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Watermelon Mint Vodka Splash

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Everyone loves a cocktail that is crisp, refreshing, and oh-so-delicious. Watermelon Mint Vodka Splash is like that friend you’re always happy to see. It brings a great vibe to an occasion!

The best part of sipping this cocktail? It delivers a light, fruity flavor without the overpowering syrupy aftertaste often found in cocktail recipes made with high-sugar mixes. Smirnoff’s Zero Sugar Watermelon & Mint Vodka is infused with natural flavors and is gluten-free.

I grow fresh mint in my raised garden bed during spring and summer, so I always have it on hand for recipes like this one. Why not save money on buying herbs by growing them yourself? Consider ordering mint plant seeds online to add to your herb garden or a container on your deck for a sunny spot. Mint is a hardy plant that will continue to produce new leaves as long as you pinch it back now and then.

watermelon mint vodka cocktail

Watermelon Mint Vodka Splash is your go-to drink when you want to mix a cocktail for an afternoon by the pool or have your toes in the sand by the lake. Oh, and consider the possibilities of blending the watermelon and ice together and then adding the rest of the ingredients. I prefer to serve this pool-ready cocktail in plastic stemless wine glasses.

If you’re ready to mix this cocktail recipe, you may also appreciate my recipe for its cousin cocktail, Cucumber Lime Vodka Splash. It’s the MOST POPULAR recipe on my blog, hands down. Grab a couple of glasses and make each one!

Die-hard watermelon fans searching for bonus recipes also love my recipes for Watermelon Berry Slushie, Watermelon Blueberry Feta Salad with Mint, and Spiked Watermelon Lemon-Lime Cocktail.

Watermelon Mint Vodka Splash

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This watermelon mint vodka cocktail is refreshing – perfect for drinking poolside or by the lake. Make it in less than 10 minutes!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 1.5 oz. Smirnoff Zero Infusions Watermelon & Mint vodka
  • Ice cubes
  • 1/2 can lime flavored sparkling water
  • Garnish with a watermelon slice and mint sprig

Instructions
 

  • Add ice to glass.
  • Add remaining ingredients.
  • Stir gently.
  • Garnish glass with a watermelon slice and mint sprig.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

You could swap another flavor of sparkling water for a variation on this recipe. I also like the Spindrift Sparkling Water, 4 Flavor Variety Pack. 

Watermelon Mint Vodka Splash

 

Bubbly Strawberry Mint Mojito

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When I polled my Instagram audience if they wanted this recipe after previewing it, the answer was 100% YES. I completely understand why because it is indeed 100% REFRESHING! Bubbly Strawberry Mint Mojito is the summer drink you’ve been craving. You didn’t know it.

Like many gardeners, my mint plant is growing faster than I can use it up. A mojito recipe is a perfect way to use the summer herb, and its herbaceous flavor adds a cooling effect to this cocktail. Not a gardener? The mint sold in your local grocery store’s produce department will suffice — remember to keep it refrigerated until use.

Strawberry Mint Mojito

This recipe is for one cocktail, but you could quickly maximize it to make a pitcher to serve to guests at your brunch or outdoor summer party. Thanks to its fresh ingredients and the bubble’s effervescence, it’s so good.

Have you ever heard of “muddling” herbs? You may have seen a bartender do it when crafting a cocktail. By using a cocktail muddler, or in my case, the end of a wooden spoon, you press and twist the mint in the bottom of a sturdy wine glass. If you would like a visual for how to do it, here’s a helpful instructional link.

I used strawberry-flavored Waterloo Sparkling Water for extra fruit flavor in combination with sliced fresh strawberries. You will also need sugar, lime wedges, and aged silver rum over ice.

Bubbly Strawberry Mint Mojito

I know you’ll adore this Bubbly Strawberry Mint Mojito recipe. Appreciate fruit cocktails? You’ll also like my recipe for Blackberry Mint Fizzy Mojito! Want a similar drink but without the booze? Check out this recipe for Cucumber Mint Raspberry Detox Water.

Bottoms up.

Bubbly Strawberry Mint Mojito

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A refreshingly sweet yet tart cocktail, the mint complements the fresh strawberry very well. You can prepare it to enjoy on a hot summer day or for friends at your next brunch!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 oz. aged silver rum Cruzan
  • 4-5 mint leaves
  • 1 T. white sugar
  • 3 lime wedges small quarter pieces
  • 1 sliced strawberry
  • 1 can Waterloo Strawberry Sparkling Water
  • crushed ice

Instructions
 

  • Add the mint leaves, sugar, and lime wedges to the glass.
  • Muddle the mint leaves, mint, and sugar together until fragrant and well mashed.
  • Add half a glass of crushed ice.
  • Add sliced strawberries.
  • Add rum.
  • Fill glass until it's full with the sparkling water.
  • Garnish with a strawberry and sprig of mint.

