Raspberry-mint Agua Fresca

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup superfine sugar (caster sugar)
• 22 raspberries
• 22 fresh mint leaves, plus 4 sprigs for garnish
• ice cube

Recipe

• 1 select 4 tumblers.
• 2 in a saucepan, combine the sugar and ½ cup water.
• 3 bring to a simmer over med-low heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar.
• 4 remove the sugar syrup form the heat and let cool.
• 5 in a blender, combine 18 of the raspberries, the mint leaves, and the sugar syrup and process until a smooth puree forms.
• 6 strain the puree through a fine-mesh sieve into a pitcher.
• 7 you should have about 2/3 cup.
• 8 add 1 1/3 cups water.
• 9 fill the glasses with ice and divide the raspberry mixture among the glasses.
• 10 garnish with mint sprigs and remaining raspberries speared on a cocktail pick.
• 11 serve at once.