Take your summer time watermelon to a brand new refreshing stage with these watermelon lemonade frozen treats.
UPDATED – My daughter is now 13 years outdated and he or she nonetheless loves this beverage and candy deal with combo!
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In the summertime, who isn’t about preserving it easy within the kitchen? It’s both too sizzling to cook dinner or too stunning outdoors to waste hours with meal prep. However this doesn’t imply we have now to sacrifice having fun with good eats and drinks as this dessert/beverage refresher proves.
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These slushies took place from my 8-year outdated’s love of watermelon juice with a squeeze of lemon or lime (in all probability as a result of she loves utilizing this lemon squeezer I purchased just a few years in the past.)
And since she additionally will get a kick out of creating do-it-yourself lemonade – and I like not having to squeeze 20+ lemon halves myself – it was solely a matter of time earlier than I blended these two drinks collectively.
I noticed recipes for Bourbon Slushes round Kentucky Derby time however all of them used frozen lemonade focus and I’d quite management how a lot sugar is in my fruit drinks when attainable.
I initially was going to make these slushies with bourbon however I knew my daughter would need to strive them so I went with the virgin model as an alternative and was glad I did. We loved these for dessert for two days straight.
I haven’t given up on the bourbon model but, although I would go forward and “slushify” these Watermelon Margaritas or Watermelon Mojitos subsequent.
Description
Take your summer time watermelon to a brand new refreshing stage with these watermelon lemonade frozen treats.
- 3 1/2 cups chopped watermelon
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 3/4 cups water, divided
- 1/4 cup contemporary lemon juice (from about 4 small lemons)
- To make watermelon juice, mix chopped watermelon in a blender till it turns to liquid. Pressure by means of a nice mesh strainer (you’ll need about 2 cups of watermelon juice.) Put aside.
- To make lemonade, make a easy syrup on the range in a small saucepan by whisking collectively sugar and ¼ cup water. Place over medium warmth and warmth till simply simmering and sugar is dissolved. Take away from warmth and let cool a bit.
- Whisk in lemon juice.
- In a freezable container, combine collectively watermelon juice, lemonade and remaining 1 1/2 cups of water. Place in freezer and freeze in a single day.
- Earlier than serving, let sit on the counter for about 10 – quarter-hour till it thaws a bit. Chip at it with a butter knife after which scoop with ice cream scooper into 4 glasses. Serve with spoons.
