I love sweet and refreshing summertime drinks and this raspberry lemonade fit both of those bills perfectly. As we celebrated Father’s Day last weekend with our family, I decided to make my Presto Pesto Pasta Con Pollo, a tossed salad, french bread, and I wanted a fun drink to round out the dinner. This concoction was something I dreamed up out of a few items I found at our grocery store. A little pink lemonade, a little raspberry white grape juice, a lot of Sprite, and a little vodka (should you so choose). Each cup was filled with a few fresh raspberries and a colored straw, which my kids loved doing in preparation for the big dinner.
Tart, sweet, bubbly, fancy, and fun. Our dinner guests all agreed that these were magical. A second round was ordered all around and complimented our light summer dinner perfectly.
Recipe:
Bubbly Raspberry Lemonade
Ingredients:
1 (12 ounce) can frozen pink lemonade
1 (12 ounce) can frozen white grape raspberry juice
5 cans Sprite
1 can vodka (or you can substitute with an extra can of Sprite for a mocktail)
Juice of two limes
1 pint fresh raspberries
Directions:
Mix all ingredients together in a large pitcher. Serve over ice and garnish with extra raspberries.
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Serving Size: 12 servings
What is your favorite summertime drink? Please feel free to share a link to those recipes!
I’m a big iced coffee fan: How to Make Iced Coffee.
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Sounds yummy! Can’t wait to try this. Thanks for posting.
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That sounds yummy!
One of our favorites is a combination of orange juice, cranberry juice and either Sprite or sparkling mineral water. It’s very refreshing. I just do it to taste. I’m sure this could easily be turned into an adult version!
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Amy Reply:
June 28th, 2011 at 3:42 pm
Oh, that sounds delicious, Tara! Yum!
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Oh MY WORD. Wait, they make cans of Vodka? (I’m serious!)
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Amy Reply:
June 28th, 2011 at 3:41 pm
Ha, I love you, Jamie! You fill the empty can from your juice with vodka. That would be pretty sweet though
If you lived closer, we would be sipping these on my patio. I miss you so much!
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I love raspberry lemonade and even more I love that this can be cocktail or mocktail!
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Amy Reply:
June 29th, 2011 at 1:26 pm
So glad you liked the recipe- definitely would be a fun drink to serve for a 4th of July party! Have a great day!
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Perfect timing. I wanted something fun to drink this holiday weekend since I cannot have alcohol. The mocktail will be perfect and it sounds awesome. (Plus, it will be nice to have an “adult” version for other events. Or come December!) Thanks, Amy, as always.
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Amy Reply:
June 29th, 2011 at 1:21 pm
Wait a minute- are you guys expecting again???
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Taryn Reply:
July 6th, 2011 at 12:46 pm
The drink was great. And, yes. I thought Matt had told you guys. Although with moving twice and expecting baby 2 (December 2), plus work and an active toddler, we might have miscommunicated about that. Sorry!
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Amy Reply:
July 6th, 2011 at 3:08 pm
Oh, so excited for you! Please tell Matt we said congrats! Let me know when you find out what you are having so I can knit some things for the new addition. xo
Taryn Reply:
July 8th, 2011 at 9:01 pm
Our ultrasound was yesterday and we did not find out this time, either. So it will be a surprise in December!
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