Red Raspberry Lemonade Concentrate Recipes

RASPBERRY LEMONADE

Steps:

• Squeeze the lemons and pour the juice into a pitcher. Mix together the sugar with 3 cups water and stir to dissolve to make a syrup. Add the syrup to the lemon juice and top it up with 8 cups water. Taste to make sure it's sweet enough for you, and then add the raspberries. Mix the lemonade together and let chill in the fridge. (Keep in mind that the raspberries are tart, so be sure to sweeten enough!)
• Fill mason jars with ice cubes and top them off with the lemonade.

EASY RASPBERRY LEMONADE

Steps:

• In a large punch bowl, combine raspberry lemonade concentrate, water and lime juice. Stir in lemon-lime soda and crushed ice. Garnish each glass with a fresh raspberry and a mint leaf.

RASPBERRY LEMONADE CONCENTRATE

Steps:

• Place raspberries in a food processor; cover and process until blended. Strain raspberries, reserving juice. Discard seeds. Place juice in a Dutch oven; stir in sugar and lemon juice. Heat over medium-high heat to 190°. Do not boil. , Remove from heat; skim off foam. Carefully ladle hot mixture into five hot 1-pint jars, leaving 1/4-in. headspace. Wipe rims; screw on bands until fingertip tight. , Place jars into canner simmering water, ensuring that they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil; process for 10 minutes. Remove jars and cool., To use concentrate: Mix 1 pint concentrate with 1 pint tonic water. Serve over ice.

STRAWBERRY LEMONADE CONCENTRATE

Steps:

• Wash and hull strawberries, then place them into a food processor. Blend berries until smooth. Place the pureed strawberries, lemon juice, sugar and 1 1/2 quarts of water into a very large nonreactive pot. Heat over medium heat, stirring occasionally until mixture reaches 165°F. Make sure you do not boil. Skim off any foam from the top and allow concentrate to cool completely before transferring to canning jars. You may want to strain the concentrate through a strainer before putting into jars. There will be a lot of pulp and seeds.
• Before serving concentrate mix 1 part concentrate with 2 parts water, or go by taste. Concentrate can be stored in the refrigerator for about 1 week or place into the freezer for longer storage. Makes about 3 1/2 quarts.
• If you like strawberries and freshly squeezed lemons you will love this!
• Enjoy!

SPARKLING RASPBERRY LEMONADE (CROWD SIZE)

Steps:

• Carefully spoon raspberries with syrup into 2 ice-cube trays. Add enough water to just cover raspberries. Freeze 3 hours or until firm.
• In very large plastic or glass pitcher, mix lemonade concentrate, raspberry juice concentrate and water. Refrigerate until serving time.
• Just before serving, stir soda pop into lemonade mixture. Place ice cubes in glasses; pour lemonade mixture over ice. Garnish with lemon slices.

RASPBERRY LEMONADE

Steps:

• In a blender, combine lemonade concentrate, raspberries and sugar. Cover and process until blended. Strain to remove seeds. In a 4-1/2-qt. container, combine raspberry mixture, club soda and ice cubes. Serve immediately.