresh raspberries
1 cup fresh cherries, pitted
1 cup fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup honey or simple syrup
3 cups cold water
1 cup ice
Fresh raspberries and cherries for garnish
Instructions
1. Blend raspberries and pitted cherries until completely smooth
2. Strain the puree through a fine mesh strainer into a pitcher
3. Add lemon juice, honey, and cold water and stir well
4. Taste and adjust sweetness as needed
5. Add ice, garnish with raspberries and cherries, and serve cold
Notes
Use dark sweet cherries like Bing for the richest and most indulgent flavor
Frozen pitted cherries and frozen raspberries work perfectly year round
Serve within 24 hours for the deepest color and most vibrant fresh taste
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Drinks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 glass
- Calories: 125
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 5mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 31g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg