T.G.I.F. Memorial Day Sparkling Raspberry Lemonade

This weekend officially kicks off the summer festivities. The weather is finally nice enough to invite a few friends over for a good ole fashioned B-B-Q in the backyard - you definitely can't have a Memorial day BBQ without the lemonade!  Today's drink is a non-alcoholic recipe but if you want to turn this into an adult beverage than just add vodka.  
 

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Start to Finish:  About 3 hours

Makes:  24 servings

Ingredients:

• 2 packages (10 oz each) frozen raspberries in syrup, thawed
• 2 cans (12 oz each) frozen pink lemonade concentrate, thawed
• 2 cans (11.5 oz each) frozen raspberry juice cocktail concentrate, thawed
• 12 cups water
• 4 cans (12 oz each) lemon-lime carbonated beverage
• 1 lemon, thinly sliced

Directions:

1. Into 2 ice cube trays, carefully spoon raspberries with syrup. Add enough water to just cover raspberries.  Freeze about 3 hours.
2. In very large glass or plastic container, mix lemonade concentrate, raspberry juice concentrate and water. (Or mix 1 can of each concentrate and 6 cups water in each of 2 large pitchers.) Refrigerate until serving.
3. Just before serving, stir carbonated beverage into lemonade mixture. Place ice cubes in glasses in glasses; pour lemonade mixture over ice. Garnish with lemon slices.

Tips:  Mix the lemonade, raspberry juice and water up to 2 days ahead of time.  Garnish lemonade with fresh mint leaves.

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