Frozen Red Raspberry Fizzy

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Frozen Red Raspberry Fizzy

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Fizzy and raspberry sweet. It's almost like drinking the raspberry swirls in those vanilla raspberry ice cream!

This fantastically red fizzy is my official year-end festive beverage. There is no cooking involved and not even a syrup to make. Just a food processor to blitz all the ingredients and double sieved to get rid of all seeds. 

Choose to top it up with sparkling grape juice and/or seltzer. For adults who must have something with an alcohol count, top with prosecco or something similar. Any which way, it is very good. I pour the cordial over pancakes, waffles, ice cream and when no one is looking, sip spoonfuls of it. 
FROZEN RED RASPBERRY FIZZY                            

Prep:	10 minutes
Cook:	-
Inactive:	-
Level:	Easy
Makes:	1 (32oz) (1 US quart) (945ml) bottle of raspberry cordial.
Oven Temperature:	-
Can recipe be doubled?	Yes
Make ahead?	Yes. Keeps well in sterilised bottles in the refrigerator for 2 weeks. It can also be frozen in ice cube trays.

Just the ingredients 1 lb (450g) frozen raspberries 1 cup unsweetened beetroot juice 1 and 1/2 cups sugar Sparkling grape juice/Soda Stream/seltzer/soda water/sparkling mineral water

1 lb (450g) frozen raspberries

1 cup unsweetened beetroot juice
Buy ready bottled ones. There won't be any wastage as it is delicious and it can be turned into a mad pink soup (scroll down to 'Tips'), a refreshing beetroot seltzer, used to bake maroon coloured bread or to colour home made pasta a fantastic shade of dark pink.

1 and 1/2 cup sugar

Sparkling grape juice/Soda Stream/seltzer/soda water/sparkling mineral water

Sparkling grape juice have so much carbonation in them, they are perfect for this festive looking drink. They can be very sweet so you might want to use half of that and half soda water. Alternatively, top with just soda water, sparkling mineral water, etcetera.

My soda making machine, the Soda Stream, is one of my favourite kitchen equipment. It makes the most bubbly sparkling water. As good and sometimes better than bottled/canned soda water/seltzers.

Method

Combine first 3 ingredients in a food processor and grind until smooth. There is no need to defrost the raspberries.

Strain the puree twice through a fine-hole strainer to remove all seeds

Transfer into sterilised jars/bottles, cover and refrigerate. Alternatively, freeze in ice cube trays and then transfer them into freezer bags.

To make yourself a drink, pour enough cordial into a glass cup and then top only 3/4 full with fizzy water of your choice. Alternatively, top with prosecco, moscato, champagne, etcetera. Stir gently to mix. 

Do not fill more than 3/4 full as the bubbles will likely spill over.

Tips

How else can I use the cordial/syrup?

The raspberry cordial is wonderful over pancakes, waffles, vanilla ice cream, yogurt lassi and on a spoon, sipped slowly.

What to do with the remaining bottled beetroot juice?

Here is a link to possibly one of the easiest beetroot soups, Cold & Crazy Pink Beetroot Soup. Since bottled beetroot is ready to drink, it is so easy to serve this soup and because of its mad festive colour, it will look great on your year-end dinner party table.

WHAT'S COMING UP NEXT?                                               

It's a recipe for either one of my other two festive party drinks. 

Zingy Mint, Lime and Lemongrass Infused Cooler or

another drink that your guests would be pleasantly surprised to have served to them. It is... 

my Floral Osmanthus And Apricot Drink With Konjac Jelly. You don't need to head to the bubble tea store for your next Konjac jelly drink fix!