Old-fashioned pink lemonade recipe

Name: Old-fashioned pink lemonade
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 5 raspberries, plus extra to garnish; 5 tbsp caster sugar, or to taste; 300ml (1/2pt) freshly squeezed lemon juice (about 6-8 lemons); 300ml (1/2pt) freshly squeezed pink grapefruit, juice (about 2-3 grapefruits); 1 ltr (1 3/4pt) sparkling water, chilled

Kick back on your picnic blanket and sip on a glass of traditional pink lemonade. Made with fresh raspberries, lemons and pink grapefruit, juiced and topped up with sparkling water, this pretty picnic drink is sure to refresh.

See method

Serves 6
15 mins to prepare, plus chilling
69 calories / serving

Dairy-free
Vegan
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

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Rosedene Farms Raspberries 125G
Aldi Price Match
5 raspberries, plus extra to garnish
£1.49
£11.92/kg
Silver Spoon Caster Sugar 1Kg
5 tbsp caster sugar, or to taste
£2.25
£2.25/kg
Suntrail Farms Price Lemons Minimum 4 Pack
Aldi Price Match
300ml (1/2pt) freshly squeezed lemon juice (about 6-8 lemons)
£0.89
£0.22/each
Tesco Red Grapefruit
Aldi Price Match
300ml (1/2pt) freshly squeezed pink grapefruit, juice (about 2-3 grapefruits)
£0.44
£0.44/each
Tesco British Natural Mineral Water Sparkling 2L
1 ltr (1 3/4pt) sparkling water, chilled
£0.90
£0.45/litre

Method

In a small bowl, crush the raspberrieswith 1/2 tbsp sugar. Set aside.
Combine the lemon and grapefruitjuices in a punch bowl. Add the crushed raspberry mixture, remaining sugar and 200ml (7fl oz) water, stirring until the sugar has dissolved.
Strain the liquid into a large jug and pour into a transportable bottle; chill for 1 hour, then pack in a cool bag to take to your picnic. To serve, pourthe juice into glasses and top up with sparkling water. Garnish with a few extra raspberries.