Raspberry Mint Julep Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons yacon syrup or dissolve coconut sugar mixed with little hot water
• 6 large raspberries
• 3 mint leaves
• 2 ounces Ginger Ale
• Crushed Ice
• Mint leaf for garnish

Instructions

1. Begin by adding the sweetener and raspberries to glass and muddle gently (muddle=press down with the flat end of spoon or muddler)
2. Next, add mint leaves and muddle to bruise them slightly
3. Add 2 ounces of Ginger Ale to glass
4. Fill with crushed ice and add a straw and mint leaf for garnish.
5. **If you'd like a larger batch which serves 8 - Blend 5 tablespoons simple syrup and 48 raspberries in a blender. Pour the mixture into a jug, add approximately 24 mint leaves and muddle with a spoon. Add 16 ounces of ginger ale to the pitcher and fill the pitcher with crushed ice.**