Rice Free Sparkling Raspberry Lemon Spritzer
Fresh raspberries, real lemon juice, and a homemade maple syrup base make this spritzer something genuinely special — far more vibrant and flavorful than anything you'd pour from a bottle. The process is simple: a quick stovetop syrup coaxes every bit of color and tartness out of the berries, then a fine-mesh strainer leaves you with a jewel-bright liquid that's silky and clean. Combined with freshly squeezed lemon juice and chilled sparkling water, the result is bracingly tart, lightly sweet, and completely refreshing. It's naturally free of grains and starches in every form, so there's zero ingredient-label stress here — just whole, recognizable components from start to finish. A few ice cubes, a lemon slice, and a sprig of mint turn each glass into something that looks as good as it tastes. This is the kind of drink that earns compliments at a dinner party or makes a quiet afternoon feel a little more celebratory.
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4 servings
For the raspberry syrup
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- ¼ cup water
- 1 cup fresh raspberries
For the spritzer
- ½ cup fresh lemon juice (from about 4 lemons)
- 3 cups sparkling water, chilled
- 2 cups ice
For serving
- 4 lemon slices, for garnish (optional)
- 4 fresh mint sprigs, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the maple syrup and water in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring until the maple syrup dissolves, about 1 minute. Add the raspberries and cook, pressing them gently with the back of a spoon, until the berries have broken down and the syrup is deep red, about 3–4 minutes.
- 2
Pour the raspberry mixture through a fine-mesh strainer set over a small bowl or measuring cup, pressing the solids firmly with a spoon to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard the solids. Let the raspberry syrup cool to room temperature, about 10 minutes.
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