Blackberry Limeade

Blackberry Limeade

It's never too early to think of a sweet refreshing glass of Blackberry Limeade. Memorial Day will be here before you know it and this Blackberry Limeade will make a perfect Memorial Day drink recipe. Nothing says summer is on it's way better than a glass of homemade limeade or homemade lemonade.

You could also use this same recipe to make a Blackberry Lemonade if you prefer lemons over limes.

This Blackberry Limeade is made with fresh squeezed lime juice and fresh blackberries that I had in the freezer. I was so excited when I found fresh blackberries that had been grown if Florida at Publix that I bought about 8 quarts. 

We ate a few of those sweet blackberries right from the container and I stashed some in the freezer. 

I bought a huge bag of limes at Sam's Club when I made my Strawberry Mojitos. I also made Blueberry Mojitos but that recipe isn't on the blog yet.

The leftover limes where in a bowl on the counter and I needed to use them before they went bad so I squeezed them all and put the juice in a mason jar in the refrigerator. I topped off a few glasses of iced tea with some of the lime juice.

While I was trying to figure out what I could make with the lime juice I remembered I had those frozen blackberries in the freezer. A lightbulb went off and here we have this Blackberry Limeade recipe.

The method to make a flavored limeade, flavored lemonade,  flavored iced tea and even homemade soda is the same. You start with a fresh or frozen fruit like these blackberries and you make a simple syrup. A simple syrup is simple to make as the name suggests.

How to make Blackberry Simple Syrup

Ingredients

• 2 cup fresh or frozen blackberries
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• 2 tablespoons lime juice

Directions

• Put all the ingredients  into a medium sized saucepan.
• Heat on low until the sugar dissolves. 
• Increase heat to medium and bring to a boil stirring occasionally so the sugar doesn't burn on the bottom of the pan.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer 15-20 minutes, occasionally stirring and mashing the blackberries with the back of a spoon.
• Remove from heat and cool.

Now that you have your blackberry simple syrup made you can use it to flavor any drink you like.

Sugar-Free Blackberry Simple Syrup

You can also make a sugar free version using Splenda.

I made a sugar free blackberry simple syrup just to see how it would turn out using Splenda. I gave up soda almost a year ago and have been drinking unsweetened tea instead. I used the sugar-free blackberry simple syrup in my sweet tea and it tasted great.

Use the directions as above but reduce the simmering time to 5 minutes.

Blackberry Limeade

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Blackberry Limeade is a refreshing summer drink made with homemade blackberry syrup and fresh squeezed limes. Serve it at a barbecue or poolside.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 20 minutes mins

Course Drinks

Cuisine American

Servings 6 Servings

Calories 161 kcal

Ingredients  

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Blackberry Syrup

• ▢ 2 cups fresh or frozen blackberries
• ▢ 1 cup sugar
• ▢ 1 cup water
• ▢ 2 tablespoons lime juice

Blackberry Limeade

• ▢ ice
• ▢ 1 cup freshly squeezed lime juice ((adjust to taste))
• ▢ 1 cup blackberry syrup ((adjust to taste))
• ▢ water

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Instructions 

Blackberry Simple Syrup

• Put the first 4 ingredients into a medium sized saucepan.
• Heat on low until sugar has dissolved.
• Increase heat to medium and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer 15-20 minutes.
• Occasionally mash berries with a spoon.
• Remove from heat and cool.
• Strain blackberry syrup through a fine mesh strainer.
• Makes 2 ½ cup blackberry simple syrup.

Make Blackberry Limeade

• Fill a quart size pitcher ¾ full with ice
• Add ½ to 1 cup of fresh squeezed lime juice and 1 cup or more blackberry syrup to the pitcher.
• Up to 2 cups of water into the pitcher to fill.
• Stir, taste to adjust the sweetness and flavor if needed by adding more blackberry simple syrup or lime juice.
• To serve pour over ice in a glass.

Nutrition

Serving: 1ServingCalories: 161kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 4mgPotassium: 131mgFiber: 3gSugar: 36gVitamin A: 125IUVitamin C: 24mgCalcium: 22mgIron: 1mg

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