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Florida Citrus Watermelon’ade

Ingredients

  • 2 cups (500 ml) Florida Orange Juice
  • 1 cup (125 ml) Florida Grapefruit Juice
  • 2 cups Florida Oranges, cut into 1-inch pieces, peeled*
  • Florida Orange Slices, for garnish*
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup hot water
  • 6 cups watermelon, seeded, no rind, cut into 1-inch pieces, divided
  • ¾ cup (180 ml) lemon juice
  • ¾ cup (180 ml) lime juice
  • ½ cup mint leaves
  • Watermelon chunks, for garnish

*garnish with your favourite in-season fruit when Florida Oranges/Grapefruit are not in season

Instruction

Need something refreshing to top off a summer afternoon? Try this watermelon’ade. It uses all the delicious 100% fruit juices you know and love like Florida Grapefruit Juice and Florida Orange Juice.

  1. Combine sugar and hot water in small saucepan over low heat; heat until sugar is dissolved. Refrigerate until chilled.
  2. Purée 4 cups watermelon in blender until smooth.
  3. Place watermelon juice, chilled sugar syrup, Florida Orange Juice, Florida Grapefruit Juice, lemon juice and lime juice in large pitcher; stir to combine.
  4. Add 2 cups watermelon pieces, Florida Orange Pieces and mint leaves; refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours until well chilled.
  5. Serve over ice in tall glasses. Garnish with Florida Orange Slices and watermelon chunks, if desired.

Français

Need something refreshing to top off a summer afternoon? Try this watermelon’ade. It uses all the delicious 100% fruit juices you know and love like Florida Grapefruit Juice and Florida Orange Juice. 

Ingredients

  • 2 cups (500 ml) Florida Orange Juice
  • 1 cup (125 ml) Florida Grapefruit Juice
  • 2 cups Florida Oranges, cut into 1-inch pieces, peeled*
  • Florida Orange Slices, for garnish*
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup hot water
  • 6 cups watermelon, seeded, no rind, cut into 1-inch pieces, divided
  • ¾ cup (180 ml) lemon juice
  • ¾ cup (180 ml) lime juice
  • ½ cup mint leaves
  • Watermelon chunks, for garnish

*garnish with your favourite in-season fruit when Florida Oranges/Grapefruit are not in season

Preparation

1. Combine sugar and hot water in small saucepan over low heat; heat until sugar is dissolved. Refrigerate until chilled.

 

2. Purée 4 cups watermelon in blender until smooth.

3. Place watermelon juice, chilled sugar syrup, Florida Orange Juice, Florida Grapefruit Juice, lemon juice and lime juice in large pitcher; stir to combine.

4. Add 2 cups watermelon pieces, Florida Orange Pieces and mint leaves; refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours until well chilled.

5. Serve over ice in tall glasses. Garnish with Florida Orange Slices and watermelon chunks, if desired.

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