A refreshing cocktail perfect for summer & adapted from Smitten Kitchen's Watermelon Lemonade recipe. This cocktail has made it to the beach, a pool party, family gathering and as of Sunday, a Marlins game. Let me forewarn you though, the booze in this will sneak up on you as evidenced by the fact that I lost my apartment keys, had the MLB logo spray painted across my stomach (so classy), conned my way into the Clevelander to avoid a $10 cover and proceeded to eat half of a full-sized bag of potato chips. My roommate's experiences weren't nearly as fortunate.
Ingredients
- 1/2 of a medium seedless watermelon
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup sugar or sugar substitute (the Splenda for baking dissolves the easiest & without heating)
- 1 cup lemon juice
- 1 1/2 cups (or about 8 shots) Vodka (I used the Absolut Miami vodka that has passion fruit and orange blossom flavors; adjust the amount of vodka to your taste)
- 1 bottle cheap champagne such as Andre, or a rose works nicely
Directions
- Cut the watermelon into cubes, removing the rind. Place cubes in blender or food processor and puree until smooth.
- Strain watermelon through a colander to remove any seeds.
- In a small, microwave safe bowl combine sugar and water and stir well. In the microwave, heat the mixture on high 1 minute. Remove and stir well to completely dissolve the sugar. (If you are using the Splenda for baking, you can skip the microwaving step and just stir to dissolve).
- In a large pitcher, combine watermelon puree, lemon juice, sugar mixture (simple syrup) and vodka. Stir well.
- Pour in the bottle of champagne and stir gently.
- Serve over ice (or better yet stick it in the freezer)
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