Blueberry Mint Sparkling Lemonade Recipes

BLUEBERRY MINT SPARKLING LEMONADE

Steps:

• Add the water and maple syrup to a small saucepan. Set the pan over medium heat and cook, stirring frequently, until the maple syrup has completely dissolved into the water (this doesn't take long at all).
• Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla extract. Let the mixture cool completely. Store the syrup in the refrigerator until ready to use.
• Add the blueberries to the bowl of a food processor. Process until smooth. Strain the blueberry puree through a fine mesh sieve to remove the skins (using a wooden spoon or spatula to help push it through). You should have about ¾ cup of blueberry puree.
• In a large pitcher, add the strained blueberry puree, lemon juice and sparkling water.
• Pour in the desired amount of simple syrup (start with less, you can always add more!) and mix gently. Taste and add more syrup if needed (I use all of it here).
• Stir in the fresh mint and serve immediately!

BLUEBERRY-MINT LEMONADE

Steps:

• Puree berries and lemon juice in a food processor. Pour through a fine sieve into a bowl; discard pulp. Transfer to a large pitcher. Stir in mint syrup and 2 cups cold water; add ice, and serve.

BLUEBERRY LEMONADE

Steps:

• For the blueberry syrup: Put the blueberries, sugar and lemon juice in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, then reduce the heat and simmer until thick, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Strain the blueberries through a fine-mesh strainer, pressing to get all the liquid out, then place the liquid in the fridge and chill until cold (or place the pan in a bowl of ice to chill down fast).
• For the lemonade: Mix the sugar with 6 cups of tap water and stir until the sugar is dissolved to make a simple syrup.
• Pour the lemon juice into a large vat. Pour in three-quarters of the simple syrup and 8 cups of water (give or take). Add the blueberry syrup, stir it around and then give it a taste. Add more simple syrup if it needs sweetness, or more water if it needs dilution. Top up with lots of ice before serving.

BLUEBERRY MINT LEMONADE

Steps:

• Combine sugar, water and mint leaves in a small saucepan.
• Bring to a simmer and stir until sugar dissolves to make a syrup. Remove from heat and let cool.
• Strain mint syrup into a tall pitcher. Stir in lemon juice and water.
• Fill 4 tall glasses with ice cubes and top with one-fourth of the blueberries.
• Add mint lemonade and top with seltzer water, if desired.