Berry Citrus Spritzer Recipes

BERRY SPRITZER

Steps:

• Place blackberries, raspberries, simple syrup, grape juice, and lemon juice in the jar of a blender; puree until smooth. Strain mixture through a fine mesh sieve, discarding solids.
• Fill 8 Collins glasses with ice, if using. Divide mixture evenly between glasses; top with seltzer or wine and serve immediately garnished with fruit skewers, if desired.

CITRUS-BERRY VERMOUTH SPRITZ

Steps:

• In a pitcher, combine the rose vermouth with the club soda. Divide among 4 glasses along with the berries and the berry ice cubes. Give the mint leaves a rub and add to each glass.

CITRUS BERRY SPRITZ

Steps:

• Combine the vermouth with the club soda in a pitcher. Pour into 4 glasses. Divide the berries and ice cubes among the glasses. Give the mint leaves a rub and add one to each glass. Serve chilled.

SPIKED STRAWBERRY LEMON SPRITZER

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, simmer honey and 1/2 cup water over medium-low heat, 2 minutes. Let cool. Place 1 hulled berry in each of 8 glasses; mash. Fill glasses with ice. In a pitcher, combine honey mixture, vodka, juice and sparkling water; stir. Divide among glasses; garnish with berries and lemon slices.

CITRUS SPRITZERS

Steps:

• In large pitcher, mix cold water, orange juice concentrate, grapefruit juice concentrate and sparkling water.
• Serve spritzers over ice. Garnish each serving with orange slice and mint leaf.

BERRY SPRITZER

Steps:

• In a small pot, bring raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, and sugar to a boil over medium-high. Remove from heat and mash with a potato masher. Pour through a fine-mesh sieve into a large container, pressing on solids to extract as much liquid as possible; discard solids. Refrigerate until cold, 30 minutes. Add seltzer and serve over ice with crushed raspberries and blueberries if desired.

SARAH'S CITRUS SPRITZER

Steps:

• Bring sugar, water, lemon zest, orange zest, and basil to a boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Remove from heat and allow simple syrup to cool, 15 to 30 minutes.
• Pour lemon juice and orange juice into a high-speed blender (such as a Vitamix®). Add strawberries and simple syrup. Blend on low speed (1), then slowly increase speed to high (10) and blend until pureed, about 45 seconds.
• For each drink, fill an old fashioned glass with ice. Pour 1/4 cup strawberry puree over top and fill with seltzer water.

BERRY & CITRUS SPRITZER

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a large pitcher and refrigerate 2-6 hours.
• Pour into glasses and to with seltzer.