Growing up as a kid I loved this drink, and I still do!

Another funny story is that I first heard about this drink when I was hanging out with my Uncle Ricky, so I always think of him when I think of the delicious pairing of lime and raspberry in a soda.

The recipe requires making a syrup and putting it into plain (or lime) seltzer water.

It will also be used later on (September 16!) in an amazing cupcake recipe that some people I met from the group Rhode Island Vegan Awareness at their annual summer picnic are waiting for after trying them…

Ingredients for the syrup:

• 6 oz fresh raspberries or 1 cup defrosted frozen raspberries
• Juice of one lime
• Zest of one lime
• 1 cup evaporated cane juice

Ingredients for the drink:

• 1 cup lime club soda or seltzer (or plain, even)
• 3-6 ice cubes
• Lime wedges for garnish

Directions for syrup:

1. Place ingredients in a saucepan on low heat.
2. Continuously stir for at least 15 minutes until bubbling and starting to thicken. The raspberries will no longer be whole at all and it will be bubbling quite a bit.
3. Strain the seeds with a bowl or large measuring cup underneath. Stir with the spoon you used to get all the syrup out. It makes about a half a cup.
4. Chill before using in a drink, and definitely try it in my raspberry lime rickey cupcake recipe, which I will be posting next Tuesday, September 16th!

To assemble the Rickey (for one drink)

1. Pour the soda into a glass.
2. Mix in 2 tbsp of the syrup. Add more sweetener if desired (I have a sweet tooth and added some stevia extract to mine)
3. Put the ice into the glass and garnish with lime wedges around the glass’ rim.