Pomegranate Refresher

Submitted by GingerlyJ

"This is a good alternative to soda. It has teh great fizz that we all love without any calories"

 

• Ready In: 10mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 1 bowl
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1 cup ice
• 1 1⁄2 cups simple syrup
• 1 1⁄4 cups unsweetened pomegranate juice
• 1 cup unsweetened cranberry juice
• 1 (25 1/3 fluid ounce) bottle sparkling water
• 2 limes, thinly sliced
• 1 bunch of fresh mint
• 1⁄2 cup pomegranate seeds

directions

1. Place the ice in a punch bowl. Add the simple syrup, pomegranate juice, and cranberry juice. Stir well. Slowly pour in the sparkling water. Garnish with lime slices, mint sprigs and pomegranate seeds, if using, and serve.
2. Serving Suggestion: As an alternative to serving from a punch bowl, make the bellini mixture in a 6 to 8 cup capacity pitcher. Divide the pomegranate seeds between 12 champagne flutes. Add 1 slice of lime and 1 sprig of mint to each glass. Pour the bellini mixture into the prepared glasses and serve.

3. Simple syrup:

4. 1 cup water
5. 1 cup sugar
6. In a saucepan, combine water and sugar over medium heat. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the sugar has dissolved. Take the pan off the heat and allow the syrup to cool.