Watermelon Mocktail
Refreshing, delicious and simply made with a few ingredients!
Ingredients
- 1 cup watermelon, diced
- 1 handful fresh mint
- 1 lime (entire thing), washed and diced
- 2-3 tablespoons maple syrup
Instructions
- Wash your lime and rinse your mint
- Dice watermelon and lime into small pieces
- Combine diced watermelon, diced lime, washed mint, and maple syrup in a quart size jar and muddle gently together
- Fill jar with ice
- Top with sparkling water and enjoy!
Notes
Avoid these common mistakes when making your watermelon cocktail
- Using bottled lime juice, wilted herbs, or pre-cut fruit can dull the flavor. Fresh-squeezed citrus and freshly chopped ingredients make a big difference in taste and aroma.
- Mocktails without enough ice can feel flat or too warm. Crushed or pebble ice adds texture and keeps the drink crisp and chilled. Bonus: it also makes the presentation more appealing.
- Mint and other herbs should be gently muddled or briefly blended. Overdoing it can release bitter compounds and make the drink taste grassy.
- Great mocktails have layers of flavor: sweet, tart, fresh, sometimes a little fizzy or spicy. Too much of one thing (like just fruit juice) can make the drink one-dimensional.