Description
Learn how to make watermelon honey, a delightful natural sweetener made from fresh watermelon juice and a touch of lemon. This syrupy concoction is perfect for adding a fruity twist to your beverages, yogurt, toast, or baked goods.
Ingredients
Scale
Fresh Watermelon Juice:
- 6 cups fresh watermelon juice (from about 8–10 cups chopped seedless watermelon)
Lemon Juice:
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Instructions
- Prepare Watermelon Juice: Cut the watermelon into chunks, blend until smooth, and strain through a sieve.
- Add Lemon Juice: Stir in the fresh lemon juice.
- Simmer: Heat the juice gently until it reduces to a syrupy consistency.
- Cool and Store: Let the watermelon honey cool, then transfer to a container and refrigerate.
Notes
- Use watermelon honey as a natural sweetener for various dishes.
- Avoid boiling aggressively to prevent scorching.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 hours
- Category: Condiment
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tablespoon
- Calories: 30
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 0mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
