Montmorency Tart Cherry Spritzer

Ingredients

• 1 cup frozen Montmorency tart cherries thawed
• 2 tablespoons 100% Montmorency tart cherry Concentrate
• 8 teaspoons superfine white sugar
• 4 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
• 1 bunch of fresh mint leaves
• 3 cups wild cherry-flavored sparkling water
• Optional: fresh lime for garnish
• Pebble or crushed ice

Directions

Set out 4 glasses.

Divide the cherries evenly among the glasses.

Add in 1/2 tablespoon Montmorency tart cherry Concentrate, 2 teaspoons sugar, 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice, and 1 tablespoon fresh mint leaves into each glass.

Mash everything together with the back of a wooden spoon.

Fill up the glasses with pebble or crushed ice and then fill to the top with the cherry-flavored sparking water. (Divide the sparkling water evenly among the four glasses).

If desired garnish with additional mint leaves and a sliced lime.

Contributed by: Chelsea Lords, chelseasmessyapron.com