Watermelonade
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This delicious watermelonade recipe includes hints of honey and lime juice for the most refreshing summer drink.
I have a difficult time making recipes like this watermelon lemonade with a watermelon because I feel like watermelon, in and of itself, is about as perfect as it can get. Just hand me a salt shaker and a knife and get out of my way!
But today’s watermelonade recipe is a special exception. Why? Because it is basically watermelon that you can drink. No knife, no stickiness, sit back with a straw, and drink the whole melon if the mood hits ya. I add just enough “extra” stuff to enhance the flavor, being careful not to detract from it.
These extra ingredients include lime juice to put the “lemonade” in watermelonade. Then I also add honey for sweetness and a touch of salt, which is totally optional. The instructions are as easy as they come. Just pop all the ingredients in a blender and blend it up until it’s liquefied. Then pour it into a cup filled with crushed ice and you have watermelon lemonade. This is the perfect refreshing drink to enjoy during summer.
So next time you go to buy (or pick) a watermelon, buy (or pick) two instead. Eat one, drink the other. You can’t go wrong! If you wanna see how I do it, skip right on down to the first picture.
And now for the watermelonade.
Recipe Ingredients
- Fresh watermelon
- Honey
- Bottled or fresh lime juice
How to Make Watermelonade
Now here are the instructions, so don’t blink because you’ll miss it, k?
Put all of the ingredients into a blender.
Blend until smooth and completely liquified
Serve your watermelonade over crushed ice.
That’s it! Told ya this watermelon lemonade was too easy.
Sit back, put your feet up, and enjoy your watermelonade!
Storage
This is best served immediately. But just adjust the ingredients depending on how many servings you’re after.
Recipe Notes
- Feel free to substitute the lime juice for bottled or fresh lemon juice.
- Another popular substitution is using granulated sugar instead of honey for that added sweetness.
- Garnish with a lime slice (or lemon slice) and a fresh mint sprig.
- You can pour the watermelonade straight into a glass with ice. However, you may also like to strain it first for a smoother finish.
- If you seek an alcoholic watermelonade, add an ounce of vodka or tequila to your glass and give it a good stir before enjoying it. The perfect summer cocktail!
You may also like these refreshing drink recipes:
Tropical Pink Mocktail (Fun Fruity Summer Drink)
Sugar-Free Peach Lemonade (2 Ingredients Only)
Wedding Punch (Non-Alcoholic Cranberry Punch)
Ingredients
- 5-6 cups cubed watermelon black seeds removed
- 1/4 cup lime juice
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 pinch salt, optional
Instructions
- Place all ingredients into a blender and cover. Blend on high speed until completely liquified.5-6 cups cubed watermelon, 1/4 cup lime juice, 1/4 cup honey, 1 pinch salt, optional
- Serve over crushed ice.
Nutrition
It is a very good feeling when we know we’ve raised our children right and with confidence send them out with peace of mind. Thank you for sharing your stories. The watermelon receipe will be delicious when I make it as well I am certain!
I hope you get the chance to try it soon Christine!!!
My cousin, Bobby Fanning, still sells his honey on the side of the road on Four Mile Post Rd. He’s been doing it the same way all of my 60+ years. There’s a table next to the driveway with a money jar. (I tend to believe that no Fanning ever trusted an un-watched money jar. I suspect he’s on the porch with binoculars, so don’t cheat him, lol. He’s liable to pull out another Southern staple, his shotgun, jk.)
It is so nice to see someone that shares my name! My nickname is Reta (“Rita’), but my given name is Retha. So few of us! Nice to meet ya! 🙂
LOL!!!!
I’m SO with you on the makeup issue. One night when my husband was out of town, one of the smoke detector batteries died at 10 PM. The beeping was driving me (and the cats) crazy, so I put my makeup BACK on, put on a hat and drove 1 mile to the Dollar General for batteries. It matters! 🙂
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Oh Whitney, I so understand. I was raised by a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who would not step out on the porch to grab the morning paper without their “face” on. If I ever left the house without lipstick, my mom would ask me if I was sick! Christy, this post made me get choked up, I have three boys ages 21, 17 and 11. My 17 year old doesn’t have his license yet and everyone asks me what he is waiting for and why I am not pushing him to get it. I tell them, I am not pushing him because if he can’t drive, he still needs me for something besides my cooking! Love your site and your recipes, they remind me of my grandmother and we are all Yankees!
I agree Whitney, it does matter. Thank you for ‘getting” it!!!
Your words about the phases of our children’s lives and letting go of those pieces of our heart made my eyes water just a little. I’m one of those seasoned moms who did it over and over and now burst with pride over their competence and independence even while I miss them every day. My third and youngest child called the other day to say about my newest grandchild, “He won’t ever let me put him down!” I told her it goes by quick, and the next thing she knows she’ll be trying to get her hands on a grandbaby so she can get a cuddle. Once more, you touched my heart along with my taste buds, Christy.
I always told my girls that being a parent was a lot of little “letting-goes.” They are all mommas. Needless to say, they get that now. Sounds like you did a good job raising those babies!
You were so right Mama Jane!!!
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I remember feeling much the same way when mine were little, now we cry because they no longer want us to pick them up. It does go by so quick doesn’t it. It seems like I just blinked. That is all it took, a simple blink.
Got a BIG ole Georgia watermelon waiting on me to cut it open. I going give this a try.
Nothing like ice cold watermelon on a HOT HUMID summer GA day.
Amen Gerri!! I hope you enjoy!!
I’m gonna make this with my juicer then kick it up a bit with ginger ale. Thanks for the idea!
Great idea Kali!!! Let me know how it turns out!!
I wonder how a little tequila and triple sec might work
I love watermelon, I probably have one every week. I can’t imagine doing anything other than eating it fresh…ill try it because it sounds like a smoothie, which is another of my faves. Today I’ll be trying chicken patties because canned chicken is all we have in the house today=) Many days I don’t cook without thinking of your recipes. Your site is awesome.
OH my goodness Sandra, thank you so much! I am totally with you on the watermelon. Sometimes, I buy one and leave it in the car until I am by myself so I don’t even have to share! How awful is that? I could eat it all day, every day. There is just nothing like it. I hope you enjoy those chicken patties, I dearly love those! Isn’t it wonderful to have canned chicken on hand?
Have a GREAT day!!!!
Oh my gosh, I dearly love watermelon, too!! And I always have canned chicken on hand!
Thank you for the lovely and poignant thoughts on your son. So true!!
Thank you Aileen!!
Oh yes!