Spiked Watermelon lemonade

Spiked Watermelon lemonade takes around 45 minutes from beginning to end. One portion of this dish contains approximately 1g of protein, 0g of fat, and a total of 246 calories. This recipe serves 6 and costs $1.81 per serving. It will be a hit at your Summer event. Head to the store and pick up watermelon, lemon juice- squeezed, gin, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and vegan diet. 3 people were impressed by this recipe. It works well as a beverage. It is brought to you by Foodista. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 27%. This score is rather bad. Try Spiked Watermelon Lemonade, Spiked Lemonade, and Spiked Lemonade for similar recipes.

Servings: 6

Preparation duration: -1 minutes

Cooking duration: -1 minutes

 

Ingredients:

3/4 cup sugar

2 cups water

4 sprigs mint

1 cup lemon juice- fresh squeezed

7 cups watermelon- cut into a 1" dice- approx half a medium watermelon

8 ounces gin

Equipment:

sauce pan

blender

Cooking instruction summary:

Place sugar and 1 cup of water in a small saucepan, add mint. Cook over medium heat stirring until the sugar dissolves. Once dissolved remove from heat, cover saucepan and let sit for at least an hour to infuse. In a blender combine the lemon juice with cubed watermelon. Add mint simple syrup 1/4 cup at a time until the mixture is at your desired sweetness, about a cup. Pour the mixture into a large pitcher and add 1 cup of cold water, the gin and fill with the watermelon mixture. Stir to combine.

 

Step by step:


1. Place sugar and 1 cup of water in a small saucepan, add mint. Cook over medium heat stirring until the sugar dissolves. Once dissolved remove from heat, cover saucepan and let sit for at least an hour to infuse.

2. In a blender combine the lemon juice with cubed watermelon.

3. Add mint simple syrup 1/4 cup at a time until the mixture is at your desired sweetness, about a cup.

4. Pour the mixture into a large pitcher and add 1 cup of cold water, the gin and fill with the watermelon mixture. Stir to combine.


Nutrition Information:

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246 Calories
1g Protein
0.45g Total Fat
41g Carbs
1% Health Score
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Calories
246k
12%

Fat
0.45g
1%

  Saturated Fat
0.05g
0%

Carbohydrates
41g
14%

  Sugar
36g
41%

Cholesterol
0.0mg
0%

Sodium
6mg
0%

Alcohol
12g
70%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
1g
3%

Vitamin C
30mg
37%

Vitamin A
1039IU
21%

Potassium
245mg
7%

Magnesium
21mg
5%

Copper
0.11mg
5%

Vitamin B6
0.1mg
5%

Vitamin B1
0.07mg
5%

Vitamin B5
0.45mg
4%

Manganese
0.09mg
4%

Folate
14µg
4%

Fiber
0.88g
4%

Vitamin B2
0.05mg
3%

Iron
0.52mg
3%

Phosphorus
24mg
2%

Calcium
19mg
2%

Vitamin B3
0.37mg
2%

Zinc
0.23mg
2%

Selenium
0.9µg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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