3 Delicious Watermelon Beverage Recipes
Watermelon, it’s something that I look forward to every summer season. Sure, you can buy it in the grocery store year round…but nothing says summer more than biting into a homegrown watermelon! I love them very ripe, juicy and packed full of flavor.
Here are a few fun watermelon facts:
* Over 1,200 varieties of watermelon are grown worldwide
*Every part of a watermelon is edible—even the seeds and rinds
* Watermelon is a fruit and a vegetable—related to cucumbers, pumpkin and squash
* Some watermelons are yellow, and have a sweeter, more honey-like flavor than the pink-fleshed kind
Here are 3 Delicious Watermelon Beverage Recipes courtesy of Sparkling ICE.
Pomegranate Watermelon Summer Slush Recipe
1/2 Personal-size seedless watermelon, chilled, cut & cubed (about 5 cups)
1/3 Cup Sparkling Ice Pomegranate Blueberry or Sparkling Ice Strawberry Watermelon
2 Tablespoons lime juice
1 Tablespoon sugar
1 to 2 Cups ice
Small watermelon wedge, spear of blueberries a few pomegranate seeds (optional for garnishes)
In a blender, combine all ingredients and blend until smooth. Garnish as desired and serve in a hollowed-out watermelon shell for a fun “fish bowl” inspired drink.
Cherry Ginger Watermelon Mocktail Recipe
Black Cherry Sparkling Ice
Watermelon
Fresh Ginger
Cut the watermelon and scoop out the flesh. Peel and cut a small portion of the ginger. Mix both ingredients in a blender, strain for any seeds. Add into highball glass and top with Black Cherry Sparkling Ice. For a fun twist, add a watermelon wedge as a garnish.
Sparkling Watermelon Vodka Lemonade
3 Cups seedless watermelon pieces
3 Lemons, juiced
1/2 Cup Vodka
1/4 Cup Fresh Mint
2 Cups Lemon Lime Sparkling Ice
In a blender, puree the watermelon and lemon juice, strain through a sieve into a drink pitcher. Add mint, vodka and Lemon Lime Sparkling Ice, then stir. Serve over ice and garnish with fresh mint.
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