Berry Recipe « Berry Bloom Lemonade

Butterfly pea flowers (steeped and strained like tea leaves) turn this lemonade a pretty violet color. You can use floral ice cubes to take it over the top. This Allrecipes Magazine recipe is based on Hot Pink Lemonade by Candice S.

Ingredients

• 7 cups cold water, divided
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1/2 cup dried butterfly pea flowers
• 4 cups ice, divided
• 2 ¼ cups fresh lemon juice

Cooking Directions

1. Heat 3 cups water and sugar in a saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring, until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and stir in flowers; steep for 10 minutes. Strain; add 1 cup ice and stir until ice melts and mixture is chilled.
2. Pour remaining water and lemon juice into a small pitcher.
3. To serve, pour about 3/4 cup flower syrup into tall, ice-filled glasses. Top with about 3/4 cup lemon mixture; stir to combine.

Nutrition Facts

• calories210.7
• carbohydrateContent55.9 g
• fiberContent0.3 g
• proteinContent0.3 g
• sodiumContent6.9 mg
• sugarContent51.6 g