Winter has started to kick in with the weather getting chillier day by day, and Thanksgiving is right around the corner! Black Friday deals are already out, everyone is busy planning their holidays, and how are your preparations coming along? Did you give a thought about all the delicious dishes you plan to put up for this year’s Thanksgiving feast? I have started mine! So stay tuned for my upcoming posts will all my favorite Thanksgiving dishes. And to keep the ball rolling, here is a wonderful cocktail recipe… with family and friends coming over, you certainly need a drink to start off your party. I know limoncello is not a winter drink, but this Lemony Flavored Blueberry Cocktail is definitely a crowd pleaser!

This is my first attempt with a limoncello. I did some research to know more about this drink, and came across many interesting articles about the history and preparation of limoncello. This popular Italian lemon liqueur is made from the infusion of lemon peel in alcohol. It is kept covered for weeks, then strained and mixed with simple syrup, creating this yellow neon colored drink which is then served chilled. Being rich in lemon, the combination of limoncello with fruity flavors and other beverages gave rise to many wonderful cocktails, which are tangy, fruity and delicious.

Limoncello with blueberry juice gives you the right balance of sweetness n tartness. Give it a touch of fizzy soda and there you go! Its fun, festive, and refreshing, making it perfect for your parties and impressing your guests alike…

Enjoy…!

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Blueberry Limoncello Cocktail

Jazz up your Thanksgiving Party with this Vibrant and Festive Limoncello Blueberry Cocktail…!  

Course Drinks

Cuisine Italian

Keyword blueberry, cocktail, limoncello

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Total Time 5 minutes minutes

Servings 1

Author Akhila

Ingredients

• 2 oz limoncello
• 1 oz blueberry juice
• 5 oz lemonade
• ½ oz soda water
• Ice cubes

Instructions

• Fill a cocktail shaker with ice cubes and pour limoncello, blueberry juice, and lemonade. Place it’s cap on and shake well.
• Pour to a serving glass and top with soda. Enjoy!

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Pepper Delight has entered its 10^th month of limelight, and I know that’s a long time for not having a cocktail recipe so far. I guess I was just prolonging it till I got the right ingredients and that’s when this bag of berries landed in my hands. Berries make a great combo with anything you try, and with a hint of lime you get that refreshing sweet tangy flavour. And there you go, a triple berry treat.

I still have plenty of berries left, so stay tuned for more recipes. Something special with a berries compote coming soon…!

Enjoy, Chill…!

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Prep time: 10 minutes
Serves: 2

INGREDIENTS

• 1½ cup berries (I used frozen berries, thawed; raspberries, blackberries, & blueberries)
• ¼ cup lime juice
• ¾ cup water
• 4 tbsp granulated sugar
• ¼ cup triple sec
• ½ cup tequila
• 1 cup ice cubes
• lime wedges (to garnish)
• coarse salt (to rim the glass)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Puree the berries in a blender along with water, lime juice and sugar. Strain the puree to a bowl, which will give you about 2 cups of concentrated berry syrup.
2. Combine triple sec, tequila, berry syrup, and ice cubes in a cocktail shaker and shake well.
3. Prepare your serving glass by running a lime wedge along its rim, and then dip the rim in coarse salt (optional).
4. Pour the drink from the shaker into the glass.
5. Garnish with a lime slice (optional).

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Now, mojitos are alcoholic drinks and basically a mix of white rum, lemon juice, sugar and mint leaves. Well, then why Virgin? Just thought to cater my non-alcoholic friends out here too, still giving you a hit from the sparkling soda, with an added twist of flavours from the berries…

And if you prefer being authentic, just replace the water in this recipe with white rum, and you are all good..!!

Berries are a wonderful variant to experiment on with different drinks. And if you are in need for a great tip to fix a quick drink for your guest? I recommend muddling a few berries n mixing with lime juice and mint – that’s an all-time winner drink…!!!

Enjoy, Chill…!

