Best Watermelon Shandy Recipes

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Provided by Food Network

Time 8h25m

Yield 1 cocktail, plus additional ice cubes and simple syrup

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 cups diced seedless watermelon
1/4 cup Simple Syrup, recipe follows
Juice of 1/2 lime
1 mini watermelon
About 2 cups lemonade
1 mini bottle of beer (7 to 8 ounces)
1 cup sugar

Steps:

For the watermelon ice cubes: In a blender, puree the watermelon with the Simple Syrup and lime juice. Pour into a silicone ice cube tray and freeze about 8 hours.
For the shandy: When the ice cubes are ready, cut a slight slice off the bottom of the watermelon so it sits upright. Carefully cut across the top quarter of the watermelon, leaving three-quarters left. Scoop out the watermelon with an ice cream scoop, reserving the insides for another use (or use to make the watermelon ice cubes). Cut a V-shaped notch in one side of the watermelon.
Put 4 watermelon ice cubes in the hollowed-out melon. Pour in the lemonade until it fills it about three-quarters full. Quickly immerse the beer bottle into the lemonade, leaning it in the notch and making sure the opening of the bottle hits the watermelon floor.
Combine the sugar and 1 cup water in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Cook, stirring, until the sugar dissolves. Remove from the heat and let cool completely. Keep covered in the refrigerator up to 1 month.

Super Shandy image

Provided by Food Network

Categories beverage

Time 5m

Yield 1 drink

Number Of Ingredients 4

12 ounces wheat beer
1 1/2 ounces ginger beer
1 1/2 ounces orange juice, plus 1 orange wheel, for garnish
1/2 ounce maple syrup

Steps:

Add the beer to a chilled glass, then add the ginger beer, orange juice and maple syrup. Stir gently to combine and garnish with an orange wheel.

Summer Shandy image

Provided by Michael Symon : Food Network

Categories beverage

Time 4h10m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 cup hot water
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 1/4 cups fresh lemon juice
Wheat beer or lager, for serving

Steps:

To a pitcher, add the hot water and sugar and stir to dissolve the sugar. Add the lemon juice and 3 cups cold water and stir to combine. Freeze into ice cubes.
To serve: fill each glass with lemonade ice cubes. Tilt the glasses, fill with beer and serve.