Pink Watermelon Lemonade Slushies

Mix up these Pink Watermelon Lemonade Slushies and your weekend will go from good to great. These slushies are so refreshingly delicious it’s hard to stop at just one!

Total Time

15min

4.4

18 Ratings

Author: Half Baked Harvest

Servings:

Ingredients

Pink Watermelon Lemonade

•

1 cup

Granulated Sugar

•

5 cups

Cold Water

•

8 cups

Watermelons , cubed

•

Lemons , juiced

Slushie

•

4 cups

Ice

•

1 1/2 cups

Lemonade

•

1 Tbsp

Chopped Fresh Mint Leaves

or Basil

Cooking Instructions

Combine the Granulated Sugar (1 cup) with one cup Water (1 cup) in a small sauce pot. Bring the mixture to a gentle boil and cook 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and pour into a heat safe glass. Place in the fridge to cool.

Add half the Watermelons (4 cups) and another Water (1 cup) a blender and puree until smooth. Strain the mixture through a fine mesh strainer set over a large bowl. Discard the watermelon pulp.

Again, add the remaining Watermelons (4 cups) and another Water (1 cup) to the blender, then puree until smooth. Strain the mixture through a fine mesh strainer set over a large bowl. Discard the watermelon pulp.

To the large bowl add the remaining Water (2 cups) , juice from Lemons (5) and the sugar water from the fridge. Whisk to combine and then taste. Add more water if it is too sweet for your liking.

Pour into glass jugs and store in the fridge. Before drinking, make sure to shake the lemonade up.

To make the slushies, Add the Ice (4 cups) and Lemonade (1 1/2 cups) to a blender and blend until nearly smooth but slightly chunky. Add the Fresh Mint Leaves (1 Tbsp) or basil if using, taste and add more lemonade if desired.

Nutrition Per Serving

CALORIES

352

FAT

0.7 g

PROTEIN

2.7 g

CARBS

91.9 g