Watermelonade
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.
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LIFE 360…..It’s and app for smart phones…..as long as you both have them and have them on he can be located:) my 18 yr old just graduated and went on a cross country road trip with a friend. Although he is legally an adult and could do as he wishes I told him that in order for me to have any piece of mind while we was.gone he would have to dl this app. He did. It’s been wonderful except the time it located him at the Colorado Springs Sheriff dept….panic set in until he answered his phone and laughed when I told him where it said he was. …he said “we just passed by it Mom!” Lol Good luck!
Oh, thank you Wendy!!! I am going to have to check that out. I would have been in major panic overload, glad you can laugh about it now and that he wasn’t in any kind of trouble!!
I am with you about make-up, and yay for watermelon!! God didn’t bless me with children, but your comments about letting go made me think of my dear momma and how she must have felt when I started my path of independence. Your words and those commenting tugged at my heart as I can only imagine how hard it is to let go. Just now I said a prayer asking God to hold and comfort you. God bless you all!
Thank you so much for the prayers Ruth!!!
Christy,
Thank you for gracing us with your natural gifts (amazing recipes) and your spiritual gifts ( the insight into this life that God has orchestrated for us)!
Blessings!
Blessings to you Wanda!!!
Oh, Christy. We are on the same track today…
I just helped my youngest child and only daughter get settled into her first apartment. She just graduated from college. She has a wonderful job. She’s not too far from home. I’m so proud as I watch her step out into the wider world.
But my heart is breaking. Who knew that the hardest part of mothering would be the letting go?
~HUGS~ to you Mary!!! I am glad she is at least close by!!
Your Blogs are always entertaining and heartfelt. I miss the South. Today’s blog had me in tears!! My baby is also 17 and got his license 2 weeks ago. It tears at my heart that….he’s all grown up! Granny always said “Blink twice and your baby’s will all be grown, enjoy every minute the good Lord gives you with them”. Amen Granny. She was so right. Thanks Cristy. From Marilyn in Arizona
AMEN Granny!! She is so right!!
Thank you for expressing what is in my heart and even though my boys think I’m a worry wart, I will never stop praying for them even though they are 46 and 44. Right now my youngest is camping in the desert in Oregon with his 7 year old son and there is no cell phone signal for that area. The Lord and I talk often and I have to learn to “let go and let God”. Listening to your thoughts on this day I decided to put you on my prayer list as you are just beginning on this journey and you already have done so much for me. Bless you and your family.
THank you so much for your prayers Rosie, I will gladly return the favor! I hope your boys have a wonderful and safe adventure!
Such a beautiful post today, Christy, which echoes what I am feeling in my heart. While I have no children of my own, I am going through this,with my 16 year old niece. I am so proud of the young and independent young woman she has become, but my heart breaks for the loss of my little bitty girl who needed her Auntie Sue. It’s bittersweet indeed.
Oh my goodness, bittersweet is so right!!