No-Cook Watermelon Simple Syrup - The BEST watermelon syrup recipe for cocktails
Use this no-cook, cold process watermelon syrup recipe to make a bright, flavorful and fresh-tasting syrup to punch up the flavors in all of your summer cocktails. It just a quick muddle and a night in the fridge to get you to the best fruit-infused simple syrup you have ever had.
Equipment
- metal sieve
- measuring cup
- glass jar
Ingredients
- 16 oz fresh, cubed watermelon
- 8 oz sugar
- ½ oz vodka optional - it keeps the syrup fresh much longer
Instructions
- Combine watermelon and sugar in a jar or a zippered plastic bag.
- Muddle them together a bit and put the bag or jar in the fridge.
- After 12 to 24 hours, stir up the contents until all the sugar is dissolved.
- Strain through a metal sieve.
- Store the watermelon syrup in a clean glass jar in the fridge.
- Optional: add ½ oz vodka to the simple syrup to help it last as long as 4 weeks.
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