12/02/2018
The very first time I was introduced to blueberry lemonade was in a restaurant. As much as I love lemonade and blueberries, I don’t think I would have ever ordered it. However, because our food was taking an especially long time the server offered us free drinks. They had a poster somewhere in the restaurant with a picture of all of their flavored lemonades and the blueberry one instantly stood out. I ordered it and fell completely in love with blueberry lemonade.
Ever since having that blueberry lemonade I’ve tried to re-create exactly how it tasted and I’ve finally got it down. This sparkling blueberry lemonade is incredible! It’s super sweet, a little tangy, and bursting with blueberry flavor. And yes, the toddler and I drank this all up in an afternoon. Which, I personally feel like makes up for the fact that he had apple juice for the first time in his life just a couple of weeks ago.
This lemonade starts with making a blueberry simple syrup — just sugar, water, and of course blueberries. Once the berries have burst, you strain the mixture which becomes the blueberry syrup and base of this recipe.
That syrup gets mixed with freshly squeezed lemons and sparkling water, and that is IT. Fill up a glass with some ice, fill it up with the best ever sparkling blueberry lemonade, and stay cool in that crazy heat!
