Uncle Sam's Watermelon Cooler

Name: Uncle Sam's Watermelon Cooler
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 cups fresh watermelon, cubed and seeded; 1 oz fresh lime juice; 0.5 oz simple syrup (or more to taste); 6 fresh mint leaves; 4 oz sparkling water; Ice cubes; Watermelon wedge, blueberries, and mint for garnish

Fresh watermelon juice mocktail with mint and lime for the 4th of July. Deep pink-red color, incredibly refreshing. Ready in 10 minutes.

By Larry Leo | Prep: 10 min | Servings: 2 | Difficulty: Easy

Uncle Sam's Watermelon Cooler mocktail with deep pink-red fresh watermelon juice, mint, and patriotic garnish

Ingredients

3 cups fresh watermelon, cubed and seeded
1 oz fresh lime juice
0.5 oz simple syrup (or more to taste)
6 fresh mint leaves
4 oz sparkling water
Ice cubes
Watermelon wedge, blueberries, and mint for garnish

Instructions

Blend the watermelon cubes until completely smooth. Strain through a fine mesh strainer to remove pulp — you should have about 1.5 cups of deep pink-red juice.
In a shaker, muddle the mint leaves gently with the simple syrup.
Add the watermelon juice and lime juice to the shaker with ice. Shake for 10 seconds.
Strain into two glasses filled with ice.
Top each glass with 2 oz of sparkling water and stir gently.
Garnish with a small watermelon wedge on the rim, a few blueberries on a pick, and a fresh mint sprig.
Serve immediately — fresh watermelon juice oxidizes quickly and is best within 30 minutes.

Category: fourth-of-july

Tags: fourth-of-july, watermelon, summer, mint, lime, refreshing, patriotic