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