Watermelon Ginger Sparklers
- Preparing Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Served Person: 1
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup club soda
- 4 cups watermelon cubes
- 1 cup sugar i like to use no sugar, but you can also use splenda or any sub of your choice
- 1 knob fresh ginger
- 1 vanilla bean seeds scraped
- 1 seedless cucumber sliced
- candied ginger for serving
- Carbohydrate 60.7397 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Fat 1.4081 g
- Fiber 4.37700003623962 g
- Protein 6.0657 g
- Saturated Fat 0.25331 g
- Serving Size 1 1 Recipe (1549g)
- Sodium 55885.6881604631 mg
- Sugar 56.3626999637604 g
- Trans Fat 0.4467 g
- Calories 245 calories
Place the watermelon in a blender and blend until pureed and liquefied. Pour the contents through a fine mesh sieve, saving all the watermelon juice in a large pitcher. Add the sugar, water, ginger and vanilla beans plus the empty pod to a small saucepan. Heat over medium heat while whisking constantly until the sugar dissolves. Allow the mixture to simmer for a minute or two until it becomes syrupy. Remove from the heat and let cool. To assemble the drinks, add crushed ice in a cup. Pour a few ounces of the vanilla ginger syrup into the cup, then add 4 or so ounces of watermelon juice. Pop the cucumbers in the cub and add about 2 ounces of club soda. Taste and adjust the drink to your desired taste - more syrup or juice, or more club soda. Stir well to mix. Serve!
