Frosty Blueberry Lemonade

The whole family will love this Frosty Blueberry Lemonade. It has just the right amount of sweetness and tart, with slushie blueberry ice to keep you hydrated and beat the heat on a hot summer day.

Ingredients

For the blueberry ice cubes
• 2 cups blueberries
• 2 cups water
• 3/4 cup sugar
• zest of 2 lemons

For the lemonade
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup hot water
• 2 cups fresh lemon juice (10-12 lemons using a good juicer) or skip simple syrup and use frozen lemonade concentrate
• 3/4 gallon ice cold water
• 1 lemon, sliced (we grilled some slices for garnish)

Instructions

For the blueberry ice cubes
1. Place the berries in a small saucepan, pour in water and sugar. Bring to a boil over medium heat, turn heat down and let simmer 10 minutes. Remove from heat.
2. Let cool and place in the blender. Pulse until smooth, then strain using a mesh strainer, fill 3 ice trays and freeze 5 hours to overnight.
3. Add slushie blueberry ice to gallon dispenser with prepared lemonade and garnish with lemon slices

For the lemonade
1. Simmer 1 cup water and the sugar together to make a simple syrup, let cool. Add the 2 cups fresh squeezed lemon juice and stir together with 3/4 gallon of water in dispenser with lemon slices.

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