Berry Lemonade

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Perk up your next batch of homemade lemonade with plenty of juicy, sweet raspberries and strawberries. This is so much better than lemonade from concentrate!

Berry Lemonade
Photo: Annie Schlechter
Prep Time:
25 mins
Total Time:
4 hrs
Servings:
22
Yield:
22 cups

Ingredients

  • 14 cup water

  • 3 cup sugar

  • 24 lemons

  • 12 cup fresh raspberries

  • 4 cup sliced fresh, hulled strawberries

Directions

  1. For simple syrup: In a large saucepan heat 3 cups of the water and the sugar over medium heat, stirring until dissolved. Let cool.

  2. Juice 20 lemons. (You should have 4 cups juice.) Slice remaining lemons.

  3. For raspberry puree: In a food processor process 8 cups of the raspberries in batches until smooth. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve.

  4. For lemonade concentrate: In a gallon container stir together simple syrup, lemon juice, and raspberry puree. Chill, covered, 4 to 24 hours.

  5. In a 2-gal. jar stir together concentrate, remaining 11 cups water and 4 cups raspberries, and fruit slices. Serve over ice.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

161 Calories
1g Fat
41g Carbs
1g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 22
Calories 161
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 1g 1%
Sodium 6mg 0%
Total Carbohydrate 41g 15%
Total Sugars 33g
Protein 1g
Vitamin C 53.4mg 267%
Calcium 29mg 2%
Iron 0.6mg 3%
Potassium 198mg 4%
Folate, total 30.9mcg
Vitamin B-6 0.1mg

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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