Mint Syrup For Blueberry Mint Lemonade Recipes

BLUEBERRY-MINT LEMONADE

Steps:

• Puree berries and lemon juice in a food processor. Pour through a fine sieve into a bowl; discard pulp. Transfer to a large pitcher. Stir in mint syrup and 2 cups cold water; add ice, and serve.

MINT SIMPLE SYRUP

Steps:

• Combine water, sugar, and mint leaves in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Simmer for 1 minute. Remove from heat and let syrup steep, about 30 minutes.
• Pour syrup into a sterilized glass jar through a mesh strainer to remove mint leaves; let cool.

BLUEBERRY MINT LEMONADE

Steps:

• Combine sugar, water and mint leaves in a small saucepan.
• Bring to a simmer and stir until sugar dissolves to make a syrup. Remove from heat and let cool.
• Strain mint syrup into a tall pitcher. Stir in lemon juice and water.
• Fill 4 tall glasses with ice cubes and top with one-fourth of the blueberries.
• Add mint lemonade and top with seltzer water, if desired.

MINTED LEMONADE

Steps:

• To make simple syrup: Place 2 cups sugar and 2 cups water in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Stir until sugar is dissolved and let cool. Place lemon juice in a large pitcher, add remaining 4 cups water and 1 cup of the simple syrup or more to taste. Stir in mint leaves and refrigerate for 1 hour. Serve over ice.

MINT SYRUP FOR BLUEBERRY-MINT LEMONADE

Steps:

• In a small, tall saucepan, combine sugar, mint, and 2 3/4 cups water; bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook until the sugar has completely dissolved, 1 minute. Remove from heat; let stand 30 minutes. Pass through a fine strainer set over a bowl, and discard mint.