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The easiest blueberry mocktail with frozen blueberries! With just a few ingredients – blueberries, ginger, and honey – it’s incredibly easy to make in just 10 minutes.
This blueberry non-alcoholic drink is refreshing and perfect any time of year because it uses frozen blueberries. Best of all, this is a mocktail you can feel good about drinking because of the simple ingredients and low sugar – no simple syrup required!
And if you’re looking for another summer mocktail recipe that uses fruit, you’ll love this peach mocktail or watermelon juice with mint.
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
I absolutely love blueberry drinks during the summer, like this blueberry mojito mocktail, or blueberry iced tea. You’ll love this easy blueberry mocktail recipe because it’s:
- Easy – With simple ingredients that just take 10 minutes to blend, then top with sparkling water.
- Refreshing – Blueberries and ginger combine for a light and refreshing drink.
- Anti-Inflammatory – This blueberry mocktail uses the base of my homemade immunity shots which pack in lots of antioxidants and ginger for both anti-inflammatory benefits and flavor.
- Low sugar – Only natural sugars from honey and blueberries are used to sweeten this recipe – no simple syrup or refined sugar.
Ingredients
A full list of ingredients and amounts can be found in the recipe card below!
- Frozen blueberries – I recommend wild blueberries because they contain extra antioxidants, with more tart flavor. These can be found at Sprouts, Costco and Trader Joe’s. Regular frozen blueberries can also be used. I like to use frozen because they create a thicker texture, are frozen at their peak, and are good year-round.
- Fresh ginger – Fresh ginger tastes the best with this recipe instead of dried!
- Honey – Needed for a light sweetness, but maple syrup or any other sweetener you prefer could be added. I think honey complements the blueberries and ginger the best.
- Water – I used filtered water but coconut water could be used for electrolytes.
- Lemon – This is completely optional, and not an addition for those on HYH, but it is really delicious if tolerated.
- Club soda or sparkling mineral water – I highly recommend Topo Chico in glass bottles for mocktails because it’s extra fizzy and doesn’t get watered down easily! You could also use non-alcoholic ginger beer or ginger ale!
How to Make
Step 1: Peel the ginger
This is best done using the back of a spoon so you don’t waste any by slicing it!
Step 2-3: Blend the mixture
Add in frozen blueberries, ginger, lemon juice (if using), and honey. Blend till smooth, about 30 seconds to 1 minute.
Step 4: Strain
Use a fine mesh strainer to strain the blueberry juice over a large cup. You should have a little over 1 cup of juice.
Step 5: Add sparkling water
Pour the juice into a glass with ice, then top with sparkling water. Add extra sweetener or other ingredients to taste.
Recipe Tips
- Leftover ginger blueberry juice? Use it as these immunity shots.
- Need to serve a crowd? Use the slider on the recipe to increase the servings count. As is, this recipe makes enough for 4 drinks.
- Adjust sweetness – I always try to use the least amount of sugar possible in my drinks so this is adjusted to what I prefer. You may like a little more or less sweetness! Taste and adjust the blueberry juice after blending. Remember that it won’t be as strong with the sparkling water added.
Mocktail Variations
This blueberry mocktail is easy to make into whatever you’re feeling that night! Here are some variations
- Blueberry mojito mocktail – This recipe uses mint and ginger for a mojito version!
- Blueberry moscow mule mocktail – Use your favorite ginger beer instead of sparkling water.
- Blueberry lavender mocktail – Add 2 fresh culinary lavender buds and blend those with the blueberries, then strain.
- Fresh blueberry mocktail – 10 fresh blueberries, 1 rosemary sprig for 5-6 mint leaves, 1 tablespoon of agave syrup or honey, and 6 ounces of sparkling water or soda water.
Add all the ingredients to a cocktail shaker, muddling the blueberries and herbs together, strain it into your glass and top with sparkling water.
Storage Suggestions
Make ahead – Make the blueberry ginger juice ahead of time and store in the fridge for up to 5 days. Or freeze into individual ice cubes for up to 3 months.
Add ice and top with soda water when you’re ready to serve.
Pairing Ideas
Blueberries are so wonderful and sweet during the summer months and the pair great with anything BBQ related. A few of my favorite recipes to pair with this blueberry mocktail are:
- Dry rub for ribs
- Crockpot BBQ chicken thighs
- Grilled boneless chicken thighs with green goddess sauce
- Fingerling potato salad
- Chicken teriyaki burger
- Corn pasta with zucchini
- Grilled salmon with mango salsa
If you’re making this ginger blueberry mocktail closer to the fall or spring season, I would try it with the Boursin pasta, which cuts the rich flavors of the pasta!
Blueberry Drinks
Drinks
Blueberry Mojito Mocktail
Smoothies
Blueberry Smoothie without Banana or Yogurt
Drinks
Homemade Gatorade
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Blueberry Mocktail
Ingredients
- 1 cup frozen wild blueberries
- 1 ounce peeled, fresh ginger root
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 cup filtered water
- 1/2 (optional) lemon, juiced (about 1½ tablespoons)
- 1 12 ounce sparkling water bottle or ginger ale or ginger beer
Instructions
- Blend blueberries, ginger, honey, water, and lemon (if using) in a high-powered blender, on high, for 30 seconds. Strain the mixture through a fine-mesh strainer into a glass jar or measuring cup, using a spoon to push the juice through the strainer until only pulp remains. Taste and adjust any sweetener here. Discard the pulp.
- Add about 1/4 cup of blueberry juice to the bottom of a low glass with ice. Top off with the sparkling water or ginger ale. Add ginger slices for garnish, if desired.
Notes
- Lemon is great for a vitamin C boost for those not on HYH or following a low histamine diet. It’s delicious! This recipe is also great without it or you could add another tart juice like pomegranate.
- Non-alcoholic ginger beer that make great mixers are Fever Tree or Regatta.
- Frozen wild blueberries can be found with other frozen fruit. A great deal at Costco or Trader Joes. Regular frozen blueberries can be substituted if not available
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
If made ahead and frozen into individual ice cubes, do you thaw cube before adding ice and topping with ginger ale? Or use it frozen and just our ginger ale over the cube (how much ginger ale if so)?
You could really do it either way. For myself I just use the juice cube and top with ginger ale and it melts pretty quickly. But if you want it to be more mocktail-like it’s best to thaw first and then mix all together. I don’t really measure out the ginger ale when using it as ice cubes but I wouldn’t use a huge glass – a lowball glass/cocktail glass is fine.