Did you know this was a thing? I didn't until I recently attended a Soul Food Festival on a blazing hot day and ordered a giant glass of it to go with our BBQ. Forget the BBQ...this was AMAZING! My son and I kept fighting over the straw. I mean, I like watermelon, but I now LOVE watermelon water. I looked up how to make it and it was an easy, immediate hit. Had to share.
Watermelon Water
One ripe, seedless watermelon (I used one small one, but whatever size can fill your blender)
2-4 C Water (again, whatever fills your blender)
1/2 C Sugar
Cut the watermelon into chunks and place in your blender. Add the water and blend until smooth (about 30 seconds). Pour into a pitcher and add the sugar. Stir that up vigorously. Serve chilled over ice. You can add mint or other garnish to make it look cute.
A couple of thoughts:
The more ripe the watermelon, the sweeter the water. My watermelon was almost too ripe and getting too mealy to eat, but it made the perfect watermelon water.
You can add or take away the sugar depending on your taste.
I'm not sure why you don't just add the sugar directly into the blender? I'm going to try that on my next batch.
You could easily use this concoction to mix up a great cocktail or mocktail.
I'm pretty sure this was the muse for Harry Styles when he wrote the song "Watermelon Sugar".
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