You're going to love this light and refreshing watermelon juice cocktail recipe. It's made from scratch using fresh watermelon juice, lime juice, vodka, and triple sec.
Recipe summary
Flavor: Light, refreshing, fruity, sweet.
Key ingredients: Fresh watermelon, vodka, triple sec, and lime juice.
Yield: 2 drinks
Similar to: Watermelon Mint Slushie (non-alcoholic), Fourth of July Cocktail, Bee's Knees Spritz
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Ingredients and substitutions
- Watermelon - Fresh seedless or seeded watermelon works in this recipe. If your watermelon has any black seeds, you'll want to remove those before blending.
- Liquor - Use your favorite brands of vodka and triple sec for best flavor.
- Limes - Fresh squeezed lime juice works best.
Tips and tricks
Blending watermelon - Cut your watermelon into large cubes and place in the bowl of a blender. Pulse for a few seconds, then blend until liquefied. This process should only take a few seconds.
Straining watermelon - Before preparing your cocktails strain watermelon mixture through a fine mesh sieve. The sieve catches any leftover seed pieces and pulp.
Optional garnishes - Mint leaves, orange slices, lime wedges, or cubes of watermelon on a cocktail pick.
Frequently asked questions
Seeded or seedless watermelon will work, but seedless watermelon makes for less work. Soft, white seeds as well as black seeds can be blended, but they may leave tiny black flecks in your juice (and create extra work for the blender).
Since this recipe uses two types of fresh fruit juice, cocktails shouldn't be assembled ahead of time. Instead, prepare your watermelon juice and lime juice a few hours ahead and have them ready to portion into a cocktail shaker for serving.
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Ingredients
- 1 pound seedless watermelon cubes
- 3 ounces vodka
- 3 ounces triple sec
- 2 limes, juiced
Instructions
- To a blender add cubed watermelon. Pulse until liquefied. Strain through a fine mesh sieve.
- Combine watermelon juice, vodka, triple sec, and lime juice in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake until combined. Pour over ice in a highball glass. Serve and enjoy.
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Notes
- Conversion: 1 pound of cubed watermelon = about 3 cups
- Deseed: Remove any black seeds from your watermelon before blending. Soft white seeds are fine.
- Substitutions: Vodka can be substituted with your favorite clear rum.
- Garnishing ideas: Fresh mint leaves, a cube of watermelon on the rim, or an orange slice.
I just made these last night. It's August and watermelons are at their best, and I have a cold and was craving this kind of medicine! Was delicious, just the right amount of sweet, the amount of lime juice was perfect and didn't take away from the watermelon flavor.