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Home » Non-Alcoholic » Lemonade

Blueberry Lemonade

Mar 26, 2022 by Lauren Pacek · This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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This homemade Blueberry Lemonade is as delicious as it is beautiful. The flavor and gorgeous color both come from fresh, sweet blueberries.

I mean, just look at that color! It's incredible, if I do say so myself. Though you could definitely enjoy this lemonade year round, I'm thinking it would be absolutely perfect during the warmer months.

Just imagine sitting on your patio, enjoying the warm weather, sipping a frosty cold glass of sweet blueberry lemonade. Pretty darn close to perfection, no?

Looking for more lemonade recipes? Try my Homemade Lemonade and Lavender Lemonade!

two glasses of blueberry lemonade, a pitcher of blueberry lemonade in the background
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  • 🌟 Why You'll Love This Recipe
  • 💭 What is Blueberry Lemonade?
  • 📝 Ingredients
  • 👩🏻‍🍳 How do you make Blueberry Lemonade?
  • 🔗 Other family-friendly drinks
  • ❓ Frequently Asked Questions/Tips and Tricks
  • 🖤 Share your creations and follow me on social media!
  • ✨ Recipe
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🌟 Why You'll Love This Recipe

It's easy to make. Fresh blueberry lemonade is quite easy to squeeze up!
It's delicious. Tart lemon and sweet blueberry flavors play so well together!
It's beautiful. Look at that color! We eat (and drink) with our eyes first, after all.

💭 What is Blueberry Lemonade?

Blueberry Lemonade is just regular homemade lemonade that has been sweetened and flavored with blueberries! You can achieve this by muddling fresh blueberries into your lemonade, or by sweetening the lemonade with a blueberry simple syrup (like I did here).

Using a blueberry simple syrup ensures that your lemonade will take on the beautiful and vibrant colors of the blueberries, as well as the flavor.

📝 Ingredients

You only need THREE ingredients (and only four if you are including the ingredients needed to make the simple syrup) to make this Blueberry Lemonade.

  • Lemon juice: It's gotta be freshly squeezed! Please please do not use bottled juice. It just won't be nearly as good.
  • Water: Nothing fancy here.
  • Blueberry simple syrup: Making a batch of this flavored simple syrup only requires three ingredients (one of which is water). It's so easy to make and gives the lemonade great flavor and beautiful color.
  • Garnishes: These aren't mandatory BUT I think that garnishing your blueberry lemonade with some fresh blueberries, a lemon wheel or two, and maybe some fresh mint really puts your drink over the top.

👩🏻‍🍳 How do you make Blueberry Lemonade?

It's honestly very easy to make! I used my Homemade Lemonade recipe as the base for this jazzed up version.

Start by juicing a bunch of lemons. The exact number you'll need really depends on the size and overall juiciness of the lemons. But I've found that about 10 or so will usually yield the amount of juice that you need. I highly recommend using a handheld citrus juicer; it will make your job so much easier.

Then simply combine the juice with water and the prepared blueberry simple syrup. If you aren't sure about how sweet you'd like your lemonade to be, start by adding just 1 cup of the simple syrup. Give it a taste and add more if you'd like. I ended up adding all of the two cups. Give everything a gentle mix.

After that, you just need to pour it over some ice and garnish the glass with some blueberries and lemon!

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions/Tips and Tricks

Can I make this lemonade a different flavor?

Yeah! Feel free to use a different flavor of simple syrup, if that's more to your taste. I have a couple of suggestions, like my Strawberry Simple Syrup, Raspberry Simple Syrup, and Cherry Simple Syrup.

Can I use bottled lemon juice?

Technically yeah, but I don't recommend it. Using freshly squeezed lemon juice will make a big difference in flavor. Trust me, it's worth the extra bit of effort.

Can I make this lemonade into a cocktail?

Sure! You do you. One suggestion that comes to mind is to add vodka. A plain or blueberry flavored vodka would be a lovely addition.

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✨ Recipe

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Blueberry Lemonade

Lauren Pacek
This homemade Blueberry Lemonade is as delicious as it is beautiful. The flavor and gorgeous color both come from fresh, sweet blueberries.
5 from 4 votes
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 0 mins
Additional Time 0 mins
Total Time 10 mins
Course Non-Alcoholic
Cuisine American
Servings 8
Calories 105 kcal

Equipment

  • Citrus juicer
  • Pitcher

Ingredients
  

  • 1.5 cups lemon juice freshly squeezed
  • 4 cups water
  • 2 cups blueberry simple syrup see notes
  • fresh blueberries lemon wheels, and/or fresh mint, for garnish (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Combine the freshly squeezed lemon juice and water in a pitcher.
  • Add the blueberry simple syrup and mix to combine.
  • Pour the lemonade into glasses over ice and garnish with fresh blueberries, lemon wheels, and/or fresh mint, if desired.
  • Store lemonade in the fridge.

Notes

  • If you like your lemonade to be less sweet, start by adding 1 cup of blueberry simple syrup to the lemonade. Give it a taste, and add more if desired.
  • Approximately 8-10 lemons should yield the amount of juice that you need.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 105kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 1gSodium: 17mgFiber: 2gSugar: 23g

Disclaimer: Nutritional information is a generated estimate and is not guaranteed to be accurate.

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Hi, I'm Lauren! I'm the recipe developer, photographer, and writer here at A Nerd Cooks. I'm a 30-something wife, mom, and scientist with a passion for mixing cocktails, brewing buzzy coffee drinks, and making other delicious beverages at home.

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