Linda asked me about making this recipe last week and I am so excited to see that it worked out and is absolutely gorgeous. Thank you Linda for sharing your picture to add to this super easy and soon to be popular recipe.
Watermelon Lemonade Concentrate
Watermelon Lemonade Concentrate
Ingredients
- 6 cups watermelon, pureed
- 4 cups freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 6 cups sugar
Instructions
Preparation:
- In a foodprocessor, blender or bullet puree watermelon in batches. Cooking: Transfer watermelon puree to a stainless steel saucepan over medium-high heat. DO NOT BOIL.
- Add lemon juice and sugar and stir to combine. Using a thermometer heat to 190 degrees Fahrenheit, stirring occasionally. Becausethis recipe has sugar it will get to temperature rather quickly so keep youreye on the thermometer. Remove from heat.
Filling:
- Ladle mixtureinto jars leaving 1/4 inch headspace. Wipe rim, add hot lids and tighten ringsjust finger tight. Process in water bath canner at a boil for 15 minutes.
- To reconstitute,mix one part concentrate with one part water, tonic water or ginger ale. Adjustconcentrate to suit your taste.
- You can use bottled lemon juice for this recipe as well!!!
- **If you do not want to process this concentrate in canning jars, freeze the concentrate in 1 to 2 cup portions.
8 Comments
Joyce
Posted on: June 23, 2019Always fun to bring this out in the winter. A little summer canned up!
Alice
Posted on: June 23, 2019How do you can just watermelon juice please.
I would like to use the juice for drinking in the winter time.
Mary L Rogers
Posted on: June 23, 2019Do you use half pint or pint jars? I’m thinking of doing this in half pint jars(it’s what I have an abundance of). Hoping the process time is ok.
Laura
Posted on: June 23, 2019I tried this recipe last year with a couple watermelon our neighbor gave us. We loved it! So this year, I planted a big patch of watermelon just for this! Love it! Thank you so much!!
Alisha
Posted on: June 23, 2019What happens if you boil it? I made some and my family says it has a bad smells bad. Any suggestions?
Mary
Posted on: June 23, 2019Can I cut the sugar in half and still can this with no issues?
Lesa
Posted on: June 23, 2019Is it 6 cups of puree, or 6 cups of Mellon pureed?
Jess
Posted on: June 23, 2019Love this!! Pint or quart jars??