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Watermelon lemonade

Watermelon lemonade is a colorful, delicious twist on classic lemonade. Easy, refreshing and tasty.

Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 4 approx
Calories: 95 kcal
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 3 cups watermelon (peeled, diced volume/ weight)
  • ⅓ cup lemon juice freshly squeezed
  • 1 cup water
  • ¼ cup simple syrup (or more/less to taste), see notes
  • mint & ice for serving

Instructions

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  1. Put the watermelon cubes in a blender and blend until smooth. Strain through a fine strainer to remove seeds and coarse pulp - you should get around 2 cups (480ml) of watermelon juice.
  2. Combine the strained watermelon juice, lemon juice, water and simple syrup and stir to mix. Adjust a little to taste as you feel needed, eg a little more simple syrup or water. Chill if not using immediately. 
  3. Gently stir before serving over ice, garnished with mint. 

Notes

  • To make simple syrup, combine equal parts by volume sugar and water (so eg ½ cup/120ml water and ½ cup/100g sugar) in a small pan. Warm over a medium heat, stirring now and then, until the sugar has dissolved then remove from the heat, set aside and let it cool. Store in a jar or bottle in the fridge for up to a week or two and use as needed. 
  • We really like this made as watermelon mint lemonade by infusing the syrup with mint - simply add the leaves from around 3 stems of mint to the syrup once the sugar has dissolved and let it steep in the syrup as it cools. Then, strain as you transfer to a jar/bottle.

Nutrition Information

Calories 95kcal (5%) Carbohydrates 25g (8%) Protein 1g (2%) Fat 0.2g (0%) Saturated Fat 0.03g (0%) Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1g Monounsaturated Fat 0.04g Sodium 17mg (1%) Potassium 160mg (5%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 23g (46%) Vitamin A 641IU (13%) Vitamin C 17mg (19%) Calcium 14mg (1%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4approx

Amount Per Serving

Calories 95

% Daily Value*

Calories 95kcal 5%
Carbohydrates 25g 8%
Protein 1g 2%
Fat 0.2g 0%
Saturated Fat 0.03g 0%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1g 1%
Monounsaturated Fat 0.04g 0%
Sodium 17mg 1%
Potassium 160mg 3%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 23g 46%
Vitamin A 641IU 13%
Vitamin C 17mg 19%
Calcium 14mg 1%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.