Watermelon Lemonade Recipe

 This Watermelon Lemonade recipe is the perfect summer drink for your 4th of July weekend celebration or any backyard bbq’s you might be throwing during the summer.

Watermelon Lemonade is easy to make and the kids love it!

Watermelon drinks are perfect during the summer time when watermelon is the sweetest.

How To Make Watermelon juice

To make watermelon lemonade or any other watermelon drink you will need to make watermelon juice. Making watermelon juice is very easy to do.

1. Buy a seedless watermelon.
2. Scoop the sweet red flesh from the watermelon and put it in a blender.
3. Cover the blender and pulse until the watermelon flesh has become liquefied.
4. You can use the watermelon juice as is or you can strain it through a fine meshed strainer to remove all the bits of watermelon if desired.
5. To make 2 cups of watermelon juice you will need about 4 cups of watermelon flesh.

Watermelon Drinks

As much as I love sipping on a cold glass of watermelon lemonade I also love making Watermelon Aqua Fresca.

Watermelon Aqua Fresca is a lightly sweetened watermelon water poured over ice cubes that is very refreshing on a hot summer day.

Watermelon Lemonade Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 cups freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 2 cups watermelon juice
• 2-3 cups of water
• ice cubes
• 1/2 a cup to one cup sugar or sweetener of choice
• Lemon slices and basil leaves for garnish (optional)

Directions

1. Squeeze the lemon juice and add to a large pitcher.
2. Cut 3 cups of watermelon chunks and blend until liquefied. Pour the watermelon juice into the pitcher.
3. Add 2 cups of water to the pitcher to start.
4. Add the sugar or other sweetener to the pitcher and stir to dissolve.
5. Chill in the refrigerator until ready to serve. When ready to serve to fill the pitcher with ice cubes.
6. Pour into ice-filled glasses to serve.
7. Garnish with a lemon slice and sprigs of fresh thyme and lemon basil.
8. Makes about 1/2 a gallon.

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