Easy and delicious Sparkling Blueberry Lemonade. The perfect cool down summer drink!
The Best Sparkling Blueberry Lemonade
These raspberry and blackberry lemonades have been a summer favorite at my house! If you have kids, you know berries disappear fast. So when I went to make raspberry lemonade and realized I was out—but had blueberries—I knew it was time to switch things up and make blueberry lemonade.
And let me tell you, this one is a winner. It’s a little different from my other lemonades because it uses sparkling water, making it extra tangy and refreshing. I can’t get enough—it’s the perfect summer drink, especially with blueberries!
Ingredients
- Sugar: Use superfine sugar so it dissolves faster!
- Water: Helps dissolve the sugar to make a smooth syrup.
- Blueberries: Strain well for a smoother blueberry lemonade!
- Lemons: Zest before juicing to get the most out of them!
- Ice Cubes: Keeps the lemonade cold and crisp.
- Sparkling Water: Stir in just before serving to keep it bubbly!
[qucktip]For more flavor, mash a few fresh blueberries and lemon slices in the pitcher before adding the syrup and sparkling water. It brings out the fruity taste and makes the lemonade look even better![/quicktip]
How To Make Sparkling Blueberry Lemonade
- Make syrup: Stir occasionally so it doesn’t stick.
- Strain & cool: Press the berries to get more flavor in your lemonade!
- Juice lemons: If you make lemonade often, try using an electric juicer.
- Mix it up: Chill the pitcher first to keep the lemonade cold longer!
- Add fizz & serve: Only add ice to what you’ll drink right away.
Storage
If you won’t finish this lemonade in a day, keep the juice (blueberry syrup and lemon juice) separate from the sparkling water. Mix them just before serving.
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Easy Sparkling Blueberry Lemonade
Equipment
- Medium pot
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup sugar superfine is best
- 2/3 cup water
- 1-1/2 cups fresh blueberries
- 4 to 5 large lemons
- 2 cups ice cubes
- 3 cups sparkling water or club soda, my favorite is sparkling lemon lime water
Instructions
- Combine the sugar, water, blueberries, and 1 teaspoon lemon zest in a medium pot.
- Bring to a boil over medium heat, then simmer for 10 minutes or until the sugar is melted and blueberries are starting to burst.
- Remove from heat and pass through a fine sieve. Let this blueberry syrup completely cool.
- Meanwhile, juice the lemons to get 1 cup lemon juice.
- In a large pitcher, add the blueberry syrup, lemon juice, and ice. Stir together.
- Stir in the sparkling water or club soda right before enjoying (don’t add to anything you plan on having leftover). Enjoy immediately.
Video
Recipe Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I am thinking about using this for a program that we do with girls in the summer, but I need to make it without sugar for a diabetic staff member. Can you use splenda or truvia instead of sugar?
I’m sure you could! I haven’t tried alternative sweeteners, but if you scale it down based on the ratio of artificial sweetener to sugar, it should work great!
Can we freeze the blueberry syrup to be used after a few days?
I’ve never tried freezing it, but I don’t see why that wouldn’t work. Enjoy! 🙂
I am the same way when it comes to drink -water, coffee, wine occasionally but I think this summer I’ll make room for refreshing drinks such as this blueberry lemonade. Looks incredible!
If making by the single glass, would you use equal amounts of juice and sparkling water?
This looks so good! But because of where I live, I can’t buy fresh blueberries without paying a fortune, if we get any at all. Do you think this would work using frozen blueberries?
I’m sorry; I’ve never tried frozen blueberries so I can’t say for sure! I don’t see why they wouldn’t work though!
Hi Chelsea, I love your recipe and have included it in a lemonade round up on BuzzFeed. Do take a look and show some love 🙂 https://www.buzzfeed.com/manjumahadevan/21-incredibly-refreshing-lemonades-you-need-to-dri-1ykl
I absolutely will! Thanks so much for sharing! 🙂
Chelsea I absolutely love your photos and have been following your blog for a while. I was wondering if you use a Lightroom preset for your pictures, and if you do, could you please tell me which one? Thanks!
Thank you so much Richa! 🙂 I started with LR presets and have since created my own preset to what I use for pretty much all my photos! I one I started with is Fuji Superia 200, hope that helps 🙂
Thanks 😀 I’ll check it out!
This looks so delicious and refreshing! My kids love flavored lemonades and always order them when we go out to eat but I’ve never made one at home before! I’ll have to try this!
Thank you Alaina! 🙂 I hope they love it! 🙂
Sparkling drinks are our favorite refreshment! This blueberry lemonade looks delicious!
Thank you so much Danielle! 🙂 xo
This looks so very refreshing and quite easy to make, too!! Thanks for sharing — I’ll be making this one this weekend. Beautiful photos, too.
Thank you so much Francesca! I hope you love it 🙂