Description
A refreshing lemon basil spritzer with a light bubbly texture and optional sugar-free variation.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 basil leaves
- 2 lemon wedges
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp simple syrup or stevia
- 3/4 cup sparkling water
- Ice
- Garnish basil or lemon
Instructions
- Make simple syrup by boiling water and sugar then cool
- Muddle basil and lemon wedges in a glass
- Add lemon juice and sweetener then muddle again
- Pour sparkling water
- Add ice and garnish
Notes
- Use fresh lemon juice
- Do not over-muddle basil
- Adjust sweetness to taste
- Prep Time: 1 minute
- Cook Time: 6 minutes
- Category: Drink
- Method: No-cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 35
- Sugar: 2
- Sodium: 5
- Fat: 0
- Saturated Fat: 0
- Unsaturated Fat: 0
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 8
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 0
- Cholesterol: 0