Watermelon Rum

Again, I don't have the recipe for this one lol but I do remember it. And we had to doctor it quite a bit to make it edible. I originally found this recipe in a Weight Watcher's cookbook and the points were really low-like 2 I think. Super simple easy ingredients. Like I said we had to doctor it a little bit because it was really strong in alcohol-too strong! I'd make this again but I think but I would use less alcohol and it would be nice to have some mint leaves on hand since that would tame down the taste a lot, even though I'm not fond of mint! We didn't have any on hand so we used basil, which worked okay. And I think we used some lime juice as well to tame down the flavor a little. It was good after that and I think we ate it all (I was with my family).

Watermelon Rum:

1/2 of a watermelon, cut up
Rum of your choice
Mint leaves

Pour the rum over the watermelon and let everything soak up. (Don't use the whole bottle! Just use enough to coat the watermelon.) Add some mint leaves and enjoy!

Sangria Popsicles

So I can't really remember how I made these...lol. I thought I used a recipe on Pinterest but after looking over that recipe again I discovered I didn't use all the ingredients...enough to make me realize that I think I kinda winged it! I can give you a guess as to what I used. You could pretty much add anything to these and they would taste good. I have really cheap popsicle molds so some of the popsicles had to either eaten out of the mold with a spoon or they had to be inverted into a bowl to eat with a spoon. These tasted really good but I think with the alcohol added, they turned into more of a slush. Either way...yum!

Sangria Popsicles (6-8 servings):

Popsicle mold
Assorted fruit (I used blueberries, raspberries & strawberries
Lime juice
Wine of your choice-I believe I used a cheap Cab

Mix all the ingredients together and pour into popsicle molds. Freeze 6-8 hours or overnight. Gently pull out of popsicle molds and enjoy!

Sour Cherry Vodka & Watermelon Vodka

I found the recipe for Sour Cherry Vodka on Pinterest via http://fancynapkin.blogspot.com/ Based on how easy the other recipe was, we used up my friend's watermelon and decided to try to make some watermelon vodka. I had a really hard time finding glass bottles that seal. I checked everywhere and as a last minute try I went to Home Goods and bingo! I found a couple bottles for the cherry vodka on clearance for $2.99. I found the bigger bottle for the watermelon for only $5.99. Super super easy to make. Just de-stem the cherries and fill up the entire glass bottle with cherries. Fill the bottle with cheap vodka. For the watermelon, we only filled the bottle up halfway and poured the vodka over the top.

The vodka should be ready to try in 3 months..so around the first of November. I'll let you know when we try it! If it turns out good, we plan on experimenting with other fruit and veggies.




Sour Cherry Vodka...






Watermelon Vodka...