A couple of months ago, I picked up a bottle of Blackberry Syrup at HomeGoods. It looked so tasty and I loved the idea of adding it to foods and beverages as a fun surprise. So far I have used it in homemade iced tea and on pancakes. While I was in my kitchen doing some brainstorming on posts, I thought that making some homemade lemonade and adding the blackberry syrup would be great. My mom has made Ina Garten's Lemonade in the past and I knew it called for superfine sugar, which I didn't have and I wasn't in the mood for trying to make my own! I did a quick search and came up with this recipe from the Pioneer Woman, which uses granulated sugar to make a simple syrup. The lemonade turned out great, but if I can get my hands on some superfine sugar, I will try Ina's next time and choose my favorite. This is a great recipe to use and the addition possibilities are endless - I must say I really loved the pinkish tint that the blackberry syrup gave this lemonade though. Maybe next time, if I had it, I would add some fresh mint .. yum!
What you need: A dozen Lemons, Granulated Sugar, Water, and Blackberry Syrup.
The first thing that I did was mix 1 cup of sugar and 2 cups of water on the stove on medium heat until the sugar dissolved to make a simple syrup. I transferred the simple syrup into a glass measuring cup and cooled it in the fridge.
Next: Juice your lemons. I juiced 6 and got a little over a 1/2 cup of lemon juice.
Next: Pour the lemon juice in a pitcher and add 2/3 of the simple syrup, stir. At this point I added 2 cups of cold water and taste tested. In the end I just added 1 more cup of cold water and left the remaining simple syrup out (the blackberry syrup will replace it).
Add blackberry syrup to taste. Mix Well.
Ready to pour, love the color!
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