Drinks #88 · Berry Lemonade Series

Raspberry Lemonade

Fresh raspberry purée, cold-pressed lemon juice, honey syrup, and sparkling water. The most electrically pink drink you will ever make — and it tastes even better than it looks.

⏱ 10 min
🍋 No Cook
🫙 8 Servings
🍋 What You Need

Ingredients

🫐
Fresh Raspberries
400g (2 punnets)
🍋
Fresh Lemons
8–10 medium
🍓
Strawberries (extra)
100g optional
🌿
Fresh Mint
Large bunch
💧
Sparkling Water
1 litre, chilled
🍬
Honey Syrup
¾ cup (equal parts)
🧊
Ice Cubes
Lots — must be cold
🍊
Lime (optional)
2 for extra citrus
🌸 How to Make It

Method

Step 01
Make the raspberry purée

Blend raspberries with 2 tbsp honey syrup until smooth. Strain through a fine sieve, pressing to extract all the vivid pink juice. This purée is the heart and colour of the entire drink.

Step 02
Make honey syrup

Combine equal parts honey and warm water. Stir until fully dissolved. Cool completely. This dissolves more easily than raw honey and integrates better into cold drinks. Make extra — it keeps 2 weeks refrigerated.

Step 03
Squeeze the lemons

Roll lemons firmly on the counter before cutting — this breaks internal membranes and yields significantly more juice. Squeeze and strain. You need approximately 1.5 cups of fresh lemon juice for 8 servings.

Step 04
Assemble & serve

In a large pitcher: raspberry purée + lemon juice + honey syrup + cold water. Taste and adjust. Fill glasses with ice. Pour. Top each glass with sparkling water for fizz. Garnish with raspberry and mint sprig.

The Formula

Balance is everything. Too sweet: add more lemon. Too tart: add more syrup. The raspberry purée quantity controls the colour intensity — more purée = deeper pink.

🫐 1½ cups Raspberry purée
🍋 1½ cups Lemon juice
🍬 ¾ cup Honey syrup
💧 4 cups Cold water
🫧 1L Sparkling water
🧊 Ice (generous)
85
Calories
0g
Fat
21g
Carbs
72mg
Vitamin C
8
Servings