This refreshing keto blueberry lemonade is a drink you’ll want to make all year long. It is the perfect combination of fruity, sweet, and tart!
You don’t have to give up your favorite summer drinks when you follow a low carb keto diet. This keto blueberry lemonade is light and refreshing and can easily be customized for your preference of sweetness in a lemonade! I hope you enjoy this drink, not just in the summer, but every season of the year!
How do I make this keto blueberry lemonade?
This is a quick and easy recipe for fresh blueberry lemonade. You can use fresh or frozen thawed blueberries for this recipe. In a stand blender, simply add 1 cup of hot water, your keto granulated sugar, the blueberries, and the lemon zest. Blend until combined. Add 1 cup of cold water and blend until blueberries are completely pureed. Your total blending time will be about 1 minute. Then strain the mixture through a fine mesh sieve to remove any tiny pieces of blueberries. Add the fresh lemon juice and the rest of the cold water. Serve over ice and enjoy!
How can I customize the sweetness/tartness of this lemonade?
One of the great aspects of making homemade lemonade is that you can adjust ingredients to make the drink as sweet or as tart as you like. This applies to this recipe for keto blueberry lemonade as well! If you like a tarter lemonade, add a little more lemon juice. If you like a sweeter lemonade, you can add more sugar to the mixture. You can also add a little more water to decrease the tartness of the lemonade as well.
Helpful Hints:
*Strain the blended mixture through a fine mesh sieve to remove any tiny pieces of blueberries.
*Easily adjust this recipe to how sweet or tart you prefer your lemonade by adding either more sugar or more lemon juice.
Main Kitchen Equipment and Utensils:
- Measuring cups
- Stand blender
- Fine mesh sieve
Splash of Encouragement:
***Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10***
Refreshing Keto Blueberry Lemonade
This refreshing keto blueberry lemonade is a drink you’ll want to make all year long. It is the perfect combination of fruity, sweet, and tart!
Ingredients
- 1 cup hot water
- 1 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen and thawed
- Zest of 2 lemons
- ¾ cup granulated sugar substitute (Swerve)
- 3 ⅔ cups cold water, divided
- ⅔ cup fresh lemon juice
Instructions
1. In a stand blender, add hot water, blueberries, lemon zest, and sugar. Blend until combined.
2. Add 1 cup cold water and blend again until combined.
3. Strain mixture to remove any pieces of blueberries which didn’t get completely blended, if desired.
4. Pour mixture into a large pitcher. Add lemon juice and remaining cold water. Stir to combine.
5. Chill and serve over ice.
6. Store any leftover lemonade in a covered pitcher in the refrigerator.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 15Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 7mgCarbohydrates: 4gNet Carbohydrates: 3.5gFiber: 0.5gProtein: 0g
Thanks for stopping by! Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is calculated with the assistance of a third party service. Values are approximate, can’t be guaranteed, and should be considered as estimates only. Values differ according to types and brands of foods used. When used in a recipe, erythritol has been removed from the carb count as it is a sugar alcohol. Please note net carbs are total carbs minus fiber.
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