Melonenbowle (Melon wine punch)
No ALCOHOL Option
Melonenbowle is a refreshing German drink made with – you guessed it – melon, white wine and sparkling water. A refreshing fruity drink that’s ideal for serving in a pitcher or even the melon, this must surely count towards your 5 a day. Right? Right.
There are plenty of non alcoholic versions too!
WE MADE THIS!
There are a number of these ‘bowle’ drinks from Germany. They have a long history in German culture and are often associated with traditional celebrations and festivals.
We love the colours in this Melonenbowle!
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This is a fairly traditional recipe with few ingredients, resulting in a refreshing melon wine punch. We had watermelon and honeydew melon at hand so didn’t need to add any sweetener, but make sure to taste and adapt yours depending on the melons used.
TIME: 10 mins / or freeze melon balls before serving
ingredients
- 1/2 watermelon
- 1/2 honeydew melon
- 1 bottle white wine
- 300ml sparkling water
- Ice cubes
- 1 bunch fresh mint
TO SERVE
- Pitcher and/or melon
- Lemon slices
SUBSTITUTIONS
You can use a non-alcoholic wine in this punch. Alternatively, a tonic water with some freshly squeezed lemon juice will work well.
METHOD
1.
Use a melon baller to scoop from the melon halves. Cut up the rest of the melon and place into a sieve to let the juices run through into your pitcher. Add the melon balls to the juice.
2.
Add some ice cubes and the mint to the pitcher. Pour over the wine and sparkling water, then stir once.
(Optional: you can place the melon balls into the freezer in advance, then skip adding the ice cubes)
3.
Garnish with lemon slices!
MORE LINKS
germanblogs.de
(Turn on Google Translate here – it’s fairly accurate).
This is a much punchier punch! Melon balls are soaked in rum for a few hours, mixed with white wine and a fruity juice, then the drink is topped off with plenty of Prosecco.
lieblingsgeschmack.de
(Turn on Google Translate here – it’s fairly accurate – or watch the video).
A non alcoholic version with extra fruit and apple juice.