Red Currant Refresher
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 88kcal
Cold, sweet, sparkling, and fizzy; this Red Currant Refresher starts with a red currant infused simple syrup and is stirred into lemon lime pop with lots of ice. Eat your heart out, Starbucks! Summer never tasted so good!
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Ingredients
- 2 cups red currants, washed and cleaned
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 6 cups Diet Sprite
Instructions
- Add the red currants, water, and sugar to a sauce pan. Stir together and over medium heat, bring to a boil.
- Once boiling, stir, and reduce heat to a simmer. Simmer for 20 minutes, stirring every 4-5 minutes.
- Turn off the heat.
- Press the berries to extract all of the juice. Use a potato masher and mash the mixture right in the sauce pan, or use a wooden spoon to press the currants against the side of the pan.
- All the mixture to fully cool.
- Once cooled, remove the seeds and the pulp. You can do that by straining the concentrated juice through cheese cloth. Or, you can push the juice out through a fine mesh sieve over a bowl. Be sure to extract as much juice as possible!
- Add 2-3 tablespoons of the red currant syrup to a drinking glass. (You can add more if you want a stronger, sweeter flavour.)
- Add ice. Add 1 cup of Diet Sprite.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
Nutritional values have been calculated using Diet Sprite.
Nutrition
Calories: 88kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 11mg | Potassium: 119mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 16IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1mg