This rendition of homemade lemonade is tart but you can add more sugar to taste. The splash of blueberry purée is a perfect balance to the tartness of the lemon. (You can also add another fruit purée of your choice, such as strawberries and/or raspberries for homemade strawberry-raspberry lemonade).
Homemade Blueberry Lemonade
Author: Itsy Bitsy Foodies
Recipe type: Drinks
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Serves: 1+
The splash of blueberry purée is a perfect balance to the tartness of the lemon in this homemade lemonade.
Ingredients
Simple Sugar Syrup
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup sugar
Blueberry Lemonade
- 1 cup blueberries
- 1 - 1½ lemons
- ¼ cup water
- Simple syrup or sugar, to taste
Instructions
Simple Sugar Syrup
- Mix 1 cup water and ½ cup sugar in a small saucepan over low-medium heat.
- Heat the mixture, stirring constantly, until the sugar dissolves and the liquid becomes clear.
- Let it cool and refrigerate it in a sealed container.
Blueberry Lemonade
- Make the blueberry purée by blending the blueberries until a thick liquid is formed.
- Add as little water as necessary to allow the fruit to blend.
- Store the purée in a sealed container in the refrigerator.
- Fill your serving cup with ice and then pour the ice into a martini shaker.
- Add the juice of 1 lemon, ¼ cup water, 2 Tbsp of the simple sugar syrup and 1-2 spoonfuls of blueberry purée. (In place of the simple syrup, you can substitute 1 Tbsp sugar.)
- Shake the drink well and add more simple sugar syrup or blueberry purée to taste.
- You can also stir the lemonade in a large pitcher, just be sure to mix it well.
- Pour the contents of the shaker, including the ice, into your serving glass.
- Garnish the glass with a lemon slice and add a few frozen blueberries to the lemonade.
- Serve the homemade lemonade chilled.
