This Mint Melon Limeade is so refreshing and will help keep you cool and hydrated all summer long! Quick to make, with natural nourishing ingredients, it’s delicious to sip on anytime of day. A must make for summer parties, pool days, and more! Paleo, vegan, and just plain yummy!
Summer Hydration
I don’t know about you, but as soon as summer hits I feel need for a little self care, or rather, self refreshment. I’m not a big fan of the heat — it makes me work, and think, slower! So any type of refreshment to give me a mental and physical boost is welcome.
And while this limeade is not spiked, it totally could be, if you are in the mood for a refreshing cocktail. Maybe you need a self care day where you can drink this, lay by the pool, and work on your tan.
Ingredients You’ll Need
Honey dew melon, mint, honey, lime, and water make one heck of powerhouse hydration drink!
- Honey Dew Melon – A great anti-inflammatory rich food! 1 serving contains 30-40% of your daily vitamin C, which is so needed during summer! Honey dew is also has a great source of B6 vitamins and potassium!
- Mint – I love mint are for it’s natural medicinal properties. Mint can help ease digestion, reduce indigestion, and soothe an upset stomach.
- Lime – More vitamin C and anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties!
- Honey/Maple Syrup – Full of minerals, especially manganese, which supports healthy bone metabolism. Plus it has high anti-oxidant levels which help reduce inflammation in the body.
How to Make Mint Melon Limeade
- Cut up fruit, then blend together honey dew, water, and mint leaves.
- Transfer melon mixture to large pitcher and add honey (or sweetener of choice), lime juice, and more sparking water if you like more fizz!
- Pour into serving glasses, and garnish with lime slices and mint leaves.
Healthy Sparkling Mint Melon Limeade
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 4-5 1x
Description
Healthy Sparkling Mint Melon Limeade
Ingredients
- ¼ cup fresh squeezed lime juice
- 2 ½ cups chopped or cubed honeydew melon
- 2 cups sparkling water or flavored sparking water (lime, lemon, ginger etc.)
- 2 mint leave sprigs
- sliced lime for pitcher or garnishing
- ¼ cup honey or maple syrup (agave works too)
- stevia or xylitol if you want it sweeter without the added sugar
Instructions
- First make sure your fruit it cut. I would slice up one lime for garnishing and the other for juicing. Next, blend together your honey dew, water, and 2 -3 mint leaves. Save a few leaves for garnishing.
- Pour water melon mix into a pitcher. Add your honey or sweetener, lime juice, and extra lime slices/mint leaves.
- If you want more fizz, add in more sparkling water.
- IF you want it sweeter, add in stevia or xylitol and adjust to your liking.
Notes
Substitutes To make sweeter you can use a flavored sparkling water or even zevia (natural diet soda).
Works well with cantaloupe melon too!
- Prep Time: 10 min
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 glass
- Calories: 75
- Sugar: 16.6 g
- Sodium: 37.6 g
- Fat: 0.1 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 19.4 g
- Fiber: 0.8 g
- Protein: 0.5 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
These look unbelievably refreshing! I love the idea of combining lime and melon. I came across your post when I was looking for fun ways to stay hydrated in the summer. Thanks for sharing!
Let me know if you try it Anna!
I am all about summer refreshments right now, especially ones I can spike. 🙂
mama needs spiked!
We got a Soda Stream as a wedding gift, and this would be a great way to get use out of it!! YUMMMMMM
It was so hot here today and I wish I would have found this recipe this morning. It would have been so refreshing. Looks like it gives me something to look forward to trying now!
well you can come visit anytime! i’ll have some waiting!
Thank you for making my mouth water 😛 It’s not even that crazy hot here, but I feel like I’m always craving something cool and refreshing… which is probably why I’m still over here drinking cold smoothies in the middle of winter 😆
haha i bet your summer feels like out winter. Either way, let the cold drink SIPPING continue! <3 always
These look so refreshing and delicious! I’m not the greatest honeydew melon fan but I feel like this could sway me!
you can totally use berries too! Still delish! I forget what they call honeydew in austraila. It’s something different, right?
For some strange reason, I’ve been craving natural lemonades too! And I rarely ever drink my calories unless if I’m making a smoothie bowl! This looks so bubbly and tasty!
Oh my! This looks so good. Beautiful pics.
thanks friend!
I love honeydew melon! This looks wonderful!
No way would I pull into Sonic with this mint melon limeade on hand! This looks so insanely refreshing and delicious! 😀
I have legit gone to Sonic for ice before. Like giant bags of it.
This looks like it needs vodka… then count me in! 😉
haha i knew you would!
totalyl off topic but looking at this limeade, i want to schedule a spa appointment right now. #selfcare
me too! let’s go!
After sharing my mojito water yesterday, our minds are obviously on the same wavelength (again)! I love the lime-mint combo and this drink is calling my name! Perfect for summer!
how did i miss that? I need!
I’d totally drink a whole batch of these beauties in the name of self care, ha! But really, they just look so refreshing on all the hot days. I’m loving this just-add-vodka (or tequila) situation you’ve got going on here 😉
Making asap! Mmm!
yea! let me know whatcha think
I’ve been liking the looks of limades this year over lemonades! They just seem more fun!
you and me both!
Where was this last weekend when it was 120 here? These are seriously so pretty they should be in s magazine!
and it’s only week one of summer! LOL! it’s gonna be hot hot hot
Now THIS would be perfection after a long hot run. #craveable.
i’ve tried that —> AMAZING! like drink buckets
I love how you say right off the bat that we can spike it – a must for every summer drink right? I’m a lime lover! Looks perfect!
there’s always that option. 😉 we only live once, right? hehe cheers!