Notes

Use silver rum for this recipe. Substituting dark rum is not an option to achieve the desired recipe flavor.

Bubbly Strawberry Mint Mojito

Cucumber Lime Vodka Splash

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Refreshing. Bubbly. Tasty! This cocktail is perfect for those days when you want a boozy drink and you’re craving something light and refreshing. Cucumber Lime Vodka Splash, made with only three ingredients, is a cocktail you (and your friends!) will love. Grab a glass, and let’s get started!

To make this cocktail a delightful one, you must start with its base: Smirnoff Cucumber Zero Sugar Infusions Cucumber & Lime Vodka. I discovered this flavored vodka when strolling the aisles of my neighborhood liquor store in search of something flavorful but less heavy in sugar than rum.

I added LaCroix Lime Sparkling Water, fresh cucumber, and garnished with fresh lime and mint leaves.

To make my Cucumber Lime Vodka Splash, follow the simple steps in the recipe card below. Use unbreakable stemless wine glasses to serve this refreshing cocktail pool-side or on the deck. 

I promise you’ll appreciate this drink’s flavor profile so much you’ll want to share it with friends at your next get-together. Cheers!

Cucumber Lime Vodka Splash

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 1 glass

Ingredients
  

  • 1.5 oz Smirnoff Cucumber Zero Sugar Infusions Cucumber & Lime
  • Juice of a lime wedge
  • Ice cubes
  • 1/2 can LaCroix Sparkling Lime Water
  • Garnish with a cucumber slice and mint garnish

Instructions
 

  • Add ice to glass.
  • Add remaining ingredients.
  • Stir gently.
  • Garnish glass with cucumber and mint.
  • Serve.

Notes

You can also swap another La Croix flavored water instead of the lime version or use Spindrift Sparkling Water Grapefruit. 

If you’ve read this far, you love cucumbers. Check out other flavorful recipes on the blog, including Cucumber Mint Raspberry Detox Water, or try making my Asian Cucumber Salad, the perfect sidekick to Hibachi Steak Lettuce Wraps.

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Pink Lemonade Blueberry Splash

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Some of the best tasting recipes are simply made and cocktails are no different.

Made with Bacardi Limon Rum this boozy Pink Lemonade Blueberry Splash cocktail uses fruit that is in season and doesn’t require you to make fresh lemonade. Simply add citrus flavored rum over ice, fill the glass 3/4 of the way full with store bought pink lemonade, top with lemon seltzer water, a squeeze of lemon wedge and stir. I prefer to cut the citrus sour flavor with a teaspoon of sugar or Splenda. Then, garnish with a sprig of mint, a slice of lemon and you’re on your way to happy hour!

Here’s the recipe rundown quick list:

  • 1 travel sized bottle of Bacardi Limon Rum
  • 1 small bottle of store bought pink lemonade
  • 1 can of lemon seltzer water
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 tsp sugar or Splenda
  • ice
  • garnishes = sprig of mint, slice of lemon

Don’t forget to add a fancy Nancy straw. Now that’s one pretty drink. Pretty delightful that is…;-) Cheers!

If you’re not interested in adding alcohol and want to drink a poolside mocktail instead, simply add more lemonade or seltzer water in place of the rum.

Pink Lemonade Blueberry Splash

A big fan of seasonal blueberries? Try my take on a warm Vanilla Blueberry Sauce that goes great over lemon bars or ice cream. Still craving blueberries? Add them to fresh fruit to create a last minute picnic side Watermelon Blueberry Salad with Feta and Mint. 

Berry Rum Smash with Lime Cocktail

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Determined to create a cocktail that I could use to raise a glass in honor of those who served during Memorial Day, I created Berry Rum Smash with Lime Cocktail, a blender drink topped with carbonated soda. It’s a refreshing drink that is prepared with aged rum, berries, lime juice, and lemon-lime soda.

A liter of Cruzan Aged Rum cost me $14.99, a value!

I love a cocktail that stretches my creativity. This recipe requires you to use a blender to make a smooth juice from fresh blueberries, pitted sweet cherries, lime juice, aged rum (you can use silver rum), the juice of half of a lime, and Stevia for sweetness. After blending the above ingredients on high until the pulp of the fruit is minimal, pour it into a glass filled with crushed ice.

