How to Make Blueberry Lemonade
Made with freshly squeezed lemon juice and sweet blueberries, this easy Blueberry Lemonade is the ultimate summer refresher!
We all love a traditional, refreshing lemonade, but sometimes you just need to be a little extra. This homemade blueberry lemonade is the perfect way to “trash up” a classic, and I mean that in the best possible way! Don’t worry, there’s no simmering fruit or waiting for a simple syrup to cool down. With just a blender and a strainer, you can quickly make the best blueberry lemonade recipe ever. You’ll add this to every pool party and cookout menu this year!
Why You’ll Love This Blueberry Lemonade Recipe
- It’s super refreshing on a hot summer day.
- You only need four ingredients (and they’re all easy to find).
- It keeps well for days & can even be frozen for later.
Blueberry Lemonade Recipe Ingredients
This blueberry lemonade recipe comes together with minimal ingredients, which is just one more reason I love this recipe! Here’s what you’ll need:
- Lemon juice
- Blueberries
- Water
- Granulated sugar
How to Make Blueberry Lemonade
If you glance at the directions, they may seem like this blueberry lemonade is complicated. It really isn’t. It just has a couple different steps!
- Combine fresh blueberries, water and sugar in a blender. Blend for at least 1 minutes until smooth.
- Using a fine mesh strainer, strain the blueberry mixture so your lemonade is smooth.
- Pour the strained blueberry mixture in a large container, add the lemon juice, fresh water and ice. Stir well to completely combine.
Prepping Lemonade in Advance
Absolutely, you can make this lemonade up to 3 days in advance.
Blueberry Lemonade Recipe Variations
- Add herbs – Mint, Basil, rosemary, or thyme would all add excellent earthy flavor.
- Try more berries – Add in raspberries and blackberries for a mixed-berry version!
- Use flavored simple syrup – Instead of blending the blueberries with water and sugar, blend them with your favorite flavored simple syrup (vanilla, ginger, honey, etc).
Tips for Making the Best Blueberry Lemonade
- The lemon juice is the star of this drink, so please use freshly squeezed!
- I recommend making the blueberry lemonade a few hours before you plan on serving it so it has time to chill in the fridge before being poured.
- For a beautiful presentation garnish with fresh blueberries, lemon wedges and mint leaves.
What to Serve with Blueberry Lemonade
We love this lemonade with summer favorites like BBQ Pulled Pork, Grilled Salmon Kabobs, or a Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad.
How to Store Blueberry Lemonade
Store in a pitcher or jars in the refrigerator up to 3 days. If freezing, taste will be best within 1 year but will remain safe long after that.
More Classic Recipes:
- Deviled Eggs
- Strawberry Lemonade
- Fried Green Tomatoes
- Easy Chicken and Rice Casserole
- Watermelon Limeade
Get the Recipe: Blueberry Lemonade Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups blueberries
- 5-6 cups water, divided, pay attention to directions
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
Instructions
- Combine fresh blueberries, 1 cup of water and sugar in a blender. Blend for at least 1 minutes until smooth.
- Using a fine mesh strainer, strain the blueberry mixture so your lemonade is smooth.
- Pour the strained blueberry mixture in a large container, add the lemon juice, and 4-5 cups fresh water (do a taste test and add more water if needed) and ice.
- Stir well to completely combine.
This lemonade is the PERFECT combo of flavors, Annie! For real, I love blueberries so much, next time I am SO throwing them in my lemonade. Can’t wait to try this this summer! Pinned. 🙂
Love this lemonade! I never thought to make a blueberry kind, so I’m impressed! Gorgeous color, too.
Happy to hear you got your tan on 🙂 and made this delicious lemonade to share with us.
This looks like a dream come true!
Now that you’ve mentioned it, I’ve only had 1 pool day this whole summer! That needs to change immediately. But I’m a lucky girl and am going to Hawaii in 4 weeks. So I’m sure I’ll make up for lost time then : )
This blueberry lemonade sounds delicious!
