Refreshing Blueberry Soda recipe

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Ingredients

1 cup water
1 cup white sugar
2 cups fresh basil
2 cups blueberries
½ cup water
2 tablespoons lemon juice
4 cups carbonated sparkling water

Nutrition Info

120.8 calories
carbohydrate: 30.9 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 0.2 g
fiber: 1.1 g
protein: 0.6 g
saturatedFat: : -
servingSize: -
sodium: 5.9 mg
sugar: 28.7 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Bring 1 cup water to a boil in a saucepan. 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. Chill in refrigerator until slightly cooled, about 10 minutes.

  2. Blend the blueberries, 1/2 cup water, and the lemon juice in a blender until smooth, pour into a pitcher. Remove the basil leaves from the simple-syrup mixture, discard the basil. Stir the syrup into the blueberry mixture. Add the carbonated water to the mixture and stir gently.

Recipe Yield

8 cups

Recipe Note

Summer favorite that can easily be translated into freezer pops. Fresh mint leaves could also be used instead of basil.

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