Spice Free Blueberry Lemon Lemonade
Bright, tangy, and naturally sweet, this blueberry lemonade is the kind of drink that makes you feel like summer arrived early. Fresh blueberries and real lemon juice do all the heavy lifting here, delivering bold fruit flavor without a single herb, spice, or flavoring extract in sight — just clean, whole ingredients from start to finish. Maple syrup steps in as the sweetener, rounding out the tartness in a way that feels a little more interesting than plain sugar. The blending and straining process gives you a silky-smooth, jewel-toned drink that looks genuinely stunning in a glass. It comes together quickly and requires no cooking, so it's an easy win whether you're making it for yourself or a crowd. A few lemon slices and fresh mint on top make it feel like something you'd order at a nice café, but you made it at home in minutes.
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4 servings
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
- ½ cup fresh lemon juice (from about 4 lemons)
- 1 tbsp lemon zest (from about 2 lemons)
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 3 cups cold water
- 2 cups ice cubes
For serving
- lemon slices, for serving (optional)
- fresh mint sprigs, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Add the blueberries, lemon juice, lemon zest, maple syrup, and 1 cup of the cold water to a blender. Blend on high until completely smooth, about 30–45 seconds.
- 2
Pour the blueberry mixture through a fine-mesh strainer set over a pitcher, pressing the solids with the back of a spoon to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard the solids.
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