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Summer Watermelon Soda Recipe
Beat the heat with a homemade watermelon soda you're going to love! Transform fresh lime juice, sugar, sparkling water, and watermelon into a refreshing summer drink!
Prep Time
3 mins
Total Time
3 mins
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 68 kcal
Course:
Drinks
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 6 cups fresh watermelon diced
- 2 cups cold water
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar or more to taste
- 3 tbsp lime juice
- 1 (12 oz) can club soda
- Fresh mint sprigs for garnish
Instructions
- Put watermelon, cold water, granulated sugar, and lime juice into the blender and blend until smooth. Taste for sweetness/lime flavor, and add more to taste.
- Pour the puréed watermelon mixture through a fine mesh sieve into a pitcher filled halfway with ice, then discard the pulp in the sieve.
- Pour the club soda into the pitcher and stir. Serve immediately and garnish with mint sprigs.
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Notes
- If you're making this ahead of time: Do not add the carbonated water. Use a lidded pitcher to keep the watermelon juice fresh for up to 2 days before serving. Add the seltzer water to serve.
- Change the sweetener - I don't suggest brown sugar because of the molasses flavor, but try stevia, monk fruit, or another that you love to give this drink your desired sweetness.
- Make it grown up - a watermelon vodka cocktail is a great spin on this recipe. You'll be sipping all summer long!
- Try flavored sparkling water - bust out the LaCroix of your choice to give your soda another boost of flavor.
- Make a watermelon soda float with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a rainbow sorbet!
- Add a flavored syrup - I make flavored simple syrups all the time for things and you can find them in posts like my strawberry lemonade, peach sweet tea, and so many cocktails.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1g
Calories
68kcal
(3%)
Carbohydrates
17g
(6%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
0.2g
(0%)
Saturated Fat
0.02g
(0%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.1g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.04g
Sodium
125mg
(5%)
Potassium
146mg
(4%)
Fiber
0.5g
(2%)
Sugar
15g
(30%)
Vitamin A
651IU
(13%)
Vitamin C
11mg
(12%)
Calcium
39mg
(4%)
Iron
0.3mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 68
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 68kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 17g | 6% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 0.2g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.02g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.04g | 0% |
| Sodium | 125mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 146mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 0.5g | 2% |
| Sugar | 15g | 30% |
| Vitamin A | 651IU | 13% |
| Vitamin C | 11mg | 12% |
| Calcium | 39mg | 4% |
| Iron | 0.3mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.