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This watermelon lemonade is bright, refreshing, and perfect for summer! Use store-bought or homemade lemonade, then blend with fresh watermelon for a sweet, juicy twist.
If you’re looking for more watermelon drinks try my watermelon cooler and watermelon frosé!
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Pin ItLemons grow like crazy around here, so I’m always finding new ways to use my favorite homemade lemonade. This time, I gave it a summer twist with fresh watermelon purée and chunks tossed right into the dispenser – it’s sweet, refreshing, and so good!
I served it in big 24oz cups with jumbo straws (great for sipping up watermelon pieces), but Ball Jars with wide straws work perfectly too.
Watermelon Lemonade Ingredients
Lemonade – Homemade or Store-bought will work. I love Newman’s Own Light Lemonade or something else that’s natural and not too sweet.
Watermelon Juice – I use my homemade watermelon juice. It’s the freshest you can get! However, you can buy watermelon juice at the grocery store now. So if you want to keep it easy, just buy it.
Recipe Tips
- You do not have to make your lemonade if you don’t have time! A nice, low-sugar store-bought lemonade is fine to mix with homemade watermelon juice.
- Making it for just the adults? Spike it with some vodka for the perfect summer cocktail!
- You can also use a sugar substitute when making this. Something like Stevia would help keep the sugar lower. You can also just add less sugar.
- Add a stick of watermelon, lemon, and ice into a cup. Then, pour the lemonade in. This makes a really pretty presentation.
- Serve this lemonade in a large drink dispenser or pitcher. It makes a lot, so you will need two pitchers.
How to Store
This recipe will last about 5 days in the refrigerator without ice. If you store it with ice it will dilute the lemonade. You can make this recipe a few days ahead of time, but for ultimate freshness, the day before or the day of your party is best.
Store in a pitcher in the refrigerator.
Frequently Asked Questions
Watermelon isn’t necessarily full of sugar. 92% of it is made up of water alone.
Still, there is a good chunk of sugar in the remaining 8%. A cup of watermelon has around 10 grams of sugar, depending on the variety. Keep in mind that this is natural sugar, not processed junk.
Watermelon contains mostly water, but it contains vitamins like A, B6, and C, lycopene, and antioxidants. Keeps you hydrated, which is perfect during the summer.
It can be considered a healthy drink depending on what sugar you use to sweeten it. If you use a natural sweetener or honey, lemonade is healthy to drink. Lemon juice promotes hydration and has a good amount of vitamin c.
More Summer Drink Recipes
There is nothing better than a refreshing drink on a hot summer day. Here are some drinks we make every season, and they are so good!
Italian Sodas – These are so fun to make with fresh berries, syrups, sparkling water, and cream.
Agua Fresca – Make your own refreshing Agua Fresca with our 4 delicious recipes.
Arnold Palmer – A mix of lemonade and iced tea. This is a very summery and refreshing drink.
Meyer Lemonade – A classic lemonade recipe using sweet and tart Meyer lemons.
Matcha Spritz – An easy spritz recipe with matcha and lemon.
Iced Berry Lemonade – Lemonade made with mixed berries. It has a beautiful color to it!
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Watermelon Lemonade
Ingredients
Homemade Lemonade (double this recipe to make the 12 cups you will need)
- 1 1/4 cup fresh-squeezed lemon juice
- 1 cup sugar or sugar substitute (You can add more or less depending on how you life it!)
- 6 cups water
Watermelon Lemonade
- 12 cups lemonade
- 5 cups watermelon juice
Instructions
Homemade Lemonade
- Boil water and sugar until sugar is dissolved. Add in the fresh squeezed lemon juice and pour into a heatproof glass pitcher. Refrigerate until cold.
Watermelon Lemonade
- Cut chunks of watermelon and blend until almost liquid.
- Pour 5 cups watermelon juice in the drink dispenser with 12 cups of lemonade. Add slices of watermelon and lemons and top with ice.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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One of my all time favorites homemade lemonade. Thanks so much for sharing. Great recipie.
Simon
Thank you Simon!!! Love hearing that!!!
This looks so yummy! We saw it on Pinterest and had to share it with our readers!
Hey, there! I was hoping to make this for a thanksgiving potluck, and I was wondering if you need to double that homemade lemonade recipe of yours in order to make the watermelon lemonade.
Hi Jessica! Yes, double the recipe to make a large batch. Also, taste test to see if you need more or less sugar. Some lemons can be sweet and some very tart. Enjoy!!
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