Description
A refreshing summer drink that perfectly balances the tartness of lemons with the sweetness of blueberries.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup blueberries (fresh or frozen)
- ½ cup sugar (more or less to taste)
- Juice of 4–5 lemons (about ¾ cup juice)
- Peels of 2–3 lemons (optional)
- 1 cup water (for the simple syrup)
- 4 cups water (for lemonade)
- Mint, lemon peels, and slices, blueberries for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Peel and juice the lemons.
- Create the blueberry simple syrup: In a medium saucepan, combine half of the lemon peels, blueberries, sugar, and 1 cup of water. Heat over medium heat, stirring occasionally until the sugar dissolves and the blueberries pop.
- Cool the syrup: Remove from heat and let it sit for a few minutes.
- Strain the syrup using a fine mesh strainer or cheesecloth.
- Combine the blueberry syrup with 4 cups of cold water in a large pitcher.
- Chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
- Serve over ice, garnished with mint, lemon slices, or blueberries.
Notes
For a fizzy twist, mix the lemonade with chilled sparkling water.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 80
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 5mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 21g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg