Can you believe that tomorrow will be June 1st!? I'm pretty darn excited and wanted to start it off right... with some watermelon mojito popsicles!! Yesterday we went to a BBQ/first birthday party and Zan brought some ingredients to make watermelon mojitos. They were enjoyed by many and as I was sipping mine, I thought of a great idea! A mojito popsicle! The problem is alcohol doesn't freeze! Unless... you add just a little (2oz with every 3 cups juice) and it's mixed with fruit! Tada!! :) You can also make this recipe without alcohol too... it's your choice. Also, you'll be happy to know that I bought the popsicle tray and the skewers from the Dollar Store!! It came with a plastic red and blue top, but I took that off for a reason ;) Read below for the how-to!! Have a wonderful week!
Mojito Popsicles
3 1/2 cups cubed watermelon
Handful fresh mint leaves
3 Tablespoons Agave (or you can sweeten them with regular sugar)
1/2 lime
2 oz. light rum
1/2 cup club soda
Directions
In a large mixing bowl, muddle the watermelon and mint together until the watermelon is a juice consistency with some small chunks. Once it's fully muddled, remove the muddled mint. Add the 3 tablespoons Agave, 2 ounces rum and squeeze the 1/2 lime into the watermelon juice. Pour half of the mixture into a cocktail shaker... unless you have a shaker large enough for all of the watermelon. Shake until combined and put into a separatebowl with a spout. Do the same with the other half of the juice. Add the club soda to the shaken juice and stir. Fill the popsicle tray up and add a skewer (cut to size) in the center. To garnish, place a small mint leaf in each of the popsicles... These will need to freeze overnight because of the rum. They also melt a little faster, so make sure you serve them with a napkin!
