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Fresh Watermelon Lemonade
HOW TO MAKE SWEET & TART WATERMELON LEMONADE. EASY RECIPE WITH SIMPLE INGREDIENTS. PERFECT REFRESHING SUMMERTIME DRINK!
Course
Drinks
Cuisine
American, southern
Keyword
cocktail, ingredients, lemonade, slushie
Prep Time
10
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
10
minutes
minutes
Total Time
20
minutes
minutes
Servings
4
serving
Calories
Author
Divas Can Cook
Ingredients
1/2
medium-size watermelon
or enough to make 4 cups watermelon juice
4-5
large lemons
or enough to make 1 cup lemon juice
1 - 1 ½
cups
granulated sugar
4-6
cups
water or sparkling water
fresh mint
Instructions
Scoop watermelon into a blender or food processor.
Process until liquid.
Strain watermelon through a mesh strainer, reserving 4 cups of watermelon juice and discarding the watermelon flesh.
Pour the watermelon juice into a pitcher. Set aside.
Juice the lemons to equal 1 cup (use more if you prefer it really tart. I used 4 large lemons and got 1 cup of lemon juice)
Strain the lemon juice and add it to the pitcher.
Add in water.
Stir in sugar to sweeten to desired taste.
Serve immediatley over ice and garnish with fresh mint leaves and lemon slices.
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Notes
This drink separates as it sits. So if you decide to serve it later, be sure to stir it up before serving.