The perfect combination of tart, bright and lightly sweet, this homemade blackberry lemonade is sure to become your favorite warm weather drink.

glass of deep purple blackberry lemonade with slice of lemon on the rim, ready to drink.

When life hands you lemons, make blackberry lemonade! This refreshing drink is sophisticated enough to please adult palates but will delight the kiddos as well. It is a fabulous way to turn fresh fruit into a delightful sipper.

Measuring cup with citrus reamer, fresh squeezed lemon juice and half a lemon with blackberry puree in pitcher nearby.

We are lucky enough to have prolific blackberry bushes in our yard, so I was able to use frozen berries from last year’s harvest. You could use fresh or frozen berries, whichever is the most available or economical.

Don’t let squeezing the lemons keep you from making this recipe. It is quick and totally worth the little bit of effort.

Lokking down on a couple of glasses of deep purple blackberry lemonade with berries and lemon wedges with stainless steel straws, ready to drink.

I made a half gallon pitcher full and it didn’t last the weekend at our house. We were all big fans.

My husband would have preferred if I would have strained the blackberry puree, but I sort of enjoyed the signal that it was made with real fruit. You can decide which way you prefer.

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More fun lemonade recipes:

Honey Lemonade
Mango Lemonade
Homemade Lemon Shake-ups
Strawberry Lemonade Spritzer
or try switching it up a bit with some cold cherry limeade

Tips and tricks to making blackberry lemonade:

Between the tart berries and sour lemons, the end result of the recipe as written is only lightly sweet. Add a few Tablespoons more sugar to the pan while making your sugar syrup if you want a sweeter result.

You may wish to strain the seeds out of the blackberry puree, that is completely up to personal preference.

Fresh squeezed lemons will have the brightest flavor, but lemon juice from the bottle will do in a pinch.

Glasses of blackberry lemonade with ice in front of pitcher.

If using frozen berries, use some of the warm sugar water to help get them pureed smooth. Your blender will appreciate the liquid!

Little Dude and the neighbor kid had 3 glasses each before the afternoon was over, so they didn’t mind the seeds one bit! I can see this becoming a summer weekend staple for us.

Glasses of dark purple lemonade with lots of pureed blackberries and ice inside topped with frozen blackberries and a slice of lemon.

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Fresh Squeezed Blackberry Lemonade

Author: Carlee

Servings: Servings

The perfect combination of tart, bright and lightly sweet, this homemade blackberry lemonade is sure to become your favorite warm weather drink.

Prep: 10

Cook: 7

Total: 17

Equipment

Ingredients

Instructions

Heat the sugar and water in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir occasionally and cook until all of the sugar is dissolved.
1 cup granulated sugar, 3 cups water
Puree the blackberries in a blender or food processor. Mine were frozen, so I added a bit of the sugar water to the berries to blend them easier.
2 cups blackberries
Mix sugar water, berry puree and lemon juice in a half gallon pitcher. Fill with ice.
1½ cups lemon juice
Serve over ice.

Notes

Feel free to add as many blackberries as you have/want. More blackberries will result in a thicker, richer feeling lemonade. Fewer will be lighter and still delicious.