Watermelon Lemonade

Jhuls @ The Not So Creative Cook

9 years ago

A refreshing, yet very easy to make drink – perfect for summer.

Don’t you just love the bubbles? This is after the lemonade has gone through the blender.

Weather these days are becoming hotter and hotter… And there are things you want to keep you sane including having a refreshing drink. In my case, I always go for very cold water. With lots of ice? Oh, yes! I am not fond of making my own drink – I always get store-bought ones if I want some. Finally, I realized that making your drinks at home is super easy.

I love Watermelons, but only if they are in drink form. I also love lemonade, but I love them with something else. I had Watermelon and few lemons sitting in the fridge. I am not an expert in making drinks, so I had to look up recipes. Some requires more fruits than what I have on hand. Lucky me, I have found a great recipe.

Watermelon Lemonade

Ingredients:

3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup water
1/2 cup of freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 cups cold water
4 cups of watermelon, cubed and seeds removed
About 20 fresh mint leaves (optional)

Instructions:

Make simple sugar syrup: Heat ¾ cup water with ¾ cup sugar. Cook until sugar is dissolved (about 3-5 minutes). Let cool to room temperature. Add two cups of cold water. Set aside. (Alternatively, you can boil water using a water heater and add it to the sugar and stir until dissolved. Cool to room temperature before adding cold water.)
Puree the watermelon until well blended. Strain the liquid using a strainer. Mix the strained liquid with the sugar syrup + cold water mixture. (If using mint leaves, you can put the mixture back to the blender and pulse until you get specks of mint leaves.)
Serve with ice cubes.

Source recipe: Watermelon Lemonade by The Big Giant Food Basket

Note: Honey can be used a sweetener.

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This lemonade is super awesome – it’s a bit lemon-y, but that’s lemonade, yeah? Of course, you can adjust the measurements according to your taste. I added some mint leaves to the source recipe. I just love mint and I love the specks of mint in the lemonade…

And I know all of you would agree with me – having this drink when you are at the beach is perfect, yes? Just sharing a photo from my recent Eid Holiday.