Lemon-Mint Vodka Spiked Watermelon

Recipe courtesy Tyler Florence

Show: Food 911Episode: Big Surf Clambake

Rated: 3 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (6)

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Cook Time:
6 hr 0 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
many servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 6 hr 0 min
Total:: 6 hr 10 min

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Ingredients

1/4 cup sugar
2 lemons, juiced
1 (750 ml) bottle vodka
2 fresh mint sprigs
1 whole watermelon, 10 pounds or larger

Directions

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.

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recipe Lemon-Mint Vodka Spiked Watermelon
Anonymous 06-18-2007
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Yum!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

A fun, easy treat for a BBQ.
recipe Lemon-Mint Vodka Spiked Watermelon
Sarah perrysburg, OH 08-03-2006
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its ok
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

it was ok, but I'm not big on the mint
recipe Lemon-Mint Vodka Spiked Watermelon
Anonymous 06-28-2006
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seeds are the key
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

pick a seeded watermelon! The seeds give the vodka little pockets to seep into.
recipe Lemon-Mint Vodka Spiked Watermelon
Alison Fairbanks, AK 03-08-2006
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When we were younger
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

We would do the same thing, with plain vodka (your talkin the 70's), is cut a hole and jam the dowel end of a wooden spoon in... there, stir and break up the innards of the melon, scoop a bit out and insert the bottle. It emptied out pretty quick. Can't slice it after that, but you can drill holes and insert straws for a kicked up luau.Read more
recipe Lemon-Mint Vodka Spiked Watermelon
Amber Fort Worth, TX 07-06-2005
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Not so spiked watermelon
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

This was a neat idea until SEVERAL HOURS went by and only about an inch of the vodka had filtered into the watermelon. I did... everything according to the directions but it was a flop and a disappointment to our party. I do not recommend this recipe to anyone. At least the watermelon was not a waste!Read more
recipe Lemon-Mint Vodka Spiked Watermelon
CHRIS harrisburg, PA 07-05-2005
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great idea???
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

What a great idea for a party pleaser... After spending about $20 for ingredients, I was anxious to get going. After about... 3 hours, I checked on the progress of the "spiking" and noticed that only about 1" of liquid had absorbed into the watermelon. I lifted the bottle slightly to see if there was something blocking the opening and some leaked out so I immediately replaced the bottle...3 hours later, about another 1/2" of liquid absorbed. I'm not sure how much longer I was to wait, but all in all, about 6 oz. of the brew was in the watermelon...luckily it was a good watermelon without anything else! Where did I go wrong???Read more