Spiked Watermelon lemonade
By: Leah Rodrigues
Published: Friday, July 29, 2011 - 6:49pm

Ingredients




3/4 cup sugar
2 cups water
4 sprigs mint
1 cup lemon juice- fresh squeezed
7 cups watermelon- cut into a 1" dice- approx half a medium watermelon
8 ounces gin

Preparation

1 Place sugar and 1 cup of water in a small saucepan, add mint. Cook over medium heat stirring until the sugar dissolves. Once dissolved remove from heat, cover saucepan and let sit for at least an hour to infuse. 2 In a blender combine the lemon juice with cubed watermelon. 3 Add mint simple syrup 1/4 cup at a time until the mixture is at your desired sweetness, about a cup. 4 Pour the mixture into a large pitcher and add 1 cup of cold water, the gin and fill with the watermelon mixture. Stir to combine.

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adapted from food52