Watermelon Lemonade Recipe

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5 from 2 votes

Tart, Sweet and the PERFECT taste of summer! This watermelon lemonade recipe is the perfect refreshing drink!

Prep Time10

Cook Time0

Total Time10

Course: beverage

Cuisine: American

Keyword: watermelon lemonade recipe

Servings: servings

Calories: 139kcal

Author: Wendi Spraker

Cost: $8

Equipment

1 fine mesh strainer
1 Medium Bowl
1 blender (or food mill)
1 Pitcher

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups watermelon fresh or frozen
water (optional based on your judgement)
6 cups lemonade good quality real lemonade - Simply Lemonade in the refrigerated section of grocer is a good choice.
simple syrup up to 1 cup

Instructions

Blend the 2 1/2 cups of watermelon until uniform thin consistency. (If using frozen, allow the watermelon to come to room temperature first).
Press the blended watermelon through a fine mesh strainer. (If using a food mill, you may need to strain the resulting juice to remove pulp based on your preferences). Add water by the tablespoon full to make the consistency roughly the same as the lemonade.
Add the pressed watermelon juice to the bottom of a pitcher and add the lemonade. Stir well.
Taste and add simple syrup per your taste. Garnish with slices of watermelon and lemon. Basil and Rosemary also make nice garnishes.

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Notes

You'll want to make sure that you have either a ripe watermelon OR use frozen watermelon. Ripe watermelon will have the most flavorful juice.
Decide from the beginning if you will make your own simple syrup or if you will use store bought.
You'll also need to decide if you are going to make fresh squeezed lemonade or if you will use store bought. Either is fine. Use a good quality juice though like simply lemonade.
You really have to put the watermelon through a fine mesh strainer or cheesecloth or you'll end up with so much pulp that it's overwhelming.

Substitutions

Watermelon - You could try this with other types of fruit too, but then it wouldn't be watermelon lemonade.
Simple Syrup - Use more or less depending on your tastes.
Lemonade - You can use fresh squeezed lemonade or bottled lemonade, but do NOT use lemonade that comes in a 2Liter bottle or lemonade that is more like a soft drink. That type will not work.

PRO TIP:

Freeze some of the watermelon lemonade into ice cube trays and save the ice cubes to use in future drinks so that your drink does not become watered down as the ice melts.

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