Spice up your 4th of July BBQs with this patriotic red, white and blue cocktail! This Watermelon Margarita is a perfect July 4th recipe and one that will keep you cool and refreshed all summer long.
2 oz Tequila
ยผ oz Cointreau
1 oz Lime Juice
ยผ oz Blueberry Simple Syrup
6 oz Watermelon Juice
1 sprig Mint
Garnish: Blueberries and Mint
Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake until cold. Strain into a cocktail glass filled with ice and garnish with blueberries and mint. Make sure to first give your mint a nice, hard smack between your palms to release its aromas!
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๐ To make the watermelon juice, simply puree fresh watermelon in a blender until itโs in liquid form! You can then strain out the solids or not, itโs completely up to you. I strained mine.
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๐ It takes about 1 ยฝ - 1 ยพ cups of fresh watermelon to equal 6 oz of strained juice. If you're not straining your juice it will yield more.
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๐ The mint that gets shaken into the drink is to add a bit of freshness. No need to muddle it unless you want to.๏ฟฝ
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๐ If you donโt want to make blueberry simple syrup, agave is the best substitute! I think regular simple syrup is too sweet.
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๐ Feel free to throw some blueberries into the drink (muddled or not) as well if you want more blueberry flavor!
Spice up your 4th of July BBQs with this patriotic red, white and blue cocktail! This Watermelon Margarita is a perfect July 4th recipe and one that will keep you cool and refreshed all summer long.
2 oz Tequila
ยผ oz Cointreau
1 oz Lime Juice
ยผ oz Blueberry Simple Syrup
6 oz Watermelon Juice
1 sprig Mint
Garnish: Blueberries and Mint
Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake until cold. Strain into a cocktail glass filled with ice and garnish with blueberries and mint. Make sure to first give your mint a nice, hard smack between your palms to release its aromas!
โ
๐ To make the watermelon juice, simply puree fresh watermelon in a blender until itโs in liquid form! You can then strain out the solids or not, itโs completely up to you. I strained mine.
โ
๐ It takes about 1 ยฝ - 1 ยพ cups of fresh watermelon to equal 6 oz of strained juice. If you're not straining your juice it will yield more.
โ
๐ The mint that gets shaken into the drink is to add a bit of freshness. No need to muddle it unless you want to.๏ฟฝ
โ
๐ If you donโt want to make blueberry simple syrup, agave is the best substitute! I think regular simple syrup is too sweet.
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๐ Feel free to throw some blueberries into the drink (muddled or not) as well if you want more blueberry flavor!