Summer Watermelon Cooler

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 5 cups seeded and cubed watermelon (about 3-1/2 lb.)
• 1/3 cup raspberry flavored syrup (or cherry syrup)
• ice cube (or watermelon ice cubes-recipe below)
• 1 (1 liter) bottle carbonated water, chilled (club soda, mineral water, soda water)
• raspberry flavored syrup (or cherry syrup) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a blender or food processor bowl combine the watermelon and the 1/3 cup syrup. cover and blend or process until smooth. press mixture through a fine mesh sieve into a medium bowl; discard pulp. cover and refrigerate mixture at least 2 hours or up to 24 hours.
• 2 to serve, add ice cubes to ten 12-ounce glasses. pour enough watermelon mixture into glasses to fill half full. add enough carbonated water to fill glasses. if desired, sweeten individual servings with additional syrup; stir to dissolve syrup. makes 10 servings.
• 3 watermelon ice cubes:.
• 4 use these cubes to keep coolers cold without thinning outflavor. cut 1-inch cubes from watermelon flesh. place the melon cubes in a single layer in a 15x10x1-inch baking pan. freeze for 1 to 2 hours or until firm. if storing longer than 4 hours, transfer cubes to a self-sealing plastic freezer bag or freezer container and freeze until ready to use.