This blueberry daiquiri recipe stands out not only because of its beautiful hue but because it is as vibrant in flavor as it looks. It is so perfect that you will want to savor it, one refreshing sip at a time!
I had never consumed a blueberry daiquiri before.
- Strawberry? Yes
- Banana? Yes
- Plain? Yes
- Blueberry? No
What the heck? What . . . have . . . I . . . been . . . thinking?
I hadn’t made many blueberry drinks. In fact, I’ve only blogged about one previously on Dishes Delish: the blueberry mint cosmo. It’s a great drink, but I must say that this blueberry daiquiri beats the cosmo in taste. At least in my humble opinion!
I named it bountiful because of how flavorful this blueberry daiquiri is. You will be smacking your lips every single time you take a sip.
Oh, wait! I smack my lips every time I eat or drink anything.
What other fruit can I use?
You can make fruit daiquiris with any fruit. Seriously, it’s all good!
Do I have to have these daiquiris frozen?
No. In fact, my plain daiquiri is not frozen. Just know that if you don’t blend your daiquiri, it will be a totally different cocktail. You would either have to use fruit juice or muddle the fruit and shake to mix.
To muddle or not to muddle, that is the question
The thing with muddling is you release the juice from the fruit, but you do not pulverize the skin. So, you won’t get the same rich, vibrant flavor that you would get if you use the blender. When you blend fruit, particularly berries, you get the whole berry flavor, not just the juice.
Muddling is a great tool and perfect for some cocktails, but if you want a full bodied, refreshing, ice cold cocktail, use the blender!
Helpful tips
- You don’t have to use the best quality liquor in these daiquiris, although you can if you want
- The final color is more reddish than blue because of the lime juice
- Wash the blueberries well before blending them (or eating them for that matter)
- Use a high powered blender
- Even though I say 2 cups, the amount of ice you use is dependent on the size of your blender
- The more ice you use, the thicker your blueberry daiquiri will be
- Use whatever glassware you have on hand, but the tulip glass is the traditional way to serve a daiquiri. I also love showing off this cocktail in a few different shaped glasses
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How to make a blueberry daiquiri
Pre-step
Gather the blender and measuring glass. After measuring each ingredient, pour it into your blender container.
Also, take 2 martini picks and spear 4 blueberries to each pick for the garnish. If you don’t have martini picks, toothpicks will do.
Step one
Gather the ingredients – washed blueberries, rum, limes and simple syrup.
Step two
Measure 4 ounces of rum. (A)
Step three
Measure 2 ounces of lime juice. (B)
Step four
Measure 1 ounce of simple syrup. (C)
Step five
Add the blueberries. (D)
Step six
Add 1 – 2 cups of ice, cap your blender and process until smooth and thick.
I’m known for using different glasses when serving my cocktails, so I decided on using a tulip glass and double old fashioned glass for this blueberry daiquiri.
Pour the contents of the blender between the two glasses and lay the picks across the top of the glasses.
Beautiful!
Let’s look at another photo of the blueberry daiquiri!
And now for a view of the double old fashioned glass with the blueberry daiquiri in it!
M-m-good!
I hope you enjoyed this blueberry daiquiri recipe as much as I did drinking it!
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Bountiful Blueberry Daiquiri
Ingredients
Bounty
- 4 ounces rum light, gold or dark – just not spiced
- 2 ounce lime juice freshly squeezed
- 1 ounce simple syrup
- 1 cup blueberries washed
- 2 cups ice
Garnish
- 8 blueberries
Instructions
Make it Now
- Grab your blender container and add rum, lime juice, simple syrup, blueberries and ice
- Cap blender and blend until nice and thick
- Take the 8 blueberries and place 4 on each martini pick
- Pour into glasses
- Lay the garnish across the top of the glasses
- Sip
- Smile
- Enjoy
Notes
- You don’t have to use the best quality liquor in these daiquiris, although you can if you want
- You won’t get a vibrant blue cocktail, more reddish because of the color of lime juice
- Wash the blueberries well before blending them or eating them, for that matter
- Use a high powered blender
- Even though I say 2 cups, the amount of ice you use is dependent on the size of your blender
- The more ice you use, the thicker your blueberry daiquiri will be
- Use whatever glassware you have on hand, but the tulip glass is the traditional way to serve a daiquiri. I also love showing off this cocktail in a few different shaped glasses
Helene D'Souza
Friday evening here and I am in the mood for a great and exciting drink! Can you send me some over of your gorgeous refreshing daiquiri? 😀
Elaine
Will do, wait at the door, I’ll be there in a minute Helene ;)!
