Watermelon Lemonade with Honey has been on tap at our place for the last couple of weeks. This summer, the local watermelons have been so so sweet and so so cheap, we seriously haven’t been able to get enough! Plus we still have the last of the lemons on the tree to use up, so I have been pulling out all the stops with the lemon-centric concoctions 🙂
How Easy is Watermelon Lemonade with Honey?
Well it couldn’t get much easier to be honest! You throw some cubed watermelon into the blender with some lemon juice, honey and water. Pair it with some ice cubes, and you have a seriously refreshing drink to get you through the afternoon heat. It is quicker to whip some up for yourself than it would be to head to the store and buy the ready-made stuff. Plus it is full of only the good stuff. How could you say no?
Variations: swap out the watermelon for some peaches, nectarines or other summer fruit of choice. Add in some mint, basil or thyme for a bit of a flavour twist. Have fun with it, and make it your own!
Check out these other summer drinks for a bit of inspiration:
- 1 1/2 pounds watermelon roughly chopped
- 1 cup of lemon juice
- 1/2 cup local honey or to taste
- 6 cups water
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To a high powered blender add the watermelon, lemon juice, honey and 2 cups of water. Blend on high until smooth (about 2 minutes)
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Pour into a large jug and add in the remaining water. Stir to combine and taste for sweetness - add more honey if needed
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Serve over ice and enjoy
Nice and good for this summer.
I have never been a lemonade fan, but I love lemons. I just find that lemonade is always way too sweet for me. This however sounds totally delicious. Love watermelon, and using honey is great. Perfect for these hot summer days.
Oh I am the same Gloria, I just can’t drink the overly sweetened versions.This one is very subtley sweetened, so you get the flavor of the lemons and watermelon more than anything else 🙂
That’s exactly what I need on these blazing hot summer days. Thanks for the recipe!
Oh I know right! Every day here has been in the 100s lately and it is slowly killing me 🙂 Yay for cool drinks
That looks so refreshing. I can’t drink at the moment, so this looks like a great alternative for the summer.
It is!! I have been enjoying it instead of a sneaky wine on those super hot nights 🙂
I love everything about this! What an amazing drink to cool down with on a hot summer day! .. excellent!!
Oh thank you Heather 🙂 We love it!
This sounds so refreshing!!! I would personally use stevia as a sweetener ’cause my body doesn’t really like honey. But my boys would love the honey version! Pinning!
Thanks so much Rebekah! I need to check stevia out again, so many people love it, but I haven’t really given it a fair go (the first one tasted too much like licorice and ruined a bowl of oats 🙂 )