Homemade Mountain Dew from Honeydew – 25-Minute Recipe
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.
Recipe by Corey B· Structured by ReelsMeals
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25 min estimated total time for 1 servings.
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Ingredients
- 2 piece honeydew melon
- 3 cup water
- 1 cup honeydew juice
- sugar crystals
- sweetened condensed milk
- lemon
- lime
- orange
Instructions
- 1Chop two whole honeydew melons into pieces.
- 2Add the chopped honeydew melon to a blender and blend until smooth.
- 3Strain the blended honeydew mixture through a fine‑mesh sieve, pressing the pulp with a wooden stick to extract the juice.
- 4Zest a lemon directly into a glass measuring cup containing sweetened condensed milk.
- 5Zest a lime (and optionally an orange) into the same measuring cup.
- 6Whisk the condensed milk, lemon zest, and lime zest together, then add the freshly squeezed lemon and lime juice, whisking until well combined.
- 7Pour the strained honeydew juice into a saucepan on an induction cooktop.
- 8Add the citrus‑condensed‑milk mixture to the saucepan and stir.
- 9Heat the combined liquid, bringing it to a gentle boil while stirring with a wooden spoon.
- 10Remove from heat and strain the hot mixture through a fine‑mesh strainer into a glass measuring cup.
- 11Transfer the strained honeydew‑citrus drink into a glass jar.
- 12Add sugar crystals to taste, stirring until dissolved.
- 13Add ice cubes to the jar and stir the mixture.
- 14Serve the honeydew drink over ice in a glass jar and enjoy.
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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.
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Frequently asked questions
- How long does it take to make Homemade Mountain Dew from Honeydew?
- About 25 minutes in total: 20 minutes of prep and 5 minutes of cooking.
- How many servings does this Homemade Mountain Dew from Honeydew recipe make?
- This recipe makes 1 serving as written; ingredient quantities on this page can be scaled.
- Where does this Homemade Mountain Dew from Honeydew recipe come from?
- It was shared by Corey B on instagram.com. ReelsMeals structured the original post into this step-by-step card; the original is linked above.