This refreshing tart cherry juice spritzer for one is delicious and has the health benefits of tart cherry juice in it. This Pomegranate Lime Spritzer and Smashed Cranberry Mocktail are also delicious.
[This tart cherry juice spritzer recipe was originally posted in November 2018. It has been updated with new photos, cooking instructions, expert tips, FAQ, related recipes, video and ways to repurpose/use up ingredients]
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This tart cherry juice concentrate spritzer is the perfect go to drink when you're bored of plain water and need something refreshing and delicious.
It's great to drink before bed, because a potential tart cherry juice benefit is helping you sleep better. This drink is so easy to make one serving of or make a batch for a crowd. Either way, it's delicious and so so easy.
Ingredients
Scroll down to the tart cherry juice spritzer recipe card for the amounts of each ingredient, but here's a quick visual + description of what's in this recipe.
- Tart cherry juice concentrate: 100% cherry juice concentrate is best for flavor.
- Sparkling water: you can use plain or citrus sparkling water
- Lime juice: A squeeze of lime juice (or lemon juice) adds another great pop of flavor
Instructions
Scroll down to the recipe card for more detailed instructions. Here's a quick overview + photos to see how to make this recipe in general.
Start by grabbing the glass you plan on drinking this spritzer out of. Pour tart cherry juice concentrate into it. Follow that with your favorite sparkling water (I recommend plain or citrus), and then squeeze lime juice into it.
Stir and you're good to go! Enjoy your tart cherry juice spritzer any time of the day!
Storage Tips
Since you're using sparkling water, I recommend not making it ahead of time or storing it for later. Store ingredients separately in the fridge until you're ready to make another drink.
Since many tart cherry juice concentrates come in large bottles, you could freeze leftover juice in 1 Tablespoon portions in an ice tray for later. I recommend mashing the juice with sparkling water with a muddler for a lovely icy drink!
Substitutions/Tips
- Use plain sparkling water or citrus flavored for this drink.
- Play around with proportions, want it extra cherry-ey? Add just a bit more tart cherry concentrate. Squeeze in as much lime juice as you'd like.
- Is it a bit too tart for you? Add a bit of sugar to your tart cherry juice spritzer to make the perfect tart cherry mocktail.
- This drink is really easy to make lots of servings of. Just mix it all together in a big jug and taste to make sure it's good!
FAQ
You can drink it straight, but it is really delicious with lime juice and sparkling water added like in this cherry juice spritzer drink.
As far as I know, it is safe to drink it everyday. While I don't know exactly how much you should drink, I would assume that if you drink 1 cup or less (or the equivalent of tart cherry juice concentrate) each day, you'll be fine.
From a nutrition perspective, Montmorency tart cherries have lots of anthocyanins, which potentially have effects on our sleep, exercise recovery, arthritis, gout, heart health, and gut health.
It's worth trying something with so many health benefits! And it's worth continuing to include tart cherries into your eating patterns because they're delicious! Pour over frozen greek yogurt or ice cream.
Other good drink recipes
- Sparkling Berry Lemonade
- Mimosa Mocktail
- Pomegranate Mocktail
- Peach Water
- Sparkling Apple Cider Mocktail
- Passion Tea Lemonade
- Raspberry Mocktail with Lime and Mint
- Smashed Cranberry Mocktail
- Single Serving Lemonade
What can I make with leftover ingredients?
When you're cooking for one, you often have leftover produce, cans of whatever ingredient, etc. Here are a couple ideas on how to use up the leftover ingredients. It'll help you save money by wasting fewer ingredients.
- Tart Cherry Juice Concentrate: No Churn Tart Cherry Frozen Yogurt.
- Sparkling Water: Pomegranate Lime Spritzer, Starbucks Copycat Passion Tea Lemonade
- Lime Juice: Flat Iron Steak Fajitas, Easy Guacamole.
Did you make this tart cherry juice spritzer? Leave me a comment & rating to share how it turned out!
Tart Cherry Juice Spritzer for One
Equipment
- knife
- cutting board
- Carafe or Pitcher
- Measuring Spoons
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon Montmorency Tart Cherry Concentrate
- 1 cup sparkling water
- 1 teaspoon lime juice
Instructions
- Pour Montmorency tart cherry concentrate into glass, add sparkling water and lime juice. Stir, and serve immediately
Notes
- Play around with the proportions, you can add as much or as little of each ingredient as you'd like.
- Use lemon juice if you don't have lime juice
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Rachel says
I deal with inflammation and just learned from my neighborhood health store that tart cherry deals with inflammation. I bought a bottle and live the juice. I’m now loving the creative ways to I can use the juice to make great tasting beverages. Salute!
Rebecca says
awesome! there are so many delicious ways to use cherry juice!
Abbey Sharp says
What a fun drink! Looks super refreshing!
Rebecca says
thanks!
Cliona Keane says
I have difficulty sleeping sometimes too! I must give this a go!
Rebecca says
ya, try it! no risks, just a delicious drink
Iryna says
I adore sour cherries and I would definitely give this Spritzer a try. It would be also great for the holidays for those who don't drink.
Rebecca says
yes! exactly
Emily Meyer says
Yum! This would be a great mocktail for me to make this Thanksgiving. Thanks for sharing this recipe!
Rebecca says
yes totally!
Courtney says
I had no idea about the health benefits of tart cherries - thank you for sharing!
Rebecca says
awesome! absolutely
Edyta at Eating European says
This is my kind of drink. I grew up in Poland and tart cherries were very popular there. I actually prefer them over the sweet cherries. This summer I got super excited when I found tart cherries on my local farmers market. They are so good!
Rebecca says
yay! they definitely taste different, but I'm with you! I love tart flavors
Elaine Benoit says
Oh my gosh, I need this cherry spritzer in my life! It looks delicious and festive, so I think I'll be making this at our holiday party (at least for the kiddos)!
Rebecca says
ohh that's awesome! I bet it'd be delicious with vodka too (ya know for the adults)