Raspberries may not be everyone’s cup of tea but these little red berries are extremely healthy and packed with antioxidants and flavonoids. Adding them to your diet regularly may be the best decision you’ll make for your overall health. Here are 8 delicious and healthy raspberry summer drinks worth trying this year.
A little backstory on how these drinks came to be, lol. It all started when I went to the supermarket about ten days ago and came across these freshly frozen packs of raspberries.
I know it isn’t raspberry season and not time for raspberry recipes but I couldn’t leave them behind. I had to get them so I did.
Long story short, I got home and thought, what the heck! What in the world am I going to do with all these raspberries?
I decided to make drinks which I forced my whole family to drink every single day for the past 10 days! I say 10 days because I made 10 different recipes, but only 8 were drinkable!
8 Antioxidant-Rich Raspberry Summer Drinks You Must Try!
So without further ado, here are the recipes, I hope you try a few of them and let me know what you think. To get the step-by-step tutorials and macros for each recipe, there will be a link to each post under each recipe.
1. Raspberry Blueberry Smoothie
Blueberries and raspberries combined into a smoothie is like a match made in heaven! Both are extremely high in antioxidants and they actually taste amazing together.
Ingredients for 1 serving | Total time: 5 minutes
- 1/2 cup of raspberries (frozen)
- 1/2 cup of blueberries (frozen)
- 1/2 a medium banana
- 1/2 cup of Greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup of unsweetened almond milk
- 1 teaspoon of raw honey (optional)
Get the full recipe and step-by-step tutorial along with nutrition facts here.
2. Raspberry Smoothie
This is a simple raspberry smoothie recipe that requires a few ingredients and is ready in just 5 minutes! It’s refreshing and packed with antioxidants.
Ingredients for 1 serving | Total time: 5 minutes
- 1 cup of raspberries (frozen)
- 1 medium banana (fresh or frozen)
- 1/2 cup of almond milk
- 1/2 cup of Greek yogurt
- 1 teaspoon of raw honey (optional)
For the full recipe and macros click this link.
3. Raspberry Lemonade Smoothie
This should have been called a raspberry banana smoothie because it’s so creamy and you can’t even taste the lemon juice! Sorry for the picture, I know it’s not my best work but the smoothie will make up for it, it’s delicious!
Ingredients for 1 serving | Total time: 5 minutes
- 1/2 cup of raspberries (frozen)
- 1 large banana
- 1/2 a lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
- 1/4 cup of plain Greek yogurt
- 1/4 cup of almond milk (unsweetened)
- 1 teaspoon of raw honey (optional)
Get the full recipe and macros here.
4. Raspberry Strawberry Smoothie
Similar to the raspberry blueberry smoothie recipe above this one is also my favorite because it’s a double-trouble worth of antioxidants. Both ingredients also taste amazing together.
Ingredients for 1 serving | Total time: 5 minutes
- 1/2 cup of raspberries (frozen)
- 1/2 cup of strawberries (frozen)
- 1 small banana
- 2/3 cup of unsweetened almond milk
- 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1 tbsp of raw honey (optional but recommended)
For a full tutorial and nutrition facts, go here.
5. Raspberry Slushy
Thick, creamy, refreshing, low in calories, and packed with vitamin C, this raspberry slushy is very delightful and great for the hot summer days ahead.
Ingredients for 1 serving | Total time: 5 minutes
- 2/3 cup of raspberries (frozen)
- 1 teaspoon of raw honey
- 1 cup of crushed ice
- 1/4 cup of water or more
Get all the information about this slushy recipe.
6. Raspberry Latte
If you love lattes, you are going to enjoy this raspberry latte recipe. I made this for my hubby the other day and he couldn’t get enough of it!
With that being said, you will need extra time to make this recipe because of the raspberry simple syrup. (recipe below) However, if you already have syrup ready, it takes less than 2 minutes to put it together.
Ingredients for 1 serving | Total time:
- 1 cup of unsweetened almond milk
- 2 shots of brewed coffee
- 2 tablespoons of raspberry simple syrup
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup of ice
Get the full recipe and macros here.
7. Raspberry Iced Tea
This raspberry iced tea is for all the iced tea lovers out there! To be honest, I don’t really like iced tea unless it’s packed with sugar but this one was okay and I’ll be making it again for my guest.
Ingredients for 1 serving | Total time: 15 minutes
- 1 tea bag
- 2/3 cup of water
- 2 tablespoons of raspberry simple syrup
- 1/2 cup of ice
For step-by-step guide and nutrition facts, go here.
8. Raspberry Lemonade
If life gives you raspberries and lemonade, make a raspberry lemonade! LoL, joke aside, I loved this drink! It;s soo refreshing and great for a hot summer day! I added in a pinch of crushed ginger and it was delicious!
Ingredients for 1 serving | Total time: 5 minutes
- 1 cup of water (cold)
- 1/2 cup of ice
- 1/4 cup lemon juice (fresh)
- 2 tablespoons of raspberry simple syrup
- 2 slices of fresh lemon (garnish)
- 1 sprig of mint leaf (garnish)
- 1/2 tablespoon of raw honey (optional)
For full recipe and all the info, go here baby!
9. Raspberry Simple Syrup
Yeah, I know I said 8 raspberry recipes but I had to make this healthy raspberry simple syrup for the lattes and slushie along with the iced tea and lemonade so I know you’ll need the recipe.
Ingredients for 12 serving | Total time: 1hr 15minutes
- 1/2 cup of water
- 2/3 cup of raspberries (fresh or frozen)
- 2 tablespoons of raw honey
You are going to need the step-by-step instructions for this one so go here!
Conclusion
There you go, my raspberry lovers! I hope you liked this post and make sure to let me know how you liked the recipes in the comment below. Please, please, please, pretty please, save my pin below cause it really helps. You can also find on Pinterest, Threads, Facebook, & Flipboard!
