Our Watermelon Juleps Recipe
June 14, 2016 by Trisha Our Recipes
It’s the weekend – so here’s a well deserved treat for you lot! They’re simple and sooooo delightfully refreshing.
Our Watermelon Juleps Recipe
Ingredients
- 70ml bourbon
- 60ml fresh watermelon juice*
- 30 ml mint simple syrup
- 30 ml club soda
- crushed ice
- fresh mint leaves
*fresh watermelon juice
- 2 cups fresh watermelon chunks
mint syrup
- 100 g granulated sugar
- 120ml cup water
- 1 bunch of mint leaves
Instructions:
- Add the watermelon to a blender and blend until smooth. Pour through a sieve to remove pulp.
- Add the sugar, mint and water to a saucepan and heat at a medium high heat. Stir it constantly and when it starts to simmer, reduce the heat to low and cook for another 2 minutes. Allow to cool and remove the mint leaves.
- Add the bourbon, watermelon juice and mint syrup together and shake.
- Add some roughly crushed ice to your glasses and pour the cocktail over it. Then top up with club soda
- Garnish with mint leaves.
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