Blueberry Lemonade
This blueberry lemonade recipe is the perfect summer drink! Plus, with only 4 ingredients you can whip up a batch in less than 15 minutes.
Servings: 6
Calories: 85kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup blueberries fresh or frozen
- ½ cup sugar more or less to taste
- juice 4-5 lemons about ¾ cup juice
- peels of 2-3 lemons optional
- 1 cup water for simple syrup
- 4 cups water for lemonade
- mint, lemon peels and slices, blueberries for garnish optional
Instructions
- Peel and juice 4-5 lemons
- To make the sugar syrup, add 1/2 the lemon peels, blueberries, sugar and water into a saucepan and heat until the sugar has dissolved and the blueberries start to pop, about 3-4 minutes.
- Remove from heat and let sit a few minutes to cool down.
- Using a fine mesh strainer or cheesecloth strain out the berries and lemon peel from the simple syrup.
- Add the blueberry simple syrup to a large pitcher and add 4 cups of cold water. Then, chill the mixture in the fridge.
- When chilled, pour over ice, add optional garnishes and enjoy!
Notes
- Adding the peeled lemon zest to the simply syrup is optional, but adds an extra lemony kick to the lemonade.
- You can add an extra ¼ cup lemon juice for extra tart lemonade.
- Both fresh and frozen blueberries work great in this recipe.
- Add a shot of vodka, rum, or whiskey for a blueberry lemonade cocktail.
- This recipe lasts about a week in the fridge.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 85kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 0.3g | Fat: 0.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.02g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.04g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 11mg | Potassium: 51mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 15IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 0.1mg