For this spicy and sweet Powerpuff Girls-inspired cocktail, we blended up a fresh juice with honeydew melon, mint, and jalapeño that’s shaken with lime juice, tequila, melon-flavored liqueur, and some simple syrup. It’s sweet with a little kick of heat, just like Buttercup! This content is intended solely for users of legal drinking age. Drink responsibly.
Cook Time
5 minutes
Total Time
10 minutes
Yield
2 servings
Ingredients
¼ cup granulated sugar (50 g)
¼ teaspoon black gel food coloring
1 ½ teaspoons water
lime wedge
2 cups honeydew melon (280 g), chopped
6 fresh mint leaves
½ jalapeño, seeded
2 oz lime juice (55 mL)
2 oz tequila (55 mL)
1 oz Midori (25 mL), melon-flavored liqueur
1 oz simple syrup (25 mL)
ice, for shaking
2 honeydew melon balls, for garnish
Special Equipment
2 cocktail picks
Nutrition Info
Calories 448
Fat 1g
Carbs 95g
Fiber 7g
Sugar 90g
Protein 6g
How to Make It
1. Step
Add the sugar, black food coloring, and water to a shallow bowl and stir until well combined. Wet the rim of 2 glasses with the lime wedge, then dip in the black sugar mixture.
2. Step
Add the honeydew, mint, and jalapeño to a high-powered blender and blend on high speed for 30 seconds, until smooth. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a cocktail shaker.
3. Step
Add the lime juice, tequila, melon-flavored liqueur, and simple syrup to the cocktail shaker and fill the rest of the way with ice. Shake well to combine, about 30 seconds.
4. Step
Strain the cocktail evenly between the rimmed glasses. Thread the honeydew melon balls onto cocktail picks and garnish each drink.