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| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Additional Time: | 4 hrs 10 mins |
| Total Time: | 4 hrs 20 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 4 cups watermelon flesh, seeds removed
- 2 fluid ounces simple syrup
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 cup vodka
- 2 fluid ounces melon liqueur
- 4 twists lemon zest, garnish
Instructions
- In a food processor, puree the watermelon flesh. Pour the pureed watermelon into empty ice cube trays and freeze for at least 4 hours. Also, freeze 4 martini glasses.
- In a blender combine the frozen watermelon cubes, simple syrup, lemon juice, vodka, and melon liqueur; blend until smooth. Pour into 4 frozen martini glasses and garnish each with a lemon twist.
Reviews
Loved this summer drink! Substituted Limoncello for the melon liqueur and deleted the lemon juice. It was yummy.
yummy ! the worst part of this is waiting for the cubes to freeze solid. From now on I’ll have some already frozen, ready when you want them.
I gave this a 5 star, but really improvised a bit as I didn’t have all ingredients. I didn’t have any melon liquor, so used regular vodka instead. I also used another’s suggestion to use frozen lemonade, only had a half can, but it did the job. Also didn’t use the zest. Instead of freezing into cubes, I threw a couple of handfuls of ice cubes in the blender with everything else to make it cold. I was awesome!
These were way too sweet for us! We had to add additional lemon juice to each serving to tone down the sweetness. Also, I don’t see the need to blend the watermelon first. You can chop the watermelon up and freeze it in chunks. Less time, dishes and mess! We really don’t like overly sweet drinks so this was probably a bad choice for us, but it did the trick and kept us cool on a hot day! Thanks for the idea!
Oh yum. I’m not a huge fan of watermelon, but this was a treat! I added a little more lemon juice than called for, and next time will use some kind of citrus vodka to make it a little tangier.
A little too sweet for me. I used watermelon vodka and very sweet watermelon. Next time I would only use simple sugar or a sweetener of any kind if the watermelon was not sweet. I plan to make this again throughout the summer.
This was sooooo yummy! Very refreshing on a hot day. I’d cut the vodka in half unless you want to call it a night after just one. I will definitely be making these again.
Watermelon, sugar, ice, vodka blender……yum
My husband made this tonight Oct 2, 2011. It is very good but alittle strong like others have said. So I would definitely say try half a cup of vodka first and add if you what more or a bit. But nonetheless it is exceptionally good. True watermelon taste.
Hello, Thank you for sharing!! Love It!!!! I read a review.Sept,12,2008. I do not see, “Rum in this.” Everyone at my B-Day Party wanted to know how I did it?!? They really enjoyed All of it !!So I had to tell!!!!! When it’s Good like this!!!!! I alway’s Share !!! My last review was Wrong!! My Puter,is very old!! So it didn’t go through correctily. I truely give it FIVE !!!!
No such thing as too strong! Chill the Vodka and the tasye will calm itself a bit. Fantastic Recipe, my friend! I would not change a thing- cheers!
Freeze the watermelon the night before. I used watermelon flavored vodka and left out the melon liquor and they were delicious. Not too sweet but very yummy. Perfect for a summer day or out by the pool and easy to make. YUM!
This is good but strong! I just put all the ingredients in a blender and then put the bowl in the freezer.
On a hot day like today (95 degrees!) they were perfect!
Wow, what a great frozen drink!! Coladas are too fattening, margaritas and daquaries have too much sugar. This is such a refreshing alternative and SO delicious! We’re buying a margarita machine soley for these watermelon slushies. Thanks for the recipe! 🙂 By the way, I recommend cubing the watermelon first then freezing as well.
This was OK. I used Bacardi melon instead of liquer, and adjusted the recipe to 5 oz vodka and 5 oz Melon Bacardi. I used more watermelon than 4 cups…closer to 8 cups per blender-full.
This was OK. I used Bacardi melon instead of liquer, and adjusted the recipe to 5 oz vodka and 5 oz Melon Bacardi. I used more watermelon than 4 cups…closer to 8 cups per blender-full.
Made the first batch of this as directed in the recipe,used Midori, we liked it quite a bit- but made the second batch with lime juice and some lime zest, and watermelon Pucker— way too sweet. So this third time we found the perfect blend for us, which is to use Midori and substitute lime juice for the lemon with a little zest, too. Yummy and thanks for the recipe. 🙂
WOAH, strong! I thought it was alright, probably would have been better if I wasn’t so sick of vodka 🙁 But my boyfriend and his parents loved it. Thanks!
made these on a girls weekend and they were a hit. ran out of vodka before watermelon but sure enjoyed them.
As written I could not drink this – it had an almost bitter aftertaste. I ended up returning it to the blender and adding frozen strawberries and strawberry juice concentrate which made it much better.