How to Make Shortcut Blackberry Lemonade
This super easy recipe for semi-homemade Blackberry Lemonade is made with a shortcut! It starts with fresh blackberries and good quality store-bought lemonade.
Servings: 8 cups
Calories: 112kcal
Cost: 6
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups fresh blackberries (one pint)
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 52 ounce container lemonade or about 7 cups prepared lemonade (I used refrigerated Simply Lemonade)
- Garnishes: fresh blackberries, mint sprigs, lemon slices
Instructions
- Wash blackberries by putting under running water briefly.
- Combine blackberries, sugar and water in a medium-size saucepan. Bring up to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook 5 minutes, or until berries are soft, while gently mashing the berries with a potato masher or large fork to help release blackberry juice.
- Place a fine mesh strainer or sieve over a medium-size bowl. Carefully pour the hot blackberry pulp and juice into the strainer. Let the juice (light blackberry syrup) drip into the bowl below.
- Gently press the pulp against the metal strainer with the back of a spoon or spatula until you have about 3/4 cup juice (light syrup).
- When ready to serve Shortcut Blackberry Lemonade, pour the blackberry juice into a pitcher of ice and lemonade. Stir well and serve.
Notes
How to make one glass of lemonade at a time: Pour about 1 cup of lemonade into a glass of ice. Stir in about 1 tablespoon of the blackberry juice.
Low Calorie and low sugar lemonade: Trade out a zero sugar or low sugar lemonade and omit the sugar when cooking the fresh blackberries.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 112kcal