Homemade Raspberry Lemonade
This sweet-and-tart Homemade Raspberry Lemonade is a delicious twist on traditional lemonade. Made with fresh or frozen raspberries, tart lemon juice, and sugar, it’s so refreshing and fruity, perfect for any summer BBQ or party.
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Why This Recipe is So Good
There is nothing like an ice-cold glass of fresh raspberry lemonade. It’s tangy and so refreshing, full of sweet and tart raspberry flavor and bright lemon. And the taste doesn’t even compare to store-bought pre-mixed, powdered or frozen lemonade.
Made with 4 ingredients and ready in 20 minutes. This raspberry lemonade recipe makes a half-gallon or 8 cups, and it can be easily doubled or tripled for BBQs, brunches, or hot summer parties.
Recipe Ingredients
- Raspberries. You can use fresh or frozen raspberries. The berries are blended into a puree then combined with the lemonade to give a naturally bright red color and intense raspberry flavor. You will need 4 cups of berries.
- Freshly squeezed lemon juice. There’s nothing like the taste of freshly squeezed lemon juice in homemade lemonade. You can really taste the difference in how fresh and tangy it is compared to store-bought juice. You will need 10 medium-sized lemons for this recipe. A citrus juicer is great for juicing a lot of lemons at once.
- Cane sugar or white granulated sugar. Can also use honey or stevia as a refined sugar free option.
- Water and Ice for serving. You will need 7 cups of water. Some of the water is used to make a simple syrup.
How To Make Homemade Raspberry Lemonade
Make Simple Syrup
In a medium-sized sauce pot, add the cane sugar and 1 cup of water. Gently heat on low heat until the sugar has just dissolved. We don’t want to cook the sugar, just dissolve it. Set aside to cool.
Juice Lemons
Juice the lemons using a citrus juicer, which makes juicing so many lemons a breeze.
Make Raspberry Puree
In a blender add the raspberries and 4 cups of water. Blend until smooth. Depending on the size of your blender you might need to do this in batches. The more water you use the easier it will be to strain later.
Strain the raspberry puree through a fine mesh sieve into a large mixing bowl. This step is important to remove the raspberry seeds and some of the pulp so your lemonade isn’t too thick.
Make and Serve Lemonade
To a large pitcher or half-gallon jar, pour in the strained raspberry puree, simple syrup, lemon juice, and the remaining 2 cups of water. Mix until combined.
Serve over ice with fresh mint leaves, whole raspberries, and slices of lemon. Enjoy!
Frequently Asked Questions
Pink lemonade is regular lemonade dyed pink with either pink or red food coloring. Strawberry juice, cranberry juice, or some other juice can be used as well!
Raspberry lemonade is made of frozen raspberries, cane sugar, water, and lemon juice.
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Homemade Raspberry Lemonade Recipe
Equipment
- Small saucepan
- Half gallon mason jar with pouring spout or serving pitcher
Ingredients
Simple syrup
- 1 cup granulated white sugar or cane sugar
- 1 cup water
Lemonade
- 6 cups cold water divided
- 15 ounces fresh or frozen raspberries 4 cups
- 1 ½ – 2 cups freshly squeezed lemon juice 10 large lemons
- Ice
Optional for serving
- ½ cup fresh raspberries
- Lemon slices
- Fresh mint leaves
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, combine cane sugar and 1 cup of water. Mix and cook on low heat until all the sugar has dissolved—about 5 minutes. Don't boil. Remove from the heat to cool.1 cup granulated white sugar, 1 cup water
- To a high-speed blender, add fresh or frozen raspberries and 4 cups of water. Blend until smooth. Depending on the size of your blender, you might need to do this in batches.6 cups cold water, 15 ounces fresh or frozen raspberries
- Strain your raspberry puree through a fine mesh sieve into a large bowl.1 1/2 – 2 cups freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Into a half-gallon jar or large pitcher, add strained raspberry puree, cooled simple syrup, the remaining 2 cups of water, and 1 cup of lemon juice. Stir and taste, then add more lemon juice according to taste.
- Chill the raspberry lemonade in the fridge until ready to serve, or enjoy it immediately over ice with fresh mint leaves, whole raspberries, and lemon slices.
Notes
Nutrition
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