Watermelon Rum Slush Recipes

Steps:

• Puree the watermelon in a blender until very smooth. Pour into a cocktail shaker filled with ice and add the rum, liqueur and lime juice. Shake vigorously and strain into 2 ice-filled cocktail glasses. Garnish each with a lime round if using.
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Steps:

• Put the watermelon cubes on a baking sheet lined with parchment. Freeze until frozen.
• Add the frozen watermelon to a food processor. Add the Simple Syrup and 1/2 cup water and blend. Scrape down the sides and continue to blend until smooth.
• Serve as is, or add tequila or bourbon and garnish with fresh mint leaves if desired. Or wet the rim of the glasses with the lime wedges and dip in salt if desired. Or add a squeeze of lime juice.
• Combine the sugar and 1 cup water in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Cook, stirring, until the sugar dissolves. Remove from the heat and let cool completely. Keep covered in the refrigerator up to 1 month.

Steps:

• Place watermelon and ice into a blender. Pour in lime juice, sugar, and salt. Blend until smooth.

Steps:

• Cut rind off watermelon and discard. Cut fruit into 1/2-inch pieces. If you want to have garnish for your drinks, salvage some wedges of rind with fruit attached before chopping up the rest.
• Line a 10-15-inch pan with plastic wrap. Arrange fruit on wrap in a single layer. Freeze until firm, 1-2 hours. If making this ahead, transfer frozen chunks to a freezer bag.
• In a blender, combine half the pineapple juice, rum and lemon juice. Whirl, gradually dropping in half the frozen watermelon chunks, until smoothly pureed. Sweeten to taste with sugar and pour into a pitcher or directly into glasses. Repeat to make a second batch.

Steps:

• In a blender pour in 1/2 each of the grape juice, rum and lemon juice.
• Turn on blender and begin to add 1/2 of the frozen watermelon, chunk by chunk.
• Taste and add sugar if needed.
• Pour into 3 tall glasses and repeat.

Steps:

• In a food processor, puree the watermelon flesh. Pour the pureed watermelon into empty ice cube trays and freeze for at least 4 hours. Also, freeze 4 martini glasses.
• In a blender combine the frozen watermelon cubes, simple syrup, lemon juice, vodka, and melon liqueur; blend until smooth. Pour into 4 frozen martini glasses and garnish each with a lemon twist.

Steps:

• In a blender, cover and process the lime juice, watermelon, and sugar in batches until smooth. Pour into a freezer-proof container. Cover and freeze for 30 minutes or until edges begin to freeze. , Stir and return to freezer. Repeat every 20 minutes or until slushy, about 90 minutes. Spoon 3/4 cup into bowls or glasses; add 1/4 cup soda.

Steps:

• Blend the ice, watermelon, cantaloupe, orange juice, and honey together in a blender until no chunks remain and the mixture is a thick slush. Garnish with the mint if desired.