Buttercup-Inspired Drink

Buttercup-Inspired Drink

Recipe by Tikeyah Whittle from tasty.co

Drinks 10 Mins.

Ingredients

2

2 servings

  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon black gel food coloring
  • 1 ½ teaspoons water
  • lime wedge
  • 2 cups honeydew melon, chopped
  • 6 fresh mint leaves
  • ½ jalapeño, seeded
  • 2 oz lime juice
  • 2 oz tequila
  • 1 oz Midori, melon-flavored liqueur
  • 1 oz simple syrup
  • ice, for shaking
  • 2 honeydew melon balls, for garnish
  • 2 cocktail picks

Instructions

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Strain the cocktail evenly between the rimmed glasses. Thread the honeydew melon balls onto cocktail picks and garnish each drink.
  • Enjoy!

Nutritional Facts

Per 2 servings

  • Calories: 393
  • Carbohydrate: 81g
  • Fat: 1g
  • Fiber: 7g
  • Protein: 6g
  • Sugar: 76g

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