Blackberrylemonade Recipes

Steps:

• Muddle 2 cups blackberries with 2 cups simple syrup (recipe follows) in a pitcher. Stir in 2 cups each fresh lemon juice and water; add ice and lemon slices.
• Simple Syrup: To make 2 cups simple syrup, bring 1 1/2cups each sugar and water to a boil, stirring until dissolved. Let cool.

Steps:

• Combine the sugar and 3/4 cup water in a small saucepan. Bring just to a simmer, stirring until the sugar dissolves, then turn off the heat and add the blackberries, lightly mashing them to break them up slightly and release their color. Stir in the lemon juice and steep 10 minutes or until cool. Add the vodka and 1 1/2 cups cold water. Pour into glasses over ice. Garnish with the lemon wheels.

Steps:

• Combine 2 c water and sugar in a saucepan; bring to a boil.
• Stirring occasionally, boil for 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat; add in the lemon juice, lemon peel and remaining 2 c water.
• Cool slightly.
• Combine 1 c of the lemon mixture, and the blackberries in a blender.
• Blend well; strain the mixture and discard the seeds.
• Pour the blackberry and remaining lemon mixture in a pitcher.
• Stir well and add food coloring if desired.
• Chill and serve over ice.

Steps:

• Place blackberries into a bowl. Pour boiling water on top. Let sit until steam stops rising from the bowl, about 10 minutes.
• Transfer mixture to a pitcher; stir in sugar. Pour in lemon juice and cold water. Place in the refrigerator until chilled. Serve over ice cubes.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring 2 cups water and sugar to a boil. Boil for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat. Stir in the lemon juice, zest and remaining water; cool slightly., In a blender, combine 1 cup of lemon mixture and the blackberries; cover and process until blended. Strain and discard seeds. Pour blackberry mixture and remaining lemon mixture into a pitcher; stir well. Add food coloring if desired. Refrigerate until chilled. Serve in chilled glasses over ice.

Steps:

• Heat 3/4 cup sugar and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir until sugar has dissolved, about 2 minutes. Let cool.
• Place blackberries and remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar in a blender. Blend until smooth.
• Combine simple syrup, blended blackberries, remaining 4 cups of water, and lemon juice. Place a fine-mesh sieve over a pitcher and pour lemonade into the pitcher. Discard solids. Serve over ice.

Steps:

• With a vegetable peeler remove zest from 4 lemons and squeeze enough juice from these and remaining 2 lemons to measure 1 cup.
• In a saucepan boil 2 cups water with sugar, stirring, until sugar is dissolved. Add zest, lemon juice, and remaining 2 cups water and cool.
• In a food processor or blender purée blackberries and stir into lemonade. Pour blackberry lemonade through a sieve into a pitcher or other container and chill. Chill lemonade, covered, at least until cold and up to 2 days.
• Serve lemonade over ice in tall glasses, garnished with lemon slices.

Steps:

• In a medium pot, combine the blackberries, sugar and water. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium and cook for 1-2 minutes, until the berries break down. Remove from the heat.
• Strain the syrup through a fine-mesh sieve to remove the pulp and seeds. Set aside to cool.
• In a large pitcher, combine the lemon juice, blackberry simple syrup, and whiskey. Chill until ready to serve.
• Before serving, add the club soda and stir to combine.
• Serve over ice, garnished with a few blackberries and a slice of lemon.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• Lay a double piece of cheesecloth on a nonporous work surface (as the berries will stain a wide array of cutting surfaces and clothes, this may be best done outside or over newspaper and wearing an apron or smock).
• Place the blackberries on top of the cheesecloth and gather into a bundle like a hobo sack.
• Hold the sack of berries over a glass, stainless steel, plastic, or ceramic bowl; twist the top of the sack to squeeze the juice from the berries into the receptacle (this will yield about 1 cup very strong, tart, dark juice).
• Refrigerate the juice until needed; discard the purple mash.
• In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, 1 cup water, the lime leaf, and the cardamom pod; bring to a boil.
• Simmer over low heat for 10 minutes, or until the mixture is reduced to a thin syrup.
• Remove the lime leaf and cardamom.
• Allow the sugar syrup to cool and then chill it.
• In a 1 quart pitcher, combine the blackberry juice, sugar syrup, and lime juice; stir to combine and then refrigerate until cold.
• To serve, stir the ginger ale into the pitcher; fill glasses with ice, and pour in the blackberry limeade.
• Garnish with slices of lime and blackberries.