| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 10 min |
| Active: | 10 min |
| Yield: | about 8 drinks |
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound fresh cherries, pitted
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup fresh lime juice
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 4 cups seltzer
- Ice cubes and fresh mint sprigs, for serving
Instructions
- Place the pitted cherries in a large mixing bowl. Add the sugar, lime juice and salt. Stir until the cherries are evenly coated. Set aside at room temperature for 1 hour to macerate the cherries.
- Drain the cherry mixture, collecting and reserving all the juice. Thread the macerated cherries amongst 8 cocktail skewers and set aside for garnish.
- Stir together the reserved cherry juice and seltzer in a small pitcher.
- Fill 8 highball glasses with ice cubes. Pour the cherry sparkler over the ice and garnish each glass with a skewer of cherries and a sprig of mint. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 8 servings |
| Calories | 120 |
| Total Fat | 0 g |
| Saturated Fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 31 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Sugar | 29 g |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 86 mg |
Reviews
Fantastic drink with a fabulous color!! I didn’t add quite so much sugar because my cherries were picked off the tree sweet. You do need it for the juice, though, that gives the beautiful flavor and color. This is a perfect drink for special occasions!!
GZ Happy 4th of July to you, Katie and Alex . Is been years since Marcela left the show. Why her name still on the group?, Is time to put Alex’s name in. Don’t you think so?????
Made it for the 4th. A real hit and now making more per requests.
Outstanding recipe!
Did more cherries than called for. Drink was outstanding. Cherries remaining were great dessert.
BUT….what is up with this show???? I like Jeff but that isn’t what I signed up for…did everyone quit? So not happy…
So good and refreshing! Yum!!!
Awesome and refreshing! Made this a number of times when cherries were in season. Added to repertoire.
Refreshing drink enjoyed by all. Kids, loved the cherry garnish skewers. Adults added vodka.
Thought this was very refreshing. I used fresh limes but it seemed just a little too bitter for my taste and bitter does not bother me. I decided to add just a touch of homemade vanilla extract and it was perfect after that. Maybe next time I will buy the Vanilla Seltzer water. Thank you for this delicious recipe. Love the show. I have been watching it since day one!