This isn’t your average lemonade. This blueberry lemonade gets its sweetness (and that gorgeous color) straight from the fruit!
Bright, fizzy, and stained the prettiest, vibrant share of purple-pink. This sparkling blueberry lemonade is my go-to drink whenever we have extra blueberries and lemons lying around.
No simple syrup, no juicer, no fuss. Just muddle blueberries, fresh lemon juice, a touch of agave syrup, and top with sparkling water.
Easy Lemonade Recipe
- No simple syrup. A lot of my lemonade recipes like spring thyme lemonade and cucumber mint lemonade begin with a cooked syrup. This version skips that stove. Just use agave syrup, honey, maple syrup, or date syrup.
- Natural blueberry color. No food dye, no artificial anything. Muddle blueberries turn into such a beautiful shade of magenta.
- Built for one, yet easy to multiply. This is a single-serving recipe by design- perfect when you’re just making a drink for yourself. But, simple to scale it up for a pitcher.
- Naturally caffeine-free and alcohol-free, with an easy boozy option below if you want it.
This recipe works for just about any fruit you can easily muddle: raspberries, blackberries, peaches and mango. It’s a great single serve recipe when you don’t feel like making a large pitcher or you simply don’t have enough lemons.
Tips for Success
Muddle, don’t puree. You want to break down the berries to release juice and color, but don’t turn it into mush. A cocktail muddler or the back of a wooden spoon works great.
Taste your blueberries first. Sweetness varies a lot depending on the season and variety, so taste a berry before you commit to how much agave to add. This works with fresh or frozen blueberries.
Strain if you prefer a smoother sip. I like leaving the muddled blueberry bits in for texture and visual appeal, but you can strain the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve before adding ice and sparkling water if you’d rather have a clear, smooth drink.
Use very cold sparkling water and add it last, so you keep as much fizz as possible.
Recipe Variations
- Swap the fruit. This formula works with just about any fruit you can muddle: raspberries, blackberries, peaches, or mango all work beautifully in place of blueberries.
- Make it boozy. Add 2 oz of gin, vodka, or whiskey for an easy blueberry lemonade cocktail. Gin especially plays well with the lemon and blueberry here.
- Herb it up. A few muddled mint or basil leaves add a nice herbal note.
Sparkling Blueberry Lemonade
Ingredients
- ½ cup fresh blueberries
- 2 teaspoon agave syrup, or more according to taste
- ⅓ cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
- ¾ cup sparkling water
Instructions
- In serving glass, muddle blueberries with agave syrup. Add lemon juice. Fill glass with ice. Add sparkling water. Stir to combine.
Notes
- Frozen blueberries work. Thaw them first and muddle as directed. The frozen berries will still release plenty of juice and color, though fresh berries hold their texture a little better.
- Make Ahead: The blueberry-lemon base (blueberries, agave, lemon juice) can be muddled and refrigerated up to a day ahead. Add ice and sparkling water just before serving so the drink doesn’t go flat
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Very yummy! I had to cut back on the lemon juice because it was to much but very refreshing otherwise!
I am so wishing for some Spring-time weather and a glass of your sparkling blueberry lemonade in hand MaryAnne!
98 cents!!! I’d make a pitcher of this if I stumbled across that deal! I love that this is a no-fuss lemonade. I’m all over it. Also – these photos are so pretty, Maryanne!
Look at that color! This maybe my favorite lemonade ever. Definitely going to make it. But i’m afraid the color won’t be as beautiful as yours. Any good tips?
Oh I would probably have to make this boozy. Just saying! Gorgeous color! XO
I absolutely adore homemade lemonades. This one is gorgeous! I love the deep color the blueberries give.
Wow that looks so sweet and refreshing! Love the colors of the fresh fruits :)
Love this! So bright and refreshing. Makes me wish it were summer already so that I can drink a big pitcher of this stuff on my balcony after work :D