Blueberry ginger sugar syrup combines with lemon lime sparkling water in this refreshing non-alcoholic blueberry ginger cooler!
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 180 minutes
- Cook time: 20 minutes
- Total time: 200 minutes
- Yield: 6
- Category: Beverage
- Cuisine: World
Ingredients
- 1 liter water
- 1.25 cups fresh blueberries
- 1 heaping tablespoon grated ginger
- 4-5 tablespoons sugar (or adjust to taste)
To serve
- 2-3 cans of lemon lime sparkling water (unsweetened)
- ice cubes
- mint leaves
Method
- To a pan on medium-high heat add water, blueberries and grated ginger. Let it all come to a boil.
- Once the mixture starts boiling, add sugar and mix till it dissolves.
- Now lower the heat and using the back of your spatula, mash the blueberries. Mash all of it and let the mixture simmer for another 10-15 minutes.
- Remove from heat and once the syrup has cooled down, cover it with a cling sheet and let it sit at room temperature for 2-3 hours. This is important so that the flavors mix-in well.
- After 2-3 hours, strain the syrup into a clear bowl. At this point you can cover and keep it refrigerate until ready to use.
- To serve the blueberry ginger cooler, fill 2/3 of the glass with the syrup, add ice cubes.
- And then add lemon-lime sparkling water on top and stir so that the soda and syrup combine well.
- Garnish with some fresh blueberries and mint leaves and enjoy!
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.