Before the warm weather completely leaves us, I wanted to make this fun twist on lemonade. I first saw berry ice cubes on one of my favorite blogs, Just Putzing around the Kitchen.
Instead of using just water when making your ice, you add some blueberries (or other berries) into the ice. When they are put in the lemonade, they add both color and flavor to the lemonade. Here’s a quick snapshot of the lemonade when the ice first goes in:
And instead of using plain water, I used some lemonmint water by Metromint so when the ice melts, it doesn’t dilute the lemonade further and make it watery. You could also freeze fresh lemon juice if you don’t have any lemon flavored water, but the lemon flavored water is nice because it helps maintain the lemon flavor in your drink.
The end result is a refreshing blueberry mint lemonade, which also has some pretty blueberries floating inside.
I like my lemonade pretty concentrated, so the recipe below is mostly lemons. Of course, you can substitute with your own favorite lemonade recipe or dilute the recipe further if you prefer.
Now onto the giveaway. I mentioned that I used Lemonmint flavored water by Metromint. Have you tried Metromint before? They have a whole line of different flavored mint waters. They are unsweetened, flavored with real mint, and contain no calories. I was sent their most popular flavors to sample: Peppermint, Spearmint, Goodberrymint, Chocolatemint, Lemonmint and Orangemint.
One lucky reader will be sent a sampler pack of Metromint as well. I will use random.org to generate a winner. Please note, this is only open to US residents. The giveaway ends Friday, September 27, 2013 at 11:59 PST. To enter, please leave a comment at the end of this post, telling me which flavor of Metromint you are most interested in sampling. For additional entries:
1) Follow me on Twitter and Tweet the following message “Win Metromint Water Sampler Pack @kirbiecravings https://wp.me/p17wwJ-4Lp” and then leave a separate comment at the end of this post with a link to the tweet. Please make sure it is a separate comment from your initial comment entry so that it is counted separately.
2) Like this post on Facebook and leave a separate comment at the end of this blog post telling me you’ve done so (along with your FB handle if it’s not obvious). Please make sure it is a separate comment from your initial comment entry so that it is counted separately.
Lemonade with Blueberry Lemon Mint Ice Cubes
Ingredients
For the Lemonade
- 1/2 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 1 1/2 cups Lemonmint water or plain water
- 1/4 cup - 1/2 cup of granulated sugar depending on how sweet you want your lemonade
For the Blueberry Ice
- Lemonmint water
- fresh or frozen blueberries
Instructions
- To make the ice: Fill ice cube tray with blueberries, about 1-2 per mold, depending on how big your ice molds are. Fill to top with water. Freeze for several hours to set.
- To make the lemonade: Mix lemon juice, water and sugar. Add ice in right before serving.
The nutrition information provided are only estimates based on an online nutritional calculator. I am not a certified nutritionist. Please consult a professional nutritionist or doctor for accurate information and any dietary restrictions and concerns you may have.
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Tweeted here: https://twitter.com/DistractedDebra/status/383791147581071360
Lemonmint for me!
Goodberry Mint sounds delicious and yummy with the berry essence!
Liked your Facebook post too! Thank you!
Following you and tweeted via @serene_streams!
https://twitter.com/Serene_streams/status/382322689827811328
Would love the refreshing peppermint flavor!
I would like to try lemon mint. It’s the only one I haven’t tried yet!
Peppermint sounds great! Thanks!
The berry mint sounds really different
metromint is awesome but very hard to find in my area. my favorite is spearmint. i have not tried berrymint, chocolate or orange flavor yet.
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I LOVE the Peppermint, but would absolutely love to try the Goodberrymint. All look/sounds delicious!!
Goodberrymint sounds splendid.
I’d love to win a sample pack!
goodberrymint
Liked the post on Facebook.
Goodberry Mint – can’t find it by me to try!
Liked on FB =)
Followed and tweeted! https://twitter.com/xtina_love/status/382187202886643712
Goodberrymint!!!!
Liked on FB!
following on twitter and tweeted!
https://twitter.com/dizzlizz58/status/381914495775285248
i’d like to try lemonmint!
I follow on twitter and posted about the giveaway.
https://twitter.com/christyjs/status/381577024613011456
I like the post on facebook (cspur316)
Lemonmint!
Liked on fb
Chocolatemint
Good berry mint sounds great!
liked post on facebook: michelle barrett
the orangemint
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I liked on facebook
I want to try the Spearmint
Goodberrymint
Liked on facebook too!
The chocomint makes me really nervous, but I’d taste it! The berry mint seems divine!
..and I also liked on FB. Thanks again.
I want to try the GoodBerry Mint water because it comes in a HOT PINK bottle. 😉 Thanks for the entry. 🙂
Would love to taste the spearmint flavored water. I make my own mint flavored water with mint from my garden. Thanks.
I liked on FB! 🙂
The chocolate mint sounds really cool – Id love to try that!!
https://twitter.com/CannonApril/status/381127158329901056
All of the flavors sound really nice! But I’m really interested in how that chocolate mint one will taste 😀
Liked on Fb too. One of these days I will win something! 🙂
I want to try goodberry!
I really want to try chocolate mint and good berry mint favors!
Oh dear. I think I am most interested in trying the Chocolate Mint water. How could I not be, it’s chocolate and water.
I like your Facebook post as Elena Istomina
I want to try the spearmint flavor
They all look good, but I would probably go for one of the mint ones.
I’m most interested in the lemonmint or the spearamint- very interested to see what these actually taste like!
Chocolate mint!
Thanks for the shout out, twin! Love love love your heart cubes – I need to get one of those molds ASAP.
I’m in love with the silicone heart molds. They work for candy, ice cubes, jellies, just about everything!
I would love to try the spearmint flavor!
Also, liked on fb ^_^ thanks for the giveaway Kirbie!
I’d like to try the lemonmint flavor! 🙂
And Post liked.
Goodberry. I’m a berry fanatic.
Liked on FB!
Here’s my tweet: https://twitter.com/catsh1/status/380956521330262016
Chocolate mint sounds good!