Raspberry Lime Rickeys

By allie5jones

Ingredients

• 3 cups frozen raspberries
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 4 tsp. grated zest and 1/2 cup juice from 4 limes
• Seltzer or club soda, chilled
• Ice

Details

Servings 20

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat raspberries, sugar, and water in saucepan over medium heat until raspberries begin to release their juices, about 5 minutes. Mash with potato masher until berries break down, then stir in lime zest and juice. Simmer until mixture is slightly thickened, about 5 mnutes.
2. Pour raspberry mixture through fine-mesh strainer set over bowl, pressing on solids to extract liquid (you should have about 2 1/2 cups). Discard berry solids. Refrigerate syrup until completely cool, at least 30 minutes or up to 1 week. To serve, combine 3/4 cup seltzer and 2 T syrup in tall, ice-filled glass.

(For an adult libation, add 1 1/2 ounces of gin or vodka.)