Raw raspberry shrub

Raw raspberry shrub

Raw raspberry shrub

A cordial-like drink made from fruit, vinegar and sugar with sweet and sharp notes - an elegant mocktail to share with friends

  • plus overnight chilling
  • Serves 6
  • Easy

Nutrition per serving

  • Calories 42
  • Carbohydrates 8
  • Saturated Fat 0
  • Sugar 8
  • Protein 1
  • Fat 0
  • Fiber 2
  • Salt 0

Ingredients

  • 300g raspberries

  • 50g raw honey (see tip)

  • 75ml raw apple cider vinegar (see tip)

  • ½ small pack mint, leaves only

  • 750ml bottle sparkling water

  • ice

Why choose raw?

I’ve used all raw ingredients, as they have a fuller flavour than commercial versions. They also retain their natural enzymes, which are mostly destroyed during pasteurisation. These enzymes can have a beneficial effect on digestion – however, these recipes would be just as delicious with your favourite honey or a standard cider vinegar. We used Hill Top Honey, available from hilltop-honey.com and ocado.com. The raw cider vinegar we used, by Raw Health, is available from Amazon, Ocado or planetorganic.com.





Method

  1. Put half the raspberries in a large bowl and lightly crush some of them with a muddler or a potato masher. Pour over the honey, stir well, cover and leave in the fridge overnight.

  2. The following day, stir in the vinegar, then tip the mixture into a sieve over a large jug and press through using the back of a spoon.

  3. Add the remaining raspberries, the mint leaves, sparkling water and ice. Stir gently to combine, then serve.