By Mayo Clinic Staff

Dietitian's tip:

To lower calories even further, use a low-calorie sweetener in place of the sugar.

Number of servings

Serves 10
  1. Diabetes meal plan
  2. DASH diet
  3. Low-sodium
  4. Heart-healthy
  5. Weight management
  6. Low-fiber
  7. Low-fat
  8. Plant-based
  9. Meatless
  10. Kidney diet
  11. Gluten-free

Ingredients

  1. 1 quart reduced-calorie cranberry juice
  2. 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
  3. 1 quart seltzer water
  4. 1/4 cup sugar
  5. 1 cup raspberry sherbet
  6. 10 lemon or lime wedges

Directions

Refrigerate the cranberry juice, lemon juice and carbonated water until cold.

In a large pitcher, mix together the cranberry juice, lemon juice, carbonated water, sugar and sherbet. Pour into tall chilled glasses and garnish with lemon or lime wedges. Serve immediately.

Nutritional analysis per serving

Serving size: 1 cup

  • Total fat Trace
  • Calories 100
  • Protein Trace
  • Cholesterol 0 mg
  • Total carbohydrate 24 g
  • Dietary fiber Trace
  • Monounsaturated fat Trace
  • Saturated fat Trace
  • Trans fat 0 g
  • Sodium 9 mg
  • Added sugars 10 g
  • Total sugars 22 g
Oct. 25, 2019

Original article: https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/recipes/cranberry-spritzer/rcp-20049655