Sliced Watermelon Margarita Popsicles
Sometimes recipes come together really easily, and sometimes not so much. Sometimes photographing recipes feels (almost) effortless, and sometimes it’s a struggle. This recipe began as peanut butter fudgsicles, but with the temperatures squarely in the 90s in Hot Springs, SD these last couple of days and the humidity going strong, photographing them in a way that didn’t look like weird chocolate pudding on a stick was damn near impossible. We gave it a few tries before accepting the fact that while it’s definitely popsicle weather and our fudgsicle recipe is spot-on, we’re going to need to wait for air conditioning to take photos that aren’t cringe-worthy.
I was in a bad mood for a couple of hours until we decided to take a drive at golden hour to clear our heads. The vast blue sky, complete with picture-perfect rainbow, gave me the push I needed to get over it and move on. And not even twenty minutes later, I had a new idea for popsicles that are ideal for these hot and sticky summer days.
Simpler. Easier. Boozier.
And not so melty that they couldn’t be photographed. Yesssss.
Here’s what you need to do:
Find a watermelon. (a tiny bit difficult in small-town South Dakota)
Buy a bottle of tequila. (not at all difficult in small-town South Dakota)
Grab the lime that’s been sitting in your fridge forever.
Get your salt shaker.
Now slice the watermelon, put it on popsicle sticks (optional, but fun!), douse it in a little (or a lot of) tequila, squeeze a lime wedge over top, and sprinkle it with sea salt. You could enjoy the watermelon just like this, but what’s even better is freezing it for a few hours.
Watermelon Margarita Popsicles: the antidote to failed photo shoots, humidity, mosquito bites*, and bad moods.
*Maybe not mosquito bites unless a lot of tequila is involved.
Sliced Watermelon Margarita Popsicles
Sliced Watermelon Margarita Popsicles
Serves: varies depending on your watermelon
Prep Time: 3 hours
These easy watermelon margarita popsicles are more about assembly than anything else. Just 4 ingredients and a few minutes of prep work--skip the tequila, or pour it on heavy. It's totally your call.
Cuisine: Gluten Free, Vegan Servings: varies depending on your watermelon
Prep Time: 3 hours
These easy watermelon margarita popsicles are more about assembly than anything else. Just 4 ingredients and a few minutes of prep work--skip the tequila, or pour it on heavy. It's totally your call.
Instructions
- Line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper and set it aside.
- Using a sharp knife, make a small slit in each of the watermelon rinds and insert a popsicle stick. Lay the watermelon pieces on the prepared baking sheet.
- Pour as little or as much tequila over the watermelon as you like, then squeeze lime juice over top. Sprinkle with sea salt and freeze until solid (a few hours). Enjoy!
Notes [1]
You want to make sure you don’t add so much tequila and lime juice that the watermelon can’t absorb most of it. If this seems difficult, grab a glass and pour yourself some tequila with lime juice as a pre-game to the popsicles.
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