This refreshing tart cherry juice concentrate spritzer 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 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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How will this cherry spritzer make your life easier?
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 benefits is helping you sleep better.
Try these other easy drink recipes: Sparkling Berry Lemonade and Mimosa Mocktail.
What makes this spritzer so good?
- Tart cherry juice concentrate
- Sparkling water
- Lime juice
How do I make a tart cherry spritzer with cherry concentrate?
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!
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 tart cherry concentrate over frozen greek yogurt or ice cream.
What can I make with leftover 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 concentrate spritzer? Leave me a comment & rating to share how it turned out!
Tart Cherry Juice Concentrate Spritzer
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
Video
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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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)
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
Courtney says
I had no idea about the health benefits of tart cherries - thank you for sharing!
Rebecca says
awesome! absolutely
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!
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
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
Abbey Sharp says
What a fun drink! Looks super refreshing!
Rebecca says
thanks!
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!