Homemade Mountain Dew from Honeydew
- 25 min
- Serves 1
- 8 ingredients
20 minutes to prep, 5 to cook. A refreshing, homemade take on the classic Mountain Dew, made from fresh honeydew melon, citrus zest, sweetened condensed milk, and sugar, resulting in a crisp, citrus‑like beverage perfect for hot days.
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Method
Chop two whole honeydew melons into pieces.
Add the chopped honeydew melon to a blender and blend until smooth.
Kitchen notes · Added by ReelsMeals: smooth blended honeydew. Blend the melon until no large pieces remain.
Strain the blended honeydew mixture through a fine‑mesh sieve, pressing the pulp with a wooden stick to extract the juice.
Kitchen notes · Added by ReelsMeals: strained melon juice. Press the pulp gently through the sieve to extract the liquid.
Zest a lemon directly into a glass measuring cup containing sweetened condensed milk.
Zest a lime (and optionally an orange) into the same measuring cup.
Whisk the condensed milk, lemon zest, and lime zest together, then add the freshly squeezed lemon and lime juice, whisking until well combined.
Kitchen notes · Added by ReelsMeals: combined citrus and condensed milk. Whisk the zest and juices into the condensed milk before combining with melon.
Pour the strained honeydew juice into a saucepan on an induction cooktop.
Add the citrus‑condensed‑milk mixture to the saucepan and stir.
Heat the combined liquid, bringing it to a gentle boil while stirring with a wooden spoon.
Remove from heat and strain the hot mixture through a fine‑mesh strainer into a glass measuring cup.
Transfer the strained honeydew‑citrus drink into a glass jar.
Add sugar crystals to taste, stirring until dissolved.
Kitchen notes · Added by ReelsMeals: sugar dissolved in chilled drink. Stir the crystals into the strained mixture, then add ice before serving.
Add ice cubes to the jar and stir the mixture.
Serve the honeydew drink over ice in a glass jar and enjoy.
Tips while you cook
- Extract maximum juice
- After blending, press the pulp with a wooden stick while straining to pull out as much honeydew juice as possible.
- Combine zest with condensed milk first
- Whisk lemon, lime (and optional orange) zest into the sweetened condensed milk before adding any liquid.
- Gentle boil while stirring
- Heat the honeydew‑citrus mixture on the induction cooktop, bringing it to a gentle boil and stirring continuously.
- Add sugar after final strain
- Stir sugar crystals into the strained hot drink until dissolved before chilling and serving.
Notes from ReelsMeals, based on this recipe's ingredients, times and method. They are not the creator's instructions.
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