Sweet-tart Blackberry Lemonade is the perfect thing to sip all summer long. Made with a fresh blackberry syrup, this easy recipe is perfectly bright in both flavor and color, making it ready to star all season long.
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About this Blackberry Lemonade recipe
When it comes to summer sipping, it’s hard to beat a glass of ice-cold lemonade on a hot day. There’s something about the tartness that makes the drink extra refreshing!
Lemonade has come a long way from the days of powdered stuff sold at a stand by the cup — take it from this former childhood neighborhood entrepreneur. I used to love hosting a lemonade stand on the weekends! But back then, I didn’t yet know the secret to super sales: homemade lemonade.
When you make lemonade with real ingredients, you can definitely taste the difference! Adding blackberries gives this stunning drink an extra bit of oomph. Blackberry syrup is the secret to a smooth sip, infusing a punch of berry flavor that meshes perfectly with the lemon. It would be perfect at a summer party or in the fridge for anytime enjoyment.
Why you’ll love this recipe
- Fresh ingredients provide bold flavor. Fresh lemon juice and homemade blackberry syrup are the key to this refreshing sip.
- Easy to make. Put away the powder — you only need a few things to create this colorful drink.
- Perfect for any occasion. From parties to patio sipping, this lemonade fits in anywhere.
Ingredients & essentials
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Fresh lemon juice is a must when it comes to making lemonade. An electric juicer is a must for me, but a hand press works too — just use whatever you have!
When it comes to water, you’ll want to use filtered water so that it doesn’t change the taste of your drink.
Blackberry syrup is simple to make with fresh blackberries (frozen would work in a pinch), sugar and water. It’s better than store-bought, trust me! It acts as a sweetener, so no extra sugar needed.
Reserve some of your lemons and blackberries to dress up your final drink. A sprig of mint would be nice too — I keep a cocktail herb garden going so I always have some on hand.
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Instructions
Before you start, make sure all of your fruit is washed and ready to go. Then, it’s time to get squeezing.
- First, place your blackberries and water in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and let it simmer for 15 minutes.
- Once your mixture has simmered, remove from heat and pour through a fine mesh strainer *. Discard your solids and stir in the sugar until dissolved. Let it cool before using.
Keep a close eye on things. Once your blackberry mixture boils, you’ll want to turn down the heat.
- Now, strain your freshly squeezed lemon juice into a large bowl or pitcher.
- Stir water and blackberry simple syrup into your lemon juice. Taste and add more if desired.
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- Stir to combine, then refrigerate for an hour before serving.
- Garnish each glass (or the pitcher) with fresh blackberries and lemon slices.
Tips & tricks
- Use the juice from fresh lemons. When making lemonade, it makes such a big difference in flavor, as opposed to using bottled concentrate.
- When juicing, be sure to use room-temperature citrus. Refrigerated lemons will not juice as nicely. You can microwave them briefly for about 10 seconds to warm them up, or just leave them out for an hour or two before you plan to juice them.
- Taste as you go! You’ll have to decide how sweet you want your drink.
FAQ
Try adding champagne to make bellinis, or opt for vodka, rum, gin, tequila or bourbon to make cocktails.
You can make homemade blackberry lemonade by creating a blackberry simple syrup with sugar, water and real blackberries: Fresh or frozen both work. Then combine the syrup with water and fresh lemon juice to make lemonade.
It is not recommended. Fresh juice has a more delicate flavor that better highlights the sweet flavor of the blackberries. Bottled juice tends to be more cloyingly sour.
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Blackberry Lemonade
ingredients
Blackberry Syrup
- 2 cups water
- 1½ cup blackberries fresh or frozen
- 1 cup sugar
Blackberry Lemonade
- 2 cups lemon juice from about 8-10 lemons
- 5 cups water
- 1 ½ cups blackberry syrup
- ½ cup blackberries for garnish
- 1 lemon sliced for garnish
instructions
Blackberry Syrup
- Wash the fruit. In a medium saucepan, bring water and fruit to a boil. Lower the heat and bring to a simmer for 15 minutes. Remove from heat.1½ cup blackberries, 5 cups water
- Pour through a fine mesh strainer * * to strain the hot liquid into a bowl or jar. Discard solids.
- Add sugar and stir into the blackberry mixture until sugar dissolves.1 cup sugar
- Let cool to room temperature. Store in an airtight container for up to two weeks.
Blackberry Lemonade
- Strain freshly-squeezed lemon juice into a large bowl or pitcher.2 cups lemon juice from about 8-10 lemons
- Stir in water and 1 cup of blackberry simple syrup. Add more to taste, if desired.1 ½ cups blackberry syrup, 2 cups water
- Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving. Enjoy within 1 week.
- To serve, pour into a glass filled with ice. Garnish each glass (or the pitcher) with fresh blackberries and lemon slices.½ cup blackberries, 1 lemon sliced
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Julie says
Followed the recipe exactly, but I didn’t quite have enough lemon juice, I had 7 lemons. I like my lemonade puckery tart, so I only put in 4 cups of water with the 1 cup of blackberry syrup. Delicious! Thanks for the non-alcoholic drink recipes!
Susannah says
So glad you loved it, Julie! Adjusting the water and syrup ratio for a more tart lemonade is a great tweak. If you ever want less sweetness, you can swap some of the blackberry syrup for strained fresh blackberry juice. You can make that by muddling them or pureeing them and straining out the solids.