Watermelon Lemonade Recipe
By
Nick Mautone
Difficulty: Easy |
Makes:
Makes 8 (10-ounce) drinks
This recipe combines several of the favorite flavors of summer: watermelon, fresh lemonade, rum, and blackberries. If the melon yields a lot of juice, you won’t need to add water.
What to buy:
Blackberry liqueur, such as Marie Brizard.
Game plan:
The watermelon lemonade can be made up to 8 hours in advance and stored in the refrigerator.
INGREDIENTS
- 1 small watermelon (8 to 10 pounds)
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 cup white rum
- 1 cup blackberry liqueur
- 1 quart freshly squeezed lemon juice (from 24 to 30 Lemon:lemons)
- 1 to 2 cups Rich Simple Syrup
- Up to 2 cups ice water
- Ice for serving
- Blackberries for garnish
- Mint leaves for garnish
INSTRUCTIONS
- Cut the watermelon into 2-inch cubes. Place the cubes in a colander set inside a bowl and sprinkle with the sugar. Stir the watermelon for a minute to extract the juice. You will get anywhere from 1 to 3 cups of juice, depending on ripeness.
- Pour the rum, blackberry liqueur, lemon juice, and watermelon juice in a large pitcher. Add 1 cup of the syrup and stir well. Taste the lemonade and add more syrup or water to taste. Pour over ice in an iced tea or cooler glass, garnish with a few blackberries and a mint leaf, and serve.
My family really likes lemonade ( make it from the can) and I use watermelon. Put it in the blender and have a great waterlemon lemonade. I also freeze cubes of waterlemon for ice cubes.
Looks good.