Melon Mojito Slush

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 seedless watermelon (about 10 lbs)
• 1 cup fresh mint leaves
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1 (12 ounce) can frozen limeade concentrate, thawed
• 2 cups light rum
• fresh mint sprig (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 to make the watermelon punch bowl, remove thin slice from bottom of melon, allowing it to stand upright. cut off the top of melon.
• 2 scoop out melon, leaving about 1 inch shell; reserve all melon.
• 3 turn melon bowl upside down in a large bowl to drain. cover and chill.
• 4 in a medium saucepan, combine mint leaves and sugar. using back of wooden spoon, mash mint with sugar until leaves are bruised.
• 5 add water; bring to a boil stirring occasionally over medium heat.
• 6 reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
• 7 remove from heat and let steep for 10 minutes, then strain.
• 8 in food processor, puree melon in batches to a total of 10 cups of melon puree.
• 9 place puree in large bowl, add mint syrup, limeade and rum; stir.
• 10 pour into freezer containers and freeze overnight.
• 11 right before the party, scoop slush into hollowed out melon with a scoop for serving.