RED BERRY HIBISCUS LEMONADE

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Blogger Cindy Ensley of Hungry Girl por Vida mixes up a vibrant lemonade.

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cup fresh strawberries, stems removed, rinsed
2 cups fresh raspberries, rinsed
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 cups boiling water
4 hibiscus tea bags
1 cup fresh lemon juice (about 6 lemons)
1 cup cold water
Ice

Steps:

  • In 2-quart saucepan, mix both berries and sugar. Heat over medium heat 6 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until berries release their juices and sugar is dissolved.
  • Using immersion blender or in regular blender, puree berry mixture until smooth. Pour mixture through fine mesh strainer set over large bowl; press berries to extract as much puree as possible. Discard solids; set berry syrup aside to cool to room temperature.
  • In 4-cup glass measuring cup, combine boiling water and tea bags; let steep 5 minutes. Remove bags; set tea aside to cool.
  • In large pitcher, mix lemon juice and water. Add cooled berry syrup and hibiscus tea; stir well to combine. Serve over ice.

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