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Sparkling Strawberry-Grapefruit Spritzer

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Happy Monday, it has been scorching hot the last couple of week which means thirsty kids. Thankfully we’re still reaping the benefit of the Strawberries we picked a few weeks ago.

 Summer is strawberry season and the girls are constantly asking to schedule another trip but sadly the season has ended. It’s onto blueberry season. Sparkling Strawberry-Grapefruit Spritzer is a refreshing carbonated juice perfect to quench the hot summer thirst. Although grapefruit isn’t considered a summer fruit it’s still a nice addition to this recipe. So if you’re looking for a mocktail to add to your summer rotation you might want to give this unique combination a try. You can turn it into an adult beverage with by Vodka. My husband had his with a shot of lemon flavored voli vodka.

Sparkling Strawberry-Grapefruit Spritzer

Sparkling Strawberry-Grapefruit Spritzer
 
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Recipe type: Drinks
Ingredients
  • 12 fresh strawberries, washed and hulled
  • 1 grapefruit or 1 cup grapefruit juice
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 sprigs fresh mint
  • 1 - 33.8oz bottle of lemon-lime sparkling water, chilled
Instructions
  1. In a medium size sauce pan, simmer strawberries and sugar over low to medium heat until sugar has melted, approximately 2-3 minutes
  2. Extract juice from grapefruit and set aside
  3. Pour strawberry and melted sugar into blender, pulse until smooth
  4. Strain strawberry and grapefruit juice through a fine mesh sieve to remove the seeds
  5. In a pitcher mix blended strawberry and grapefruit juice, chill thoroughly
  6. Just before serving, add ice and sparkling water, stir to mix
  7. Muddle mint in the bottom of  serving glass
  8. Pour Sparkling Strawberry-Grapefruit Spritzer into glass and serve
  9. Garnish with fresh mint, if desired
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Have a wonderful week and if you decide to give this a try, please come back and let me know how you like it.

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1 Comment

  1. Jo-Lynne Shane {Musings of a Housewife}

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    That looks so refreshing! Thanks for linking up to our #realfoodrecipes roundup!

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