This super refreshing blackberry lemonade is just what summer ordered. A great mocktail recipe for those of you who tend to skip the alcohol and want something special. Try going for 1/4 cup of maple syrup to start and then taste to adjust for sweetness.
Nice variations:
- Don’t have blackberries? No worries, you can totally swap them for strawberries or raspberries – it’s all been tested and approved by my kiddos.
- Blitz in a few mint leaves for extra freshness
- Only put 2 cups of water and when serving, fill the glasses halfway and top them up with sparkling water
Ingredients
- 1 cup lemon juice (around 4 lemons)
- 4 cups / 1 liter filtered water
- 1/4 – 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 1 cup blackberries
- Ice cubes
Instructions
- Mix the lemon juice, water and maple syrup in a blender until maple syrup is diluted
- Pour 2/3 of the lemonade in a jug and leave the rest in the blender. Add blackberries and blitz until smooth. Strain in a fine sieve to take out the seeds. Pour the blackberry/lemonade mixture into the jug and stir.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve with ice cubes.
Want to see a video of this? Watch this IGTV video on how to make my blackberry lemonade – PLEASE NOTE: in the video, I use 1/2 cup of maple syrup and 3 cups of water. This will make a very sweet lemonade to which I add lots of ice cubes and sparkling water when serving individual glasses.
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