Blueberry Mocktail
This blueberry mocktail is refreshing, fruity with a homemade blueberry and thyme simple syrup, and topped with the perfect amount of fizz!
Ingredients
Blueberry and Thyme Simple Syrup
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 large tablespoon thyme removed from stem
- ½ cup blueberries fresh or frozen
Blueberry Mocktail
- sugar for rimming glass
- lemon wedge for rimming glass
- 6 ounces blueberry and thyme simple syrup
- 2 ounces lemon juice
- 1 ounce maple syrup
- 4-8 ounces seltzer water plain
- blueberries for garnish
- thyme fresh, for garnish
Instructions
- Start by making the simple syrup. Add the water, sugar, and thyme to a medium saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring until sugar has dissolved, 2-3 minutes. Add the blueberries and continue to simmer until they have broken down and the sauce begins to thicken, about 10-15 minutes. Let cool slightly then strain into a jar, pushing down on the blueberries to release as much of the simple syrup as possible.½ cup water, ½ cup sugar, 1 large tablespoon thyme, ½ cup blueberries
- Add sugar to coat the bottom of a small plate, then use a lemon wedge to wet the rim of 2 glasses. Press the rims of the glasses into the sugar to coat.sugar, lemon wedge
- Add 3 ounces blueberry and thyme simple syrup to the bottom of each glass, then fill each glass about ⅔ of the way with crushed ice. Add 1 ounce lemon juice and ½ ounce maple syrup to each glass. Top each off with seltzer, then garnish with blueberries and thyme.6 ounces blueberry and thyme simple syrup, 2 ounces lemon juice, 1 ounce maple syrup, 4-8 ounces seltzer water, blueberries, thyme
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