Refreshing Blueberry Soda
Serves: 3
Gideon Batz
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
48
Spice
51
Sweetness
54
Sourness
39
mins
Prep time (avg)
5.3
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1 cup
Water1 cup
White Sugar2 cups
Basil (fresh)2 cups
Blueberry2 tbsps
Lemon Juice4 cups
Sparkling Water (carbonated)Directions:
1
Bring 1 cup water to a boil in a saucepan
2
Stir the sugar and basil into the water and return to a boil; cook at a boil for 10 minutes and immediately remove from heat
3
Chill in refrigerator until slightly cooled, about 10 minutes
4
Blend the blueberries, 1/2 cup water, and the lemon juice in a blender until smooth; pour into a pitcher
5
Remove the basil leaves from the simple-syrup mixture; discard the basil
6
Stir the syrup into the blueberry mixture
7
Add the carbonated water to the mixture and stir gently