Watermelon Limeade Vodka Cooler Recipes

Steps:

• Working in batches, puree in blender watermelon with lime juice and sugar until smooth. Add more sugar, if needed.
• Transfer puree to a pitcher; add vodka, if desired. Cover; chill until ready to serve.
• Stir; pour into tumblers, over ice. Garnish with mint.

Steps:

• In a blender purée the watermelon pieces and strain the purée through a very fine sieve set over a pitcher, discarding the solids. (There should be about 2-1/3 cups juice). Stir in the vodka, the Triple Sec, and the lime juice, pour the cooler into long-stemmed glasses filled with ice cubes, and garnish each drink with a watermelon slice.

Steps:

• Freeze 2 cups cubed watermelon until solid. Meanwhile, bring 3/4 cup each sugar and water to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Transfer to a pitcher and refrigerate until cold. Puree 4 more cups cubed watermelon in a blender; strain into the pitcher. Stir in 1 cup lime juice (from about 9 limes) and 2 cups cold seltzer. Add the frozen watermelon and some lime slices.

Steps:

• Place watermelon, lemon juice, ginger juice, sugar, salt, and black pepper in a blender; blend until smooth. Pour mixture through a fine mesh strainer to strain the pulp from the juice.
• Pour juice back into the blender; add cold water and ice and blend. Pour lemonade into glasses and stir gently; garnish with mint leaves.

Steps:

• Place 4 cups frozen watermelon, 1/4 teaspoon lime zest and 2 cups ginger ale in a blender; cover and process until slushy. Serve immediately. Repeat twice.

Steps:

• Make simple syrup:
• In a saucepan boil water and sugar, stirring, until sugar is dissolved. Cool syrup and chill, covered, until cold.
• In a blender purée watermelon chunks until smooth and stir in 1/4 cup syrup, vodka, and lime juice.
• Serve coolers over ice in 2 tall glasses and garnish with watermelon rind.

Steps:

• Set a large fine-mesh sieve over a large bowl or pitcher. In a food processor or blender, puree watermelon. Pour watermelon puree through sieve, pressing on solids with a rubber spatula (you should have about 2 cups juice). Puree English cucumber and pour through sieve into watermelon juice.
• In a small bowl or measuring cup, stir together lime juice and honey. Add to watermelon and cucumber juices, along with vodka. Adjust sweetness with more honey if desired. To serve, fill four glasses with ice and top each with cocktail. Garnish with cucumber slices.