Blueberry Lemonade
What better way to celebrate the August long weekend than with this delicious twist on the summer classic!
Course
Refreshments
Cuisine
Traditional
Servings
Prep Time
6
servings
25
Minutes
Passive Time
2
hours
Servings
Prep Time
6
servings
25
Minutes
Passive Time
2
hours
Ingredients
2
Lemons
6
cups
Blueberries
1
cup
sugar
granulated
4 1/4
cups
club soda
or sparkling water
3
tbsp
lemon juice
Instructions
Using a vegetable peeler, cut strips of lemon rind from lemons, leaving the white pith behind.
In a saucepan, bring the lemon ring, blueberries, sugar and 2tbsp. of water to boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
Strain through fine-mesh sieve into a pitcher, pressing on solids and scraping the mixture against sieve with a spoon.
Place plastic wrap directly on surface of liquid. Refrigerate until cooled (about 2 hours).
Gently stir club soda and lemon juice into blueberry mixture. Serve over ice.