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Spicy Watermelon Cocktail
Brittany KhamilleIngredients
- 4 cups seedless watermelon
- 2 large jalapeño peppers
- 1-2oz white rum
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 small can sprite
- juice from half a lemon
- mint
- watermelon sliced
- lemon slices
- ice
- cajun seasoning
Instructions
- 1In a small pot on medium heat, simmer the sugar & water until the sugar is fully dissolved
- 2In a blender, combine the watermelon, 1 pepper (diced and de seeded), and about a 1/4 cup of the simple syrup. Blend until smooth.
- 3Pour through a mesh strainer.
- 4In a shaker, combine the watermelon juice, rum, and simple syrup to taste ( i did about an 1/8 cup)
- 5Rim a glass with lemon juice & cajun seasoning. Pour over fresh ice & top with sprite. Garnish with lemon, mint & watermelon!
- 6NOTE: for the mocktail version- just leave the rum out of the shaker!
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Soda water, not tonic
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Muddle real fruit
Muddled berries or watermelon deliver flavor without the sugar of flavored liqueurs.
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Citrus over simple syrup
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