You can find these festive straws and garnish picks for $1 at Target. (not an affiliate)

After pouring the berry mixture into the glass of crushed ice, top the glass with lemon-lime soda water until filled. That’s it! It’s a fruity, cool drink to serve to guests at your next outdoor deck party or just because you want to delight in a new cocktail made from your home bar.

Cheers, my dears!

Berry Rum Smash with Lime Cocktail

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This refreshing cocktail doubles down on berries, aged rum, lime juice, and lemon-lime soda.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course cocktail, Drinks
Cuisine American
Servings 2 glasses

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 oz. aged rum I used Cruzan
  • 2 tsp Stevia
  • 1/2 c. pitted sweet cherries
  • 1 c. fresh blueberries reserve a few for garnish
  • Juice of 1/2 lime
  • crushed ice
  • 1 can lemon lime sode

Instructions
 

  • Blend all of the ingredients except the ice in a blender on high until very smooth.
  • Fill a glass with crushed ice.
  • Pour berry mixture into glass.
  • Top with lemon lime soda until full
  • Garnish with blueberries and a lime wedge.

Notes

You can use frozen fruit for this blended cocktail. Add 1 tsp of honey for added sweetness.

 

Cantaloupe Margaritas

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Read about the seven health benefits of eating cantaloupe by clicking on the photo.

In honor of Cinco de Mayo and my love affair with margaritas, I created a refreshing cocktail recipe – Cantaloupe Margaritas! I was equally inspired to try a new version of the standard lime Mexican cocktail by using up a ripe cantaloupe that was sitting on my kitchen counter and some leftover silver tequila. You’re going to love this recipe!

Read about the 7 health benefits of eating cantaloupe by clicking on the photo.

This cocktail reminds me of the fresh cantaloupe smoothie I ordered once at an authentic Mexican restaurant in our city. Imagine a backdrop of festive music, multi-colored decorations, and authentic food with a fresh drink to go with it. It was like a time warp back to our fabulous visit to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. You can read my travel tips from that vacation here.

We’ve also spent time in Playa del Carmen, my favorite spot in Mexico, thanks to the beautiful turquoise color of the water and soft sand beaches.

This cocktail, made by first blending fresh cantaloupe, is a slight variation of the traditional lime cocktail thanks to the added honey, lemonade, and refined sugar. The sweet additions counterbalance the acidic citrus taste of the freshly squeezed lime juice and lemonade, giving the margarita an easy finish.

After blending the cantaloupe until very smooth, pour it into a cocktail shaker and add the tequila, lime juice, lemonade, honey, and sugar. Shake and strain into ice-filled glasses rimmed pre-rimmed with lime juice and kosher salt. If you want to garnish each glass with more cantaloupe, use a melon baller to form several circular pieces of melon and skewer them with a toothpick. I added fresh mint and a wedge of lime for added color. One look at your finished cocktail, and you’ll quickly take a sip – it’s refreshing and delicious!

As you know, I love to celebrate a holiday or host a party. Inspired by the Cinco de Mayo holiday, my Cantaloupe Margarita is the essential cocktail to accompany sizzling fajitas or savory tacos. Let me know in the comments section how you prepare your favorite party cocktail. I’m always ready to try a new recipe! Cheers.

Cantaloupe Margaritas

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This new take on the traditional margarita is refreshing and will wow your party guests on Cinco de Mayo.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course cocktail, Drinks
Cuisine American
Servings 4 small cocktails

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups blended cantaloupe
  • 1/2 cup silver tequila I used Camarena Tequila
  • 1/4 cup fresh squeezed lime juice
  • 2 T lemonade
  • 1 T honey
  • 1 T sugar
  • cubed ice
  • Garnish:
  • 1 T kosher or maragarita salt
  • lime wedge
  • sprig of mint
  • 2 cantaloupe melon balls
  • 1 toothpick

Instructions
 

  • Rim the cocktail glass with a lime wedge and then salt.
  • Blend cantaloupe in your blender on puree setting until very smooth. This may take a couple minutes.
  • Pour blended cantaloupe in a large cocktail shaker.
  • Add tequila, lime juice, lemonade, honey, and sugar.
  • Shake vigourously.
  • Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish.

Notes

Tip: Spray your measuring spoon with a little cooking spray before measuring the honey. The spray helps the honey pour from the spoon leaving very little extra on the spoon.

 

 

 

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