Refreshing Watermelon Lemonade
photo by Cindi-Marie-Bauer
- Ready In:
- 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 4 cups watermelon, chopped
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 1⁄2 cups fresh lemon juice
- 6 cups cold water
directions
- Place watermelon in a blender; process until smooth and set aside. In a large pitcher, combine sugar and lemon juice; stir until sugar is dissolved. Stir in water. Add watermelon; mix well. Serve very cold; stir well before serving.
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Reviews
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This lemonade was sooo darn good. This recipe definitely deserves more than 5 stars! Using fresh lemon juice, makes this taste so refreshing. I like the taste the fresh lemons give to the lemonade, rather than using a can of frozen lemonade concentrate. I did however cut back on the water, and I'm glad I did. I only added 3 cups, as I thought the 6 cups would of really diluted the taste of the lemonade. I did add a bit more sugar, (1-1/8 cups all together) but the lemonade was still tart, so for those who prefer there's a bit more sweet, I'd suggest adding abit more sugar. I also strained the watermelon twice, which I think this is an important step in the recipe. I also found that after blending 4 cups of cubed watermelon, you will end up with 2 cups of fresh watermelon juice, plus, I found you will need 8 medium to large size lemons, to get 1 and a 1/2 cups of fresh lemon juice. And one more thing, after cutting up the watermelon, and juicing the lemons, the prep time is more like 30 minutes, and I ended up with 56 ounces of "the best" tasting lemonade ever! Thank you Nif for posting this recipe, it's a keeper!
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This is 6 stars and defiantly deserves the word refreshing as part of it's title. We all loved or liked this and personally I am not one who likes watermelon much. I used part of a good sweet seedless watermelon, granulated raw cane sugar (3/4 cup not the full cup) and mostly fresh lemons with a bit of store bought real lemon juice. I will definitely make this through the summer months. Photo posted. Made for ZWT5 for Cooks With Dirty Faces.
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I made this yesterday as I had some leftover watermelon and got some beautiful lemons from my mother in law. This was delicious. Little Miss 6 was most impressed. Hubby & I added a sneaky slurp of Vanilla Vodka to ours to make a cool & refreshing wind down cocktail on a warm night. Thanks for posting!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Nif_H
Canada
I love great food and I particularly like trying cuisines new to me! Although I don't prepare as much food as I used to, creating in my kitchen is still one of my favourite things to do. Enjoy!