I don’t know it’s me who is growing old to bear the heat or is it the global warming….every year I feel the summer is much hotter, longer and humid than the past year. To beat the heat I try many different drinks and mostly prefer homemade drinks over canned or aerated ones. In summers even a chilled glass of plain water is so refreshing….isn’t it?? In a quest to try out some new flavours to quench my thirst…I landed up with making this Cranberry
Lemon Fizz.
Lemon Fizz.
Actually when I bought fresh cranberries I had no idea of any recipe in my mind with these juicy, blushing red and bitter tasting berries. Upon googling I found out more about cranberries….boiling and making syrup of these berries will lessen the bitterness of these fruits and the syrup can be used in multiple ways to relish the goodness of these berries.
Last Sunday we friends went out on summer shopping and returned home completely exhausted. Every one of us was so tired and thirsty. I thought of making a quick drink to refresh and rejuvenate our senses. Then I
remembered I made a bottle of cranberry syrup and thought of making a drink with it.
remembered I made a bottle of cranberry syrup and thought of making a drink with it.
I quickly added cranberry syrup, ice cubes, lemon juice and sparkling water to a pitcher…stirred and served in serving glasses and served over. Every one enjoyed and loved the drink. The color was so beautiful that I could not resist clicking over. As it was tea time I served the drink with pudding cake. I am happy that I bought cranberries and made such a refreshing recipe.
Summer Cranberry Lemon Fizz
INGREDIENTS:
TO MAKE CRANBERRY SYRUP:
- 150 gms. fresh Cranberries
- 200 ml Water
- Sugar
TO MAKE SUMMER CRANBERRY LEMON FIZZ:
- 1 cup Cranberry Syrup
- ½ cup Lemon juice
- 250 ml Sparkling water
- 5 Lemon slices
- 2 sprigs fresh Mint leaves, optional
PREPARATION:
MAKING CRANBERRY SYRUP:
- Thoroughly wash and drain the water from cranberries.
- In a heavy bottom sauce pan add fresh cranberries and water. On a medium high flame, bring this to boil and reduce the flame and cook covered till cranberries start to bulge and pop. This will take 15-20 minutes. Leave this to cool.
- Strain the liquid through a fine strainer and using the back of a spoon; gently press the berries to release their juices. Discard the berries and place the collected liquid back on the stove.
- Add sugar and bring this to boil and cook till sugar dissolves. Upon cooling pour this in a clean and dry bottle and refrigerate until use.
MAKING SUMMER CRANBERRY LEMON FIZZ:
- In a pitcher add cranberry syrup, lemon juice, lemon slices, ice cubes and mint leaves. Pour in sparkling water and stir to combine all.
- Add ice cubes to serving glasses and pour in the above made cranberry lemon fizz. Garnish with lemon slices and mint leaves.
- Add love to make this fizz taste ‘Yummy’.
NOTES:
- I somehow forgot to reserve some cranberries for garnish. So before boiling cranberries reserve some for garnish. The drink will look appealing.
- Play with flavours; add a cinnamon stick to this fizz for that zing or you can even add orange juice in place of lemon juice.
- I had leftover cranberry syrup mixed with sprite and it too tasted so good.
Rabia S. says
I have no chance to get cranberries. But I like drinks based on homemade syrups. Is there any berry you could recommend instead of the cranberries? I used to do some years ago elderberry syrup. When doing it with the berries, its more suitable for cold weather. The syrup from the blossom is a good summer drink.
Sweet Tooth Raf says
I feel like picking up one glass and having it myself. It is both with regards to summer… and yes, it is getting hotter, and we are surprised, we are having prolonged winter here!
Famidha Ashraf says
MashaAllah! Lubna the fizz looks refreshing and I have tasted only dried cranberries and we love that. Now, I don't think I will ever get to buy a fresh cranberries here, but do you have the recipe of the pudding cake here? that looks yum too! 😛 I heard it is getting worse in South of India, so please stay indoor during day and go out in the evenings..The sun is harsh in mid day.. take care.
Usha Rao says
I get your blog update feeds to my feedly and check your posts regularly but lazy to comment. The first picture was so captivating that I wanted to look at the pictures on the blog and not the tiny versions on my feedly. Beautiful l pictures and an amazing drink for scorching summers.
lubna says
Really lovely colour.I love dried cranberries. I use them in cakes and cookies. Never knew fresh cranberries are available in India.where did you get them dear?