I Found My Thrills….Blueberry Simple Syrup

I’ve been away in Virginia again – heck I’ve been twice just since June 5th, and I am going back on Labor Day weekend. The summer is really a slow time for bloggers, I get it: I’m a slacker – especially since I’ve still been cooking gluten free and have missed some good posts – but never fear! My culinary experiments will appear here, I promise!

One of the things I love about the summer is lemonade! Yum! I make mine with Real Lemon and following this recipe right here:

For 2 quarts: Full Ziplist recipe at bottom of post

1 cup of Real Lemon

1 cup of sugar (you can adjust to taste here – totally your preference here!)

6 1/2 cups of water

Easy peasy, right? Well, I decided that I wanted to try to make a blueberry simple syrup for my lemonade today, and the results were FANTASTIC!

You just follow this formula for a sweet, sticky, beautiful blueberry simple syrup:

For Blueberry Simple Syrup: Full Ziplist recipe at bottom of post

1 cup water

1 cup sugar

2 cups of blueberries

Cook ’em down until the color starts to leave the berries – I should note that blueberries won’t lose their color like the strawberries do, so just put them on the stove and simmer while stirring constantly – right before they boil set the timer for about 5 – 6 minutes or so. I taste as I go, that’s science right there! Then you strain them (excuse the blurry image – I had some distractions today!):

I have a little glass bottle I keep my simple syrups in – it says LEMON on it. Don’t judge.

I’ve seen glass bottles just like this at Wal-Mart (that don’t say LEMON) but you are looking for one with this kind of lid to seal it up when you pop into the fridge.

YUMMY! Ok – so now – you just add it to your lemonade! Get a glass of ice and add the syrup:

Then top with your lemonade! That’s it! Oh – stir it up, of course!

One concern I had was “What color is this gonna be?” Well, it turned out a beautiful almost cranberry color. Cool beans!

Other members of the household added a little more sugar to their liking – but I like mine more lemony and less sweet – but it’s all a matter of preference!

Go make ya some – you won’t regret it! But if you do – please leave a comment. Or leave a comment if you love it. Let me know how yours turned out or if you use the syrup for something else!

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