{"id":1269,"date":"2013-08-09T13:27:33","date_gmt":"2013-08-09T13:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/?p=1269"},"modified":"2017-06-09T13:27:51","modified_gmt":"2017-06-09T13:27:51","slug":"recipe-chunky-watermelon-lemonade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/index.php\/2013\/08\/recipe-chunky-watermelon-lemonade\/","title":{"rendered":"RECIPE: CHUNKY WATERMELON LEMONADE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Before I bought my first house after a decade of renting, I used to think it would be fun to mow the lawn every week. That\u2019s funny, because I hated mowing the lawn when I was in high school, so I\u2019m not really sure why I expected to enjoy it now that I\u2019m in my 30s.<\/p>\n<p>Turns out, the 16-year-old me had the right impression all along. Mowing the lawn isn\u2019t that much fun, especially when it\u2019s 90 degrees outside and there are 20 other things I\u2019d much rather be doing. On days like that, having a good beverage on hand is critical. Plenty of water and\/or beer usually does the trick, but Chunky Watermelon Lemonade would be even better.<\/p>\n<p>I discovered this recipe on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.watermelon.org\/Recipes\/Chunky-Watermelon-Lemonade-202.aspx\">National Watermelon Promotion Board\u2019s website<\/a> and decided to put it to the test the next time I fired up the mower. The result? Mowing the lawn still wasn\u2019t fun, but my frequent breaks to cool off definitely were!<\/p>\n<h3 align=\"center\"><b>CHUNKY WATERMELON LEMONADE<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>INGREDIENTS<\/b><\/p>\n<p>2 cups water<br \/>\n1\/3 cup raw sugar (or to taste)<br \/>\n2 cups seedless watermelon puree<br \/>\n1 fresh lemon, sliced thinly<br \/>\n1\/4 cup lemon juice<br \/>\n1 teaspoon vanilla extract<br \/>\n2 cups chopped seedless watermelon flesh (optional to create the drink\u2019s \u201cchunky\u201d texture)<\/p>\n<p><b>INSTRUCTIONS<\/b><\/p>\n<p>In a half-gallon pitcher with lid, mix 1 cup of the water with the sugar until the sugar is completely dissolved. \u00a0Stir in the rest of the water, watermelon puree, sliced lemon, lemon juice and vanilla extract. Stir to mix well and chill thoroughly. To add the \u201cchunky\u201d element to this recipe, stir in 2 cups of chopped watermelon prior to serving.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before I bought my first house after a decade of renting, I used to think it would be fun to mow the lawn every week. 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