Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
- ½ cup water
- 3 tablespoons fresh mint, basil, thyme, or rosemary (or 1 tablespoon dried lavender)
- 1-2 tablespoons real maple syrup or agave syrup
- 3 tablespoons honey
- ½ cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 liter club soda, seltzer or sparkling mineral water
- Ice cubes (to serve)
- fresh blueberries, lemon slices, fresh herb sprigs (optional garnish)
Instructions
Blueberry Simple Syrup
- In a small saucepan, combine the blueberries, herbs, maple syrup, honey, and ½ cup water in a small saucepan. Simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally and pressing on the blueberries to release the juices.1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries, 3 tablespoons fresh mint, basil, thyme, or rosemary, 1-2 tablespoons real maple syrup or agave syrup, 3 tablespoons honey, ½ cup water
- When the mixture is thickened, about 4-5 minutes, remove from heat. Strain through a fine mesh strainer over a small bowl to remove the solids. Discard solids and set syrup aside to cool.
Sparkling Blueberry Lemon Mocktail
- When ready to serve. Add the lemon juice and club soda to a large pitcher. Add blueberry simple syrup, to taste, and stir to combine.½ cup fresh lemon juice, 1 liter club soda, seltzer or sparkling mineral water
- Serve over ice with blueberries, lemon wedges and sprigs of herbs as garnish.Ice cubes, fresh blueberries, lemon slices, fresh herb sprigs