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Spiked Watermelon Lemon-Lime Cocktail

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It’s time for me to reveal one of the summer’s best cocktails. I can’t keep it to myself any longer! It would be unfair of me not to share my super refreshing Spiked Watermelon Lemon-Lime Cocktail since the blazing heat of summer is trying to melt you.

This cocktail, an ideal drink after work or as a weekend refresher, is just what we need to hang on to summer and survive the sun’s scorching rays. Lemonade, Pinnacle Cake Vodka, watermelon, and lime juice make it oh so refreshing! The watermelon is sweet and the lemonade with lime gives it a citrus zing.

Bright in flavor and color, this beauty is ready for a pageant crown and sash.
Everyone needs a cocktail like this on a hot summer day. Fire up the blender!

Plug in your blender or Magic Bullet (<< the best small kitchen appliance ever!) and follow this super simple recipe.

(I seriously hope you enjoy this drink since I broke my camera lens trying to get into a place to shoot it. Yep, you read that right. So, I have two confessions. 1.) This photo was shot with my iPhone. 2.) I’m a total clutz. I blame it on my height. I’m about as graceful as a running giraffe.)

Oh well. I think I’ll make myself feel better while sipping this cocktail. Cheers!

Spiked Watermelon Lemon-Lime Cocktail

It's a beauty and oh so refreshing! The watermelon is sweet and the lemonade with lime gives it a citrus zing.

15 minPrep Time

15 minTotal Time

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Ingredients

  • 2 c. seedless, cubed watermelon
  • 2 c. crushed ice
  • 1 1/2 c. lemonade
  • 1 1/2 oz. Pinnacle Cake Vodka
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • 1 T sugar

Instructions

  1. Follow directions on lemonade concentrate can to make a pitcher of lemonade.
  2. Add all ingredients, except the sugar, into the blender and blend them until smooth.
  3. Pour in a sugar rimmed glass. (Use a small plate to roll a wet rimmed glass into the sugar.)
  4. Garnish with lime slice and/or watermelon slice.

Notes

Cube the watermelon in advance to save time.

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Nutrition

Calories

242 cal

Fat

1 g

Carbs

58 g

Protein

4 g
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Salted Caramel Apple Martini

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I don’t need to wait for the fall season to enjoy a Salted Caramel Apple Martini especially when the last drop is like a sweetened caramel kiss waiting just for me. Why should you?

Try my take on this typically seasonal cocktail anytime you’re craving notes of apple. It’s the perfect compliment as a dessert drink after…well, anytime. Sip it after a summer barbecue pulled pork dinner or when the crisp air beckons fall.

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Salted Caramel Apple Martini

Why wait until fall to enjoy the always delicious Salted Caramel Apple Martini? This pleasing cocktail only takes five minutes to prepare and you'll think "this is the sweet life."

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Ingredients

  • 4 oz. apple juice
  • 1/2 oz Pinnacle Salted Caramel vodka
  • 1 T. caramel ice cream topping
  • sugar
  • cinnamon

Instructions

  1. Fill a martini shaker half way with cubed ice and set aside.
  2. Pour a small amount of apple juice onto a small flat plate. Rim the martini class with apple juice.
  3. Pour a small amount of mixed cinnamon and sugar to a small flat plate. Rim the already wet martini glass with cinnamon and sugar.
  4. Warm caramel ice cream topping in the microwave for 20 seconds (remove lid).
  5. Add T. warmed caramel to martini glass and rotate glass to coat the inside.
  6. Add salted caramel vodka and rest of apple juice to martini shaker. Shake one minute.
  7. Strain into the already prepped martini glass.
  8. Garnish with an apple slide (optional).
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This cocktail comes with a kiss-a caramel one.
This cocktail comes with a kiss-a caramel one.

The trick to enjoying the “caramel kiss” is to drizzle warmed caramel ice cream topping sauce inside the martini glass and rotate it until it perfectly coats the glass. Just when you start to feel sad that your cocktail glass is near empty, pucker up! Your caramel kiss awaits in the bottom of the glass.

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Peach Pie Martini

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Capture the taste of homemade, fresh-baked peach pie in a glass with this amazing martini. Baking a pie can takes some serious dedication, but you can have the best of both worlds in just five minutes by shaking up this delightful Peach Pie Martini.

This martini recipe is the perfect complement to a backyard barbecue.

(I prefer to leave the peach skin on when pureeing it. You can also substitute any other fruit-flavored vodka to create another pie flavor.) Recipe below!

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Peach Pie Martini

This martini tastes like Grandma's fresh-baked peach pie and is the perfect complement to a backyard barbecue.

5 minPrep Time

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Ingredients

  • 1 c. club soda
  • 2 T. pureed fresh peach (1/2 peach, skin optional)
  • 1 1/2 oz. Pinnacle cake vodka
  • 2 tsp. cinnamon (reserve 1 tsp. to rim the glass later)
  • 1 tsp. sugar (reserve to rim the glass later)

Instructions

  1. Pit one peach and add fruit to a Cuisinart to puree until reaching a softened mixture.
  2. Add ice cubes to a martini shaker.
  3. Add pureed peach, vodka, club soda, and cinnamon. Shake for 15 seconds.
  4. To rim the martini glass, use part of the leftover peach to moisten the rim and then dip it in a mixture of cinnamon and sugar.

Notes

Substitute any other fruit-flavored vodka to create another pie flavor.

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Blueberry Vanilla Mint Mojito

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Blueberry Vanilla Mint Mojito

Nothing adds more zing to a blueberry mojito than fresh mint and the sweet taste of vanilla rum. And this recipe only takes minutes to make. Watch your cares melt way as your glass drains away!

Cool down on a summer day with this refreshing blueberry vanilla mint mojito.
Cool down on a summer day with this refreshing blueberry vanilla mint mojito.

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Blueberry Vanilla Mojito

This drink is a crowd favorite and guests are always impressed with the freshness of the mint. Serve it on a hot summer evening or on July 4th.

5 minPrep Time

1 minTotal Time

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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 oz. vanilla rum
  • 1/4 oz. fresh lime juice
  • Small handful of mint leaves
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 can lemon-lime carbonated water
  • 1 cup crushed ice
  • Garnish lime slice, mint sprig

Instructions

  1. Add the mint and sugar into a muddling glass. Muddle them together until fragrant.
  2. Add vanilla rum, lime juice, and crushed ice. Shake for one minute.
  3. Pour into a glass and then fill the rest of the glass with lemon-lime carbonated water.
  4. Garnish with more blueberries and a sprig of mint.

Notes

You could substitute fresh strawberries, blackberries, or raspberries.

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