# Food Science Watermelon Lemonade

This recipe guides on making the world's greatest watermelon lemonade using a little bit of food science.

- Total time: 60 min
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- pound watermelon
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 lemon
- slices lime
- ice
- cold water

## Instructions

1. Cut the watermelon and scoop it out into a bowl.
2. Weigh the watermelon.
3. Add one cup of sugar for every pound of watermelon.
4. Mix it well.
5. Let it sit for an hour in the fridge to become watery.
6. Pour the watermelon and sugar mixture into a blender.
7. Blend it on low speed until all the sugar is dissolved.
8. Pour the watermelon syrup through a strainer into a beaker.
9. Clarify the syrup by filtering it through a coffee filter.
10. Fill a quart jar halfway up with ice.
11. Add the juice of one lemon.
12. Add a few slices of lime for garnish.
13. Sweeten to taste with your watermelon syrup.
14. Top off with cold water.

## Equipment

- knife
- scale
- bowl
- spoon
- gloves
- blender
- strainer
- beaker
- coffee filter
- jar
- lemon squeezer

## Tips

- This ratio is perfect for extracting the maximum amount of watermelon flavor.
- To clarify the syrup, filter it through a coffee filter.
- Blend on low speed until all the sugar is dissolved.
- Sweeten to taste with your watermelon syrup.
- For a full breakdown of the science behind this check out @halfbatchbaking

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/16rNU4sVgD/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/8b3aca57-43e2-4a7b-8db0-e1e967790e5d
- Extracted: 2025-06-23

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