Best Sunshine Lime Rickey Recipes

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CLASSIC LIME RICKEY



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The lime rickey is an outrageously refreshing drink that works as a cocktail or mocktail! It's equally as delicious with gin or virgin.*

Provided by Sonja Overhiser

Categories     Drink

Time 5m

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 1/2 ounces (3 tablespoons) fresh lime juice*
For a cocktail: 3 ounces gin or whiskey For a mocktail: 1/4 teaspoon caper juice or pickle juice**, 1/2 ounce simple syrup, or omit entirely
4 ounces (1/2 cup) soda water
Ice, for serving (try clear ice)
For the garnish: lime wedges

Steps:

  • Add the lime juice and alcoholic or non-alcoholic mixer (whiskey, gin, caper juice or simple syrup) to highball glass and stir.
  • Fill with ice and top with sparkling water. Garnish with lime wedges.

CHERRY-LIME RICKEY



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Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     beverage

Time 1h

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 cups pitted fresh or frozen cherries, plus pitted frozen cherries, for serving
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup frozen limeade concentrate (half of a 12-ounce can)
1/2 cup fresh lime juice, plus lime wheels, for serving
Seltzer, for serving, optional

Steps:

  • Combine the cherries, sugar and 1 cup water in a medium saucepan over high heat. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Carefully smash the cherries with a potato masher, then simmer the mixture until slightly reduced and dark red, about 10 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes.
  • Strain the mixture through a strainer into a heatproof container, pressing on the cherry solids to extract all the juice. There should be about 1 3/4 cups of syrup. Let cool for 30 minutes.
  • Combine the cherry syrup with the limeade and lime juice in a pitcher and stir well. There will be about 3 cups total.
  • To serve: Either stir in 3 cups water if you want a still drink, or mix equal parts of the drink mix with seltzer in a glass. Serve over ice with frozen cherries and lime wheels.

SUNSHINE LIME RICKEY



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This is my re-creation of the lime rickey sodas served at my favorite burger place. I even tried a version using my own homemade bitters. -Shelly Bevington, Hermiston, Oregon

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 5m

Yield 2 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 6

4 tablespoons simple syrup
2 tablespoons lime juice
2 tablespoons orange juice
4 drops orange or lemon bitters
1 cup club soda, chilled
Optional: Orange peel and fresh mint leaves

Steps:

  • Fill 2 tall glasses three-fourths full with ice. Add half the simple syrup, lime juice, orange juice and bitters to each glass. Top each with 1/2 cup club soda; stir. Garnish as desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 130 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 25mg sodium, Carbohydrate 34g carbohydrate (31g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.

RASPBERRY LIME RICKEY



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You can change the flavor this recipe by using any flavored syrup. For a Lemon Rickey use a lemon in place of a lime. For an Orange Rickey use an orange etc. For an alcoholic version, add a 1/2 ounce of vodka.

Provided by Kent Garber

Categories     Drinks Recipes     Mocktail Recipes

Time 2m

Yield 1

Number Of Ingredients 3

1 lime, quartered
8 fluid ounces carbonated water
1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger raspberry syrup

Steps:

  • Fill a tall glass with ice. Squeeze each of the lime wedges into glass, and drop in. Fill glass nearly to the top with carbonated water, and top with raspberry syrup.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 185.8 calories, Carbohydrate 48.5 g, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 1.9 g, Protein 0.5 g, Sodium 9.5 mg, Sugar 42.6 g

LIME RICKEY



Lime Rickey image

Provided by Dale DeGroff

Categories     Bitters     Fruit Juice     Non-Alcoholic     Lime     Drink

Yield Serves 1

Number Of Ingredients 5

3/4 ounce fresh lime juice
1 ounce Simple Syrup
3 dashes of Angostura bitters
Club soda
Lime-peel spiral, for garnish

Steps:

  • Build all the ingredients in a collins or iced-tea glass and top with soda. Garnish with a spiral piece of lime peel.

CHAMOMILE LIME RICKEY



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A floral twist on a classic, this delicious fizzy limeade is the perfect front-porch sipper on a warm afternoon. The chamomile adds some sunshine to this refresher, and little ones will love it as well. You just might find yourself making - or craving - this every summer weekend.

Provided by Cassie Winslow

Categories     non-alcoholic drinks

Time 5m

Yield 1 drink

Number Of Ingredients 5

1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice, plus more to taste
2 tablespoons Chamomile Simple Syrup, plus more to taste
Ice
8 ounces seltzer water
Thin lime slices or a fresh organic edible chamomile flower, for garnish

Steps:

  • Combine the lime juice and chamomile simple syrup in a large (16- to 18-ounce) tumbler and stir to combine. Taste and add more lime juice or syrup, if you'd like.
  • Fill with ice, top off with the seltzer and gently mix to combine. Garnish with lime slices, or an organic edible flower, if you are feeling extra fancy.

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