Tina Dawson | Love is in my Tummy
May I say, your pictures are so gorgeous! And I’m sorry about the black thumb (although it was so funny to read, should I feel guilty about that?). My dad had the greenest thumbs in the house, and I may have a touch of green in me, although I cannot say for sure. I have killed some, but some are still alive, so I’m not sure now….
Elaine
Tina, no it’s not something you should feel guilty about!! Thank you for the compliment and for commenting. I so appreciate it!
Lisa | Garlic & Zest
It’s 5 o’clock somewhere and I’m feeling thirsty… This is a gorgeous daiquiri — and since it’s Friday, I can spend the whole weekend perfecting it!
Elaine
Hehe! Thanks so much Lisa!
Christina Shoemaker
WHAT?!? Why haven’t I had a blueberry daiquiri before?? Something is wrong with my life. This sounds perfect. Refreshing with just the right amount of sweet!
Elaine
Thanks Christina! I felt the same way about not having it before. Silly me.
Jeni @ Biscuits & Booze
lol, I can do house plants but outdoor gardening? meh. I’d rather drink this daquiri and let someone else do the work!
Elaine
Hehe Jeni!! 🙂 I still want to try to have a plant, much to the plants terror.
Dahn
what a delicious sounding daiquiri, I will be sure to follow all of your recipe instructions including: sip, sigh, smile and enjoy!!
Elaine
Lol Dahn!
Edyta at Innocent Delight
This looks so refreshing to me. I never had blueberries in my alcoholic beverage but it is time to change it! Awesome idea.
Elaine
Thanks Edyta!!
Chris
You da cocktail queen! And this one even has antioxidants!! 😉
Elaine
Hehe. Thanks Chris!! 🙂
Jessica Formicola
Oh my goodness, I need to make one of these asap!
Elaine
It’s so good Jessica!! 🙂
Traci
Elaine…how have I never had this?! Srsly, I’ve been missing out…and now craving one! I love fresh blueberries and never thought to put them into a daiquiri. Very cool! Can’t wait to try…pinning and bookmarking!
Gabi
I’ve still too much rum left from our last vacation in Cuba. As I’m not a big fan of rum, I use it mostly for baking e.g apple cake. But your beautiful blueberry daiquiri (we love blueberries) inspires me to surprise my hubby this weekend with a special cocktail:) Thank you!
Elaine
Thanks Gabi! I would love to go to Cuba!! One of the best things about daiquiri’s, especially fruit daiquiri’s is you can hardly taste the booze. But, that might be a bad thing too. 🙂
Traci
Elaine…how have I never had this?! Seriously, I’ve been missing out…and now craving one! I love fresh blueberries and never thought to put them into a daiquiri. Very cool! Can’t wait to try…pinning and bookmarking!
Elaine
Thanks so much Traci!
Joyce
Looks like such a refreshing summer drink!
Elaine
Thank you Joyce, it truly is!
Adriana Lopez Martin
Oh yum! Tart, sweet and then with buzz my kind of drink. Very nicely done I need one right now so hot in Florida, cheers!
Elaine
Cheers Adriana! And thank you!
Christopher
Love blueberries. Love daiquiris. Hence, I love this cocktail recipe! Brilliant!