Celebrate summer with our thirst-quenching, summery drink (or mocktail) that not only tastes delicious, it sparkles with festive colours too!
Ingredients (makes around 6 glasses)
2 cups fresh or frozen raspberries
¾ cup filtered water
½ cup lemon juice
¼ cup honey
1 bottle soda water, lemonade or ginger beer
Ice cubes
Fresh mint leaves
Method:
- Put raspberries, honey and water in a saucepan and bring to a gentle boil
- Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring until the fruit has softened and collapsed
- Remove from heat, add lemon juice, stir and leave to cool
- When the mixture has cooled, strain through a fine sieve to separate the fruit pulp from the syrup.
- Fill glasses with ice cubes and spoon 3-4 tablespoons of syrup over the ice. Garnish with fresh mint leaves and raspberries
- Pour over the soda water, lemonade or ginger beer - the bubbles create a fragrant raspberry foam
Tips:
Use the back of a spoon to push the fruit pulp through the sieve
The fruit pulp can be saved as a delicious topping for desserts or yoghurt