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a glass of sparkling pink lemonade surrounded by berries and squeezed lemons
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Sparkling Pink Lemonade

There's nothing as refreshing as this Sparkling Pink Lemonade during summer! A homemade drink with fresh strawberries, raspberries, and lemon juice.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 cups
Calories: 219kcal
Author: Eden Westbrook

Ingredients

  • ½ lb strawberries washed
  • 6 ounces raspberries washed
  • 1 cup lemon juice
  • 1 liter club soda
  • lemon slices, mint sprigs, fresh berries garnish

Ginger Syrup:

  • 1 (3-4 inches) fresh ginger peeled and sliced
  • 2 cups water
  • 2 cups granulated sugar

Instructions

  • In a medium sized saucepan over medium heat, add ginger, water and sugar, and stir well. Allow the water to come to a simmer at most, never to a boil, and simmer for about 15-20 minutes, or until ginger flavor is as strong as you like. Let cool as you make the rest of the lemonade.
    1 (3-4 inches) fresh ginger, 2 cups water, 2 cups granulated sugar
  • Puree the strawberries and raspberries in a blender or in a bowl with an immersion blender, then strain them through a mesh sieve. Set aside.
    ½ lb strawberries, 6 ounces raspberries
  • Pour in the lemon juice, strained berries, and half of the simple syrup into a pitcher. Pour the club soda over the lemonade mixture and stir well. Taste, and add more of the simple syrup if more sweetness is needed.
    1 cup lemon juice, 1 liter club soda
  • Cover the pitcher with a lid or tightly with plastic wrap until ready to serve.
  • Serve over ice and garnish with fresh berries, lemon slices, and mint sprigs.
    lemon slices, mint sprigs, fresh berries

Notes

Storage Instructions

Save any leftover sparkling pink lemonade in a pitcher with a lid or cover the top with plastic wrap so the bubbles don't escape. It'll last for 3 days in the fridge.

Pro Tips and Substitutions

    • The riper the lemons, the sweeter the lemon juice! Don't use shelf-stable lemon juice for this or it'll be incredibly sour.
    • Use frozen lemonade cubes instead of water-based ice so they don't dilute the drink.
    • Don't want puree in your lemonade? Add the berries into the simple syrup with the ginger instead, you'll end up with the berries leeching their flavor and color into the syrup for that perfectly clear classic pink lemonade vibe.

Pink Lemonade Variations 

    • Cranberry Pink Lemonade - cranberry juice tints the lemonade without making it overly sweet for this recipe.
    • Watermelon Mint Lemonade - this is my Chick-fil-A copycat, another pretty pink summer -ready lemonade using fresh strained watermelon.
    • Paloma Lemonade - this pink lemonade uses pink grapefruit soda to create a mocktail version of a classic paloma mixed with lemonade!

Make It a Cocktail!

    • Strawberry Vodka Lemonade - made with a strawberry simple syrup instead of ginger, this cocktail is more strawberry flavored. Don't forget the vodka!
    • Strawberry Mule - Use ginger beer instead of club soda and add 1 ounce of vodka per drink for a yummy strawberry moscow mule!
    • Rosé Pink Lemonade - in lieu of the club soda, add in pink Rosé wine. Like a strawberry rossini!

Nutrition

Serving: 1cup | Calories: 219kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.5g | Saturated Fat: 0.02g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Sodium: 31mg | Potassium: 111mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 53g | Vitamin A: 12IU | Vitamin C: 34mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 0.3mg