Blueberry Lemonade Drink (Printable Version)
# What You'll Need:
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4 cups water, nice and cold
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1 cup for making syrup
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About 3/4 cup lemon juice (from 4 or 5 lemons)
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A handful of blueberries, fresh or frozen
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Half a cup white sugar — sweeten more if you like
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Peels from 2 or 3 lemons, totally your call
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A few sprigs of mint
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Spare blueberries
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Some lemon slices or curls of peel
# How to Make It:
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Pour your blueberry lemonade into glasses over some ice. Drop in a few extra berries, a slice or two of lemon, and top off with mint if you’ve got it.
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Add your cooled syrup to a big pitcher. Pour in the lemon juice and cold water, give everything a solid stir, and stick it in the fridge to get nice and chilly.
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Let the syrup stand to cool down a bit, then strain it with cheesecloth or a mesh strainer. Toss the leftover bits.
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Dump the sugar, blueberries, reserved lemon peels, and that 1 cup water into a saucepan. Warm it up over medium until the sugar’s melted and the berries burst out their juice — takes about 3 or 4 minutes.
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Scrub your lemons well. Peel a couple and then juice 4 or 5 of them until you’ve got around 3/4 cup.
# Additional Tips:
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Tossing in some lemon peel while making syrup brings out the bright scent.
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Don’t mind an extra tangy drink? Splash in another quarter cup of lemon juice.
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If you’re out of fresh blueberries, frozen ones totally work.
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Want it boozy? Add a shot of your go-to vodka, rum, or whiskey to each glass.
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Keep any leftover blueberry lemonade in the fridge — it’ll stay fresh up to a week.