Spiked Watermelon Recipes

WATERMELON CRAWL- AKA SPIKED WATERMELON

Steps:

• Sneaky and Underhanded: Use any size syringe - or several- and inject the alcohol into the melon. Smaller needles will leave the least detectable marks! lol Refrigerate or pack in ice to get it really cold. (Very hard to do with champagne).
• Open and Honest: Remove rind from melon. Cut edible flesh into pieces, place in a huge bowl and douse with the alcohol. Refrigerate or pack in ice to get it really cold.
• Whole Melon: Cut a hole in the melon big enough to insert a funnel. SAVE the piece you removed to reinsert after all the alcohol has been absorbed. Pour alcohol into the melon through the funnel. We usually put the melon in a cooler and surround it with ice, place the funnel and fill it with alcohol- return several times to refill funnel.
• Note: We usually spike in the morning and let it sit until we are ready later that day. If leaving the rind on, don't let it sit too long as the outer rind of the melon will absorb much of the alcohol and the inner fruit will be a little weaker.
• PS I LOVE lots of the 'flavored' or infused alcohols they have available now BUT SAVE THEM for a drink. When I used them in this they were really gross with the melon. The exception being Coconut Rum. Steer clear of all those other flavors like banana, mango, etc -- .

EASY VODKA SPIKED WATERMELON RECIPE

Steps:

• Stabilize the watermelon on your work surface using a dishcloth or something similar to keep it from rolling.
• Remove the cap from the vodka bottle, and trace a circle around it on the top of the watermelon using a marker. Make sure the hole is just slightly wider than the neck of the bottle.
• Using a sharp knife, cut around the circle, making sure to get all the way through the tough rind. Remove the "plug" of the rind, and save it for later.
• Rotate the watermelon so that the hole is tilted to the side. Quickly insert the neck of the bottle into the watermelon, and then rotate the watermelon so that the bottle is vertical.
• Allow the vodka to infuse into the watermelon for at least 12 hours.
• After infusing, carefully remove the bottle, being cautious of spills, and replace the "plug" that was cut out of the rind.
• Place the watermelon in the refrigerator for a few hours to chill before slicing and serving.

LEMON-MINT VODKA SPIKED WATERMELON

Steps:

• Dissolve the sugar in the lemon juice. Pour out 1/4 cup vodka and add the lemon mixture and the mint sprigs to the bottle. Cap, shake, and let sit from 1 hour to overnight for the flavors to develop.
• Cut a plug from the watermelon about 3-inches deep and as big around as the top of the bottle. Upend the bottle into the hole and let it sit for a couple of hours or until most of the vodka lemonade has been absorbed into the watermelon. Re-plug the watermelon and refrigerate it for a few hours. Slice and serve.

WINE SPIKED WATERMELON

Steps:

• Cut a hole in a ripe watermelon and insert a funnel.
• Pour in as much wine as possible, and let it sit in the fridge, adding more wine every three to four hours as it's slowly absorbed. (A 10-pound melon can soak up one standard bottle overnight.)
• Slice the watermelon for a refreshing chilled party nosh, or freeze the flesh as a terrific base for blender drinks.

SPIKED WATERMELON POPS

Steps:

• In a blender, combine the watermelon, sugar, and vodka. Blend until the mixture is smooth. Add the mint and pulse once to combine. Pour the mixture into the pop molds. Insert the wooden sticks all the way down the inside the molds. Freeze for at least 10 hours or preferably overnight.
• To unfreeze the ice pops, insert the molds in hot water for 5 to 10 seconds. Serve immediately.

SPIKED WATERMELON

Steps:

• Cut a hole in the top of the watermelon, wide and deep enough to insert a funnel.
• Pour as much vodka through the funnel as can be absorbed (1/2 cup to 1 cup), remove the funnel and replace the watermelon plug, Let sit for 4 hours and again, pour is as much vodka as can be absorbed, Repeat the process until all the vodka has been absorbed, (eventually all the vodka WILL be absorbed).
• Refrigerate and serve well chilled.
• When it's time slice it up and enjoy.
• NOTES: You can also use a food injector, this works well or you can cut a hole big enough to hold the neck of a fifth of vodka, allow it to sit 6-12 hours, 24 being better, serve with the bottle sticking out of the watermelon, You can experiment with liquors, I have heard rum works well too.