Sparkling Raspberry Limeade — a delicious, refreshing, and simple-to-make drink that tastes like summer!
Sparkling Raspberry Limeade
Sometimes the simple things are the best things, amiright? 🙂 It sure applies to this recipe for Sparkling Raspberry Limeade! It’s not at all complicated, but the flavors and textures combine to make an amazing blend.
Ingredients:
Raspberries: Use fresh red raspberries if possible. Frozen raspberries (unsweetened) are a close second, though. Raspberries are uniquely flavorful and very high in antioxidants. You can use other fruits, but of course, the flavor will be different. Get creative! How about sparkling strawberry limeade garnished with mint leaves? Or a peach limeade? They both sound refreshingly scrumptious. Most fruits contain pulp and tiny seeds and raspberries are no exception. That’s why we press the mixture through a sieve after blending. While you technically could make this drink without straining, it would end up mighty thick, with a gnarly texture. We prefer the way it looks and feels with strained juice.
Lime juice: Again, fresh limes are the best, but if that’s not possible, go with frozen lime juice (not limeade) concentrate in the frozen juices section of the grocery store. For this recipe, you’ll be juicing about 18 fresh limes. That’s a lot of limes and a lot of squeezing, but the effort will be well worth it once you take a sip of the finished Sparkling Raspberry Limeade!
Sugar: Trust me, raspberries and limes make a tart mixture, even with sugar added. Skipping the sugar (or other sweetener) would be a BIG mistake! If you do choose to use another sweetener, I suggest a granulated one to provide similar results. A squeeze of stevia would sweeten the drink but would change the ratio of liquid and solids.
Sparkling limeade: You can use lime-flavored sparkling water as well as the limeade, but it won’t have quite as limey a flavor. If, on the other hand, the sparkling limeade creates too strong of a flavor, then going with the flavored sparkling water would help tone it down a bit. Sparkling beverages lose their fizz pretty quickly, so add it to the drink base right as you’re ready to serve it.
Ice and garnishes: Fill a tall glass with ice and pour in the Sparkling Raspberry Limeade! Ice enhances the flavor–seriously! Garnishes are optional, but they add a festive touch and make your drink look irresistibly inviting. Try a sprinkling of fresh raspberries and a lime wedge. Or slice up a lime and hook one on the edge of each glass! Mint leaves add a refreshing whisper of flavor, and if you have a tiny drink umbrella….go for it!
Quick Tip
Why press the blended berries through a sieve? It helps remove most of the pulp and the tiny seeds that get caught in your teeth. Straining it this way makes for a prettier, crystal-clear drink. You can also use a very-fine mesh collander.
More Delicious Drink Recipes:
- Sparkling Blueberry Lemonade
- Raspberry Sherbet Party Punch
- Strawberry Smoothie
- Tart Cherry Daiquiri Mocktail
- Peach Lemonade
Sparkling Raspberry Limeade
Equipment
- Blender high-powered
Ingredients
- 4 cups fresh raspberries or frozen, slightly thawed, plus more for garnish if desired
- 18 limes plus more for garnish if desired
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 cups cold sparkling limeade
- Ice
Instructions
- Combine raspberries, 1 cup lime juice, and sugar in a high-powered blender. Blend until smooth.
- Strain through a fine mesh strainer into a large pitcher. Use the back of a wooden spoon to press the mixture through. Discard the seeds and pulp.
- Add ice to individual glasses and pour the raspberry limeade on top. If serving this drink immediately, stir in the sparkling limeade and whisk to combine. If you aren’t going to finish this drink the same day, add sparkling limeade to individual cups as they’re served.
- If desired, garnish with fresh raspberries and lime wedges.
Recipe Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
What is sparkling limeade? All I can find is sparkling lemon lime water. Is that you’re talking about?
Like a lime sparkling water 🙂 https://www.walmart.com/ip/Clear-American-Sparkling-Water-Key-Lime-33-8-fl-oz/41862625
Is the 3 cups sparkling limeade just lime flavored sparkling water or is it the frozen limeade concentrate made with sparkling water? Can’t wait to try this!
Lime flavored sparkling water! Enjoy 🙂
Oh my goodness! girl the drink looks sooooo good!!!
I remember the first time someone introduced me to Sonic. Oh man ,those tater tots! The stuff of dreams heehee. Though I think my dreams will be filled with this raspberry limeade slush instead! Absolutely stunning, Chelsea, and I can’t get enough of raspberries this summer! 😀
Aaw, your road trip across the country with your husband sounded like so much fun! It would be adorable when you take Grey along one day 🙂 This is such a pretty drink Chelsea and the gifs look awesome too! Love the raspberry and lime combo!