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Blueberry Virgin Mojito

A non alcoholic summer drink with the blend of fresh blueberries, lime & mint leaves.

Course Drinks

Cuisine American

Keyword blueberry, mocktail, mojito

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Servings 1

Author Akhila

Ingredients

• 10-12 blueberries
• ½ of lime squeezed
• 3-4 mint leaves
• 2 tbsp sugar
• ½ cup crushed ice
• ½ cup club soda/carbonated water
• ½ cup water

Instructions

• Muddle the fresh blueberries and mint leaves together till it’s properly mashed and juicy.
• Add this muddled mix into a tall glass, followed by adding sugar and lime juice. Stir well.
• Add crushed ice, water and top with soda.

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Its berry season and a wonderful time to bake delicious desserts with these colorful fruits which are a pleasure to your eyes and taste. A cobbler to me is the right start… Cake crust with fruits; Yummm, my favorite kind of dessert!

I had previously uploaded a Peach cobbler recipe, but this is a different preparation as the berries are naturally sweet.

Another twist I have tried to introduce is replacing flour with wheat flour, which results in a denser dish… perfect for a quick filling.

This whole wheat berry cobbler is the right combination of sweet and sour flavour. You can either use a mix of different berries or even pick just one, whichever suits your choice and taste. The berry mix on the base is crusted with a cake mix and sprinkled with sugar on top… overall… Delicious…!!!

And to serve, make it a combo with Vanilla ice cream… a picture perfect summer dessert …!!!

Prep time: 30 – 45 minutes
Serves: 6 servings

INGREDIENTS

• 3 cups mixed berries
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 3 tbsp unsalted butter (melted)
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 cup milk
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• ½ cup quick cooking oats
• ¼ tsp nutmeg (optional)
• pinch of salt

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
2. Apply some butter on the baking pan and keep aside.
3. Combine berries with lemon juice and set aside.
4. In a bowl, mix together whole wheat flour, sugar, brown sugar, nutmeg, oats, baking powder and salt. Whisk it by adding melted butter until crumbly. Add milk and stir it to aerate the batter.
5. Spread the berry mix in the pan.
6. By using a large spoon, drop the batter on top of the berries.
7. Sprinkle powdered sugar on top.
8. Bake for about 20 – 25 minutes until the crust become golden brown. Allow it to rest for 5 minutes.

Serve with vanilla ice cream.

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The sweet-sourness of blackberry-blueberry compote complements the creaminess of the panna cotta, together it is a heavenly combination and an awesome dessert.

Prep time  : 40 – 45 mins (and chilled for 6 hours)
Serves        : 7 servings

INGREDIENTS

For Panna cotta :

Heavy whipping cream     : 2 cup
Milk                                       : 1/2 cup
Sugar                                     : ½ cup
Vanilla essence                    : 1 ½ teaspoon
Unflavoured gelatin            : 1 packet
Butter/Cooking spray         : to grease
Ramekins or shot glasses   : 7

For Blackberry-Blueberry compote :

Blackberry      : 150 g
Blueberry        : 150 g
Sugar                : 75 g
Lemon juice   : 1 tbsp
Water               : 1.5 cup

INSTRUCTIONS

Making Panna Cotta:

1. Dilute gelatin by mixing in 3 tbsp cold water and gelatin powder in a small bowl. Let it stand there for few minutes until it become thickened to syrupy form.
2. In a saucepan, combine heavy cream, milk and sugar on medium heat, by stirring continuously. Add Vanilla essence and mix properly, switch off the flame.
3. Mix with the dissolved gelatin and stir till it get mixed to the cream mixture
4. Spray some cooking oil to ramekins or grease with butter .
5. Pour the cream mixture to these glasses and let it stand in the refrigerator for 6 hours.

Making Blackberry-Blueberry Compote:

1. In a pan, add water, blackberry, blueberry, sugar and lemon juice. Heat by gently stirring the liquid. Bring to boil and then heat on low heat. Simmer for 10-15 mins, until slightly syrupy and allow it to cool completely.

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