Blueberry Lemonade Refresher Drink; Low-FODMAP & Gluten-free (Vegan)
Tart, sweet, and fresh Blueberry Lemonade Refresher is the perfect summer beverage. Easy to make, low-FODMAP and IBS-friendly!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings (250 ml each) 1x
- Category: Beverage
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Gluten Free
Ingredients
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- 1/2 cup simple syrup, prepared*
- 3/4 cups freshly squeezed lemon juice (about 6 lemons)*
- 1 cup ice
- 1/2 cup (75g) blueberries, plus more for garnish
- 2 & 1/2 cups water
- Sparkling water, for topping
Instructions
- If you haven’t made your simple syrup, do so now (this will take about 10 additional minutes, plus time to cool): Heat 1/2 cup granulated sugar with 1/2 cup water in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and place in a glass jar to cool
- Place blueberries in a large pitcher and ‘muddle’ with a muddler, or potato masher, until the blueberries are slightly crushed
- Add ice, then lemon juice, 1/2 cup of the simple syrup, and 2.5 cups cold water (it turns pink!)
- Stir well, then taste and add additional sugar, or blueberries to preference
- Pour into glasses and top with sparkling water, garnish with blueberries or other low-FODMAP fruit
Notes
- Although this recipe has not been lab-tested, a single serving should be low-FODMAP based on available data at time of posting
- Will yield about 1 liter of lemonade, prior to the sparkling water garnish
- You will use 1/2 cup simple syrup for this lemonade. Read all about simple syrup with my Low-FODMAP recipe– so many great uses for this ingredient
- You may also find this bottled for use, often in cocktail section of the grocery store
- Granulated sugar is not a high-FODMAP ingredient, although too much sugar can irritate IBS. Read more about sugar in my full posting
- Blueberries are low in FODMAPs, up to 500g may be consumed per Monash
- For lemon juice, about 1/2 cup is one low-FODMAP serving (2/3 cup is moderate per Monash, maximum 3.6 fl oz per FODMAP friendly). Do not substitute reconstituted or processed lemon juices as they may be higher in FODMAPs.
