Spiked Blueberry Lemonade

I almost feel bad giving you a recipe for lemonade. I mean, its a no brainer right? Just mix up sugar, lemon juice, and water, thats it. So, to spruce up the humble lemonade, I added some blueberries (and vodka!). The extra tang and brilliant color were fantastic! We loved eating the lemonade soaked blueberies in the end of each glass!

The lemonade will become a stronger color if you let the blueberries sit in the lemonade for a few hours. Use either fresh or frozen blueberries. Other berries would work well too — strawberries, blueberries, huckleberries..yum!  If you are using something with lots of seeds (like raspberries), you may want to puree the fruit and strain the puree before adding it to the lemonade.  

Alcoholic version - Spiked Blueberry Lemonade:  add vodka to this lemonade. You will not be sorry you did!

Blueberry Lemonade Recipe

makes about 8 cups

1 cup sugar
1 cup lemon juice (I used bottled)
6 cups water
1/2 cup fresh or frozen blueberries

Place all ingredients in a pitcher and stir till sugar dissolves. Muddle the blueberries a little using the back of a wooden spoon to release their juices and color. Taste and adjust sugar if needed. Serve chilled.

For spiked lemonade – add 1 to 2 cups of vodka (preferably citron flavor) to above recipe.

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36 thoughts on “Spiked Blueberry Lemonade

  1. what a GORGEOUS beverage! lemons and blueberries are always awesome in scones and muffins and the like, so why shouldn’t they be equally incredible in drinkable form? this is really lovely. :)

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  2. That glass of lemonade looks divine. Me want!
    Quick question, though, do you strain out the muddled blueberries or just leave them in? The ones in the glass appear to be whole.

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    Sala @ Veggie Belly Reply:

    No, I dont strain out the berries. The longer you leave them in, the better color and flavor the lemonade will have :) If you like, you could leave the muddled berries in the lemonade over night and then strain before serving.

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  3. My friend and I made this but we used vanilla flavoured vodka, it’s FANTASTIC! Try it. All the flavours go really well together.

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  4. I’m super late to this party but I wanted to mention that at my wedding last summer, our bartender mixed Wymans’ 100% blueberry juice with lemonade, vodka, and a little bit of Sprite. Everyone was calling it “Blueberry Crush” and we ran out of it by the end of the wedding!

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