Sage Blackberry Lemonade
This stunning sage blackberry lemonade combines the earthy and slightly peppery flavor of fresh sage leaves with sweet muddled blackberries and bright lemon juice for a deeply flavored and visually gorgeous purple herbal lemonade. This unique homemade lemonade recipe is perfect for late summer when blackberries are at peak ripeness.
A beautiful purple sage blackberry lemonade with muddled fresh blackberries and earthy sage syrup.
Nutrition per serving
Ingredients
fruit
syrup
lemonade
Instructions
Make Sage Simple Syrup
Combine sugar and 1.25 cups water in a small saucepan over medium heat. Once sugar dissolves, add the fresh sage leaves and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat, steep 10 minutes, then strain and cool.
Muddle the Blackberries
Place the fresh blackberries in the bottom of a large pitcher and muddle them with a wooden spoon or muddler until they are fully crushed and have released all their deep purple juice.
Combine All Ingredients
Add the cooled sage syrup, fresh lemon juice, and 2 cups of cold water to the muddled blackberries in the pitcher. Stir vigorously to combine all the flavors together.
Strain and Serve
Strain the lemonade through a fine mesh sieve into a second pitcher to remove blackberry seeds and sage bits, pressing the solids to extract maximum juice. Serve over ice garnished with fresh blackberries and a sage leaf.
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