Huckleberry Lemonade
Homemade lemonade made with wild huckleberries and freshly squeezed lemonade.
Servings 7 cups
Calories 103kcal
Equipment
- Lemon Juicer
Ingredients
Huckleberry Simple Syrup
- 1 cup huckleberries fresh or frozen
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 cups water
Lemonade
- 1 cup lemon juice freshly squeezed
- 4 cups water
Instructions
Huckleberry Simple Syrup
- Heat huckleberries, sugar, and water together over a medium heat until the mixture is simmering. Simmer for 2-3 minutes.1 cup huckleberries, ¾ cup sugar, 2 cups water
- Strain huckleberries using a fine meshed strainer. Don't mash the berries down, or the liquid will become cloudy.
- Allow the simple syrup to cool for at least 30 minutes. You can also speed up this process by adding 1 cup of ice cubes to the hot mixture.
Lemonade
- Add huckleberry simple syrup, freshly squeezed lemon juice, remaining water into a pitcher. Stir. Add ice just before serving.1 cup lemon juice, 4 cups water
Notes
- The huckleberry simple syrup can also be used for mixing into cocktails. Once made, allow it to cool, then cover and refrigerate for up to 7 days.
- Don't waste the huckleberries you used to make the simple syrup. You can add a few of the huckleberries to the lemonade or you can serve them over vanilla ice cream, add to pancakes, or eat as a snack.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 103kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 0.3g | Fat: 0.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.01g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.001g | Sodium: 14mg | Potassium: 36mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 29IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 0.1mg