I’m sporting some serious tan lines right now, sadly they are from shorts and a tank top instead of my swimsuit. Hopefully that will be resolved soon and I can lay out on the deck with a glass of this delicious blueberry lemonade. It looks perfect for a hot afternoon!
“Trash up a classic!” You are cracking me up! I don’t think this is trashing it up at all. That blueberry syrup sounds absolutely heavenly in regular ol’ lemonade!
Glad you finally got some pool time in 🙂 This drink looks so refreshing and perfect for the pool. I love the addition of the blueberries, you made a good thing even better!
Oh, this looks SO good! I love homemade fruit lemonades and this is right up my alley. YUM!
This looks absolutely delicious and perfect for summer! I love berries with lemon, it’s a perfect combination.
This is my dream lemonade right here — I love the blueberries! I need to make some stat…I just bought blueberries in a 2 for 1 sale. Perfect!
I’m so glad you trashed up the classic lemonade, haha! I love the blueberry lemon combo and make a ton of blueberry lemon desserts, but have never thought make a drink out of it, amazing!! It is so hot here that I feel like I get sunburned walking to and from my car at work, but I am totally down with sitting my the pool and enjoying one of these lemonades!
I bet! I don’t know how you handle the heat out there!! It has been around the 70s this week, which is crazy for Tennessee in the summer, but I will take it!!
HAHAH, wait until you read my post for Friday. It’s pretty much along the same lines. Different recipe but thinking went awry during recipe testing and my drink got trashed up too. This looks so refreshing!
hahahahah!! I waited until today to respond because I wanted to see what you posted. Blackberry Mojitos! Girl, you are onto something!! I would take a mojito over lemonade anyday! 🙂
Such a great idea to cook the blueberries! I am anxiously awaiting my local blues to arrive!!! This looks soooo refreshing. Lemon and blueberry are made for each other 🙂
I totally agree! The flavors go so well together!
very refreshing summer drink!
Thank you Dina! 🙂
This reminds me of my blueberry lemonade 🙂 Yours is photographed so beautifully and I can’t get enough of the flavor combination. Congrats on your tan, girl!
This is a lot like yours! I just can’t get enough!
You know what? If I accomplished a tan and this fabulous looking Blueberry Lemonade, I think it might make the most successful summer ever. But the fact you pumped it up a notch? Girl, you are all that! Pinning! Because this looks awesome! And p.s. I’m jealous of your tan! 🙂 And the lemonade? I’m jealous of that too – but not for long – because I’m making it! Thanks for the recipe!!!
Thank you Krisit! I think strawberry lemonade is next on my list…regular old lemonade will probably never do now! 🙂
Wow, this lemonade looks amazing! I love blueberries and could go for a pitcher of this refreshing beverage 😀
Awesome that you got a tan. The sun barely peeks out around here in between rain storms. We’ve been logging a lot of indoor time.
Thanks Cindy! I am so glad I got some sun time too! It is raining here now, so it was just in time!
This looks amazing! So glad you got some sun – I would love a big pitcher of this lemonade while trying to get my tan on too 🙂 Blueberry and lemon is my favorite – so refreshing and perfect for summer.
I agree! Such a great summertime drink!
Ooh, Annie, I can just imagine myself lounging by a pool with a whole pitcher of this to myself. Shame it’s winter over here … haha!
Well you will be enjoying this when I am snowed in later this year! 🙂
You have Audrey Hepburn sunglasses? I am so incredibly jealous!
This looks so refreshing and amazing. I need it right now, if not sooner!
Thanks Mir! I have already made a second pitcher! 🙂
Yum! I have been searching for a blueberry lemonade recipe. I can’t wait to try yours. It looks wonderful!
Thank you Connie! I hope you enjoy!
yum! Great idea for blueberries, I’m sad our season for them is coming to an end soon. I will have to try this. And I love that you don’t add 3 pounds of sugar like many conventional lemonade recipes – very refreshing. Lovely blog, btw.
Thank you so much Aleks!! I am so glad you stopped by!