Buttercup-Inspired Drink

Buttercup-Inspired Drink

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.
5. Step
Enjoy!

Tags

Under 1 HourUnder 45 MinutesUnder 15 MinutesUnder 30 MinutesCasual PartyHappy HourContains AlcoholEasyDrinksBlender

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