Amp up your lemonade game this summer with the addition of sweet, colourful blueberries. Turn the drink into a party-worthy cocktail by adding a splash of gin or vodka and a sprinkling of chopped fresh mint.
- Prep time 25 minutes
- Total time 2 hours & 30 minutes
- Portion size 6 servings
- Credits : Canadian Living Magazine
Ingredients
Method
Using vegetable peeler, cut strips of lemon rind from lemons, leaving white pith behind.In saucepan, bring lemon rind, blueberries, sugar and 2 tbsp water to boil; reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Strain through fine-mesh sieve into pitcher, pressing on solids and scraping mixture against sieve with a spoon. Place plastic wrap directly on surface of liquid; refrigerate until cooled, about 2 hours.
Gently stir club soda and lemon juice into blueberry mixture. Serve over ice.
Nutritional facts Per serving: about
- Sodium 38 mg
- Sugars 48 g
- Protein 1 g
- Calories 207.0
- Total fat 1 g
- Potassium 131 mg
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Saturated fat 0 g
- Total carbohydrate 52 g
%RDI
- Iron 4.0
- Folate 3.0
- Calcium 2.0
- Vitamin A 1.0
- Vitamin C 22.0
