Watermelon Ice Tea

Watermelon Ice Tea is a unique cooling drink for the summer.  This recipe is adapted and altered with watermelon from the original Iced Tea recipe.

It is a combination that may not appeal to most people. But it would be sad not to try this mocktail at least once. One can come to like it eventually.

By far, this drink is better than a soda or soft drink. It will not be difficult to imagine yourself sipping this refreshment on a sunny summer day.  This drink can also be a great option when hosting a pool party in the summer.

Tips For Watermelon Iced Tea

• You can prepare watermelon puree and sugar syrup beforehand. Then you can combine everything when you want to drink it.
• Be careful never to add tea when it is hot, and let it cool down first.
• You can add store-bought readymade flavoured syrup instead of sugar syrup. It should go well with the flavours.
• It is not recommended to prepare tea beforehand and store it. Instead, do this only when you need to serve the drink.
• You can adjust the proportion of all the ingredients in this recipe depending on the taste you desire from it.
• Remove the watermelon, and you will get a classic iced tea.
• Substitute the sugar with honey for a healthy option.
• You can experiment with this recipe with other fruits like orange, strawberries, lemon basil, blackberry mint, raspberry, peach ginger, etc.

Serving Suggestions:

• One way to serve is how we did. It is a simple and straightforward way. There are a few other options as well.
• As we did here, you can add everything in a mason jar to assemble the drink. This way, it will be easier to mix it.
• More watermelon cubes can be added to the mason jar with the drink. Or you can cut up the green part of the watermelon and add it to the jar with the drink.
• Lemon slices and mint leaves will be great to add later after assembling the drink, similar to watermelon mojito. Likewise, put a twig of rosemary or lemongrass in the serving glass.
• Or you can add freeze mint leaves or other herbs in the ice cubes tray and add them to the drink instead of simple ice.

Here’s a list of other watermelon drinks:

• Mohabbat Ka Sharbat
• Watermelon Juice With Rose Syrup
• Watermelon Juice

Watch Watermelon Ice Tea Recipe Video

Ingredients of Watermelon Ice Tea

• Water - 4 glass
• Tea - 1 tsp
• Sugar - 200 gm
• Lemon Juice - 2 tbsp
• Watermelon - 2 pcs (medium size)
• Ice Cubes - as required
• Watermelon - as required

Steps for Watermelon Ice Tea

• Heat a deep vessel and add 2 glasses of water. Cover the vessel with a lid and bring the water to boil.
• Turn the flame off and add tea to the water. Again cover it with a lid and keep it aside till the tea releases its flavour. We are using regular tea here. You can use tea powder or tea leaves to put it in. And the types of tea you want too. Again, the amount of tea you will add will depend on how strong you want it.
• Heat the vessel again, and add the remaining water and sugar. Stir it. Honey will be a healthier substitute if you want to skip the extra sugar in the drink.
• Also, add lemon juice and combine. It will give a lovely balance to the flavours. It will provide tanginess and compliments the sweetness of the drink. Cook them into syrup.
• Once done, cool it to room temperature. After that, filter the syrup through a sieve into a big bowl.
• Deseed the watermelon slices and grind them to a pulp. Filter this as well into the bowl of syrup. Combine the ingredients.
• Mix some of the tea to it and give it a stir.
• Fill a glass with watermelon pieces and lots of ice. Pour this into the glass.
• Watermelon Ice Tea is ready to enjoy. You can garnish them with mint leaves. It will add to the freshness and overall taste. You can add a dash of black salt if you like it that way.

Download Watermelon Ice Tea Recipe Card