berry tart lemonade
I created this lemonade for a contest for Food Friends and Fun. Since I love berries so much i knew that is what kind of lemonade I would make. I would have used Marionberries but they are only in Oregon so I used Blackberries and Raspberries.
yield
6 -8 glasses
prep time
30 Min
cook time
20 Min
method
Stove Top
Ingredients For berry tart lemonade
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1/4 cdried jamaica flowers (hibiscus)
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2 craspberries
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2 cblackberries
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2 clemon juice, freshly squeezed
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3 cwater
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3 ccastor sugar
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1/4 cfresh raspberries
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1/4 cfresh blackberries
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1/2lemon, cut into slices
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3-4 cwater
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ice cubes, to cool
How To Make berry tart lemonade
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1Put 2 cups of blackberries, 2 cups of raspberries, and dried jamaica in a large saucepan with 1 cup of water. Heat on low until mixture is warmed up and berries are soft. Take off heat and let rest.
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2Juice lemons until reaches 2 cups.
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3Heat sugar and 3 cups of water in large pan. Heat just until the sugar has melted.
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4Squish berries and jamaica with potato masher until all berries are smashed.
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5Pour berry mixture into a wire mesh strainer or a large pan or bowl. Use the back of a spoon to squish all the juice out and only seeds are left.
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6Put the berry juice, lemon juice, and sugar syrup together into large pitcher. Mix together.
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7Add additional 3-4 cups of water depending upon taste. Add more sugar if needed. Add ice cubes to cool down. Refrigerate.
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8Serve each glass with couple of each kind of berry and a slice of lemon.
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