The first long weekend of summer may be over, but summer itself is just getting started! And to help you stay cool and refreshed all season long, Minute Maid and the experts at the Canadian Living test kitchen have created a mouth-watering assortment of drinks and treats guaranteed to beat the heat!
I created the tasty Lime in the Coconut Cocktail last week and it was absolutely scrumptious so I decided to whip up a pitcher of Sparkling Grape Lemonade this week!
Sparkling Grape Lemonade
Invite the girls over for an afternoon in the garden complete with light snacks and refreshments. For quick and creative centerpieces, place flowers in something other than a traditional vase. Try floating a few fresh floral picks in a small decorative bowl filled with water. For longer stems, place in a colourful pitcher. Make your beverage part of the décor scheme with a batch of pretty purple punch.
Ingredients:
- 1 can 295mL Minute Maid® Grape Punch frozen concentrate, thawed (undiluted)
- 1 can 295mL Minute Maid® Lemonade frozen concentrate, thawed (undiluted)
- 3 cups Sprite® Sparkling Beverage
- 2 cups Water
- Ice cubes or ice ring
Directions:
In punch bowl or large pitcher, stir together grape punch and lemonade frozen concentrates, Sprite® and water; mix well. Fill with ice cubes or add ice ring to keep cold.
Makes 6-8 servings
I have to admit, I really don’t care much for regular lemonade; it’s too sour to suit me. But the tart citrus taste was absolutely heavenly when blended with the Grape Punch. And the carbonation of the Sprite added the perfect fizzy finishing touch to the drink!
For the coolest summer entertaining ever, Minute Maid also has some great tips for your special gatherings:
- Want to make homemade ice-pops but don’t have moulds? Use disposable paper cups and and wooden ice-pop sticks
- Jazz up your glass of lemonade or fruit punch by using frozen grapes as ice cubes
- Don’t like your juices too sweet? Simply add more water to your Minute Maid frozen juice or punch
To help you entertain in style, Minute Maid is very generously offering one lucky Mommy Kat and Kids reader an amazing prize pack worth $150! To enter to win, hop over to the giveaway post and share one of your own favourite tips for easy summer entertaining. And if you leave a comment on this post about your favourite summer beverage, you’ll earn bonus entries for the giveaway!
Minute Maid has lots of other great recipes and summer entertaining tips to help make your summer gatherings the talk of the town, so stop by the website today. And for more great summer sippers, check out these other tasty Minute Maid recipes for the Peachy Keen Smoothie and Pretty in Pink Punch!
Secret Word: Refreshing
This sounds delicious! I would have never mixed the grape and the lemonade together (no reason really, I just wouldn’t have thought to do it) lol
Thanks!
That looks really good! I MUST try it, Mmm
My fave summer beverage is a margarita! Or pink lemonade!
I like your recipe and Minute Maid tips, the only thing I never add ice cubes, found it is quite cold for me to drink. I thought it is only me who do not add ice cubes, but talked to my co-worker she does the same. Small world.
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You know what, Fan? My husband LOVES icy-cold drinks but I prefer mine without ice too; I find chunks of ice made a drink so cold that it hurts my teeth! But I must say, a few ice cubes in a drink do make a nice-looking picture! lol
My favorite summer drink would have to be Lemonade!!
Mmmm i definitely cant wait to try this!
This drink sounds so refreshing!
I love grape punch
My favorite summer drink is cold lemonade with some fresh raspberries floating in it- yum!
I am generally just a water drinker with a touch of lemon but I do enjoy iced tea on a hot day although the sparkling grape-lemonade sounds very good!
I like citrus drinks when it’s hot. Lemonade, grapefruit juice….but my favourite is limeade with a bit of mint. Crushed ice is nice, but not necessary!
I am in love with Strawberry Lemonade. I didn’t think it got any better than strawberries or lemonade until I had them together. Y-U-M!
Drop some frozen strawberries in for ice cubes and you’re good to go. 
My favorite summer drink is iced tea or lemonade
Favorite summer drink is a drink my mother-in-law makes called Monkey’s Pajamas! Nice and cool with a splash of Banana Liquor, milk and some other stuff ha ha!
This looks really good! I think I will try it this weekend. So many different combinations to try, too!
My favourite summer beverages is iced coffee.
Anything with coconut or fresh strawberries in it.
Sounds so good and easy to make
Our favorite summer drink is iced tea
My favourite summer drink is also lemonade
I like cranberry juice, Perrier, slice of lemon/lime and lots of ice in the summer.
brilliant to use sparkling water in lieu of plain water. I will try.
Brilliant idea to use sparkling water in lieu of plain water. I will try.
My favourite drink in summer is ice cold watermelon smoothie
I love milkshakes and ice cream floats in the summer. So cold and so delicious
fav summer drink is Iced Tea
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my fave summer beverage is lemonade
I need one of those drinks now! The colour is great.
Fav Summer drink is a Strawberry Daiquiri
a microbrew
I love raspberry lemonade and stawberry daiquiri
My favorite summer beverage is Lemonade or “Mikes Hard Lemonade”
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This looks like a great punch! My favourite summer drink is a Pimm’s Cup – British.
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Sounds good. We love to drink Arnold Palmers on a hot day.
Intriguing recipe. My favorite summer beverage would have to be Coke, ice chilled.
This sounds and looks so refreshing!
my favorite summer drink is pink lemonaide
my fav summer drink is an icecap (lol) but i also really love making a little minute punch…i just mix it half and half with gingerale
I love iced tea with real lemon.
My favorite summer drink is ice tea that has been in the brewing in the sun for hours, but I have to try this sparkling grape, It sounds so yummy!
My favorite summer beverage is usually iced tea, but this sounds great. I can’t wait to try it.
I love a simple spritzer. Tonic water with cranberry cocktail and a slice of lime.
My favorite summer drink is Strawberry lemonade
This drink sound delicious. My favorite summer drink is icea tea with a splash of lemonade.
My favorite summer drink is lemon iced tea
My favorite summer drink is Lemonade.
This looks like it might be another favorite drink on a hot summer day. I love minute maid drinks.
Looks great! Lemonade is the best for Summer!
Lemonade is my traditional summer drink.
I like cold water with lemon
I love lemonade in the summer. Adding grape would be a nice change
I had never heard of grape lemonade before, but it sounds delicious!
I love grapefruit juice!
My favourite summer beverage is Iced Tea.