đź“‹Refreshing Blueberry Lemonade
Cool refreshing blueberry lemonade is what you need to beat the summer heat. This refreshing berrlicious lemonade is a wonderful twist to classic lemonade.
Servings: 3 servings
Calories: 304kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
- 1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup sugar adjust the amount as per taste or use another healthy alternative like stevia.
- Loads of ice
Garnish
- Fresh mint leaves or fresh basil leaves optional
- Lemon slice wedges
- Fresh blueberries
Instructions
- Any lemonade recipe begins with simple syrup. Simple syrup is equal mixture of sugar and water heated up until sugar dissolves creating a syrup.
- For this drink, you’ll make blueberry simple syrup. In a sauce pan heat equal ratio of water and sugar. Add in fresh blueberries. Cook for 3-4 minutes. Keep mashing the berries as it cooks.
- You’ll end up with syrup-y mix. Strain the syrup, squeezing out all the juices from the berries. Viola pretty pink blueberry simple syrup is ready.
- Pop it into fridge until it’s chilled.
- Into a pitcher add chilled blueberry simple syrup. Pour in freshly squeezed lemon juice. Throw in loads of ice.
- Stir it up.
- Pour into serving glasses filled with ice cubes, few fresh blueberries and lemon slices.
- Serve immediately. Enjoy the drink sitting by the pool side!
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Notes
- Chill blueberry simple syrup for a couple of hours or overnight before serving.
- Although puree of raw blueberries can be used to make lemonade, I highly recommend cooking blueberries briefly, it extracts the flavor and color from it.
- For added flavors, muddle fresh mint or fresh basil leaves and add them to the drink.
- For adult-style lemonade, spike it up with some vodka or tequila.
Nutrition
Serving: 3g | Calories: 304kcal | Carbohydrates: 79g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 6mg | Potassium: 122mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 73g | Vitamin A: 27IU | Vitamin C: 36mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 1mg