A rum cooler is a popular and yummy drink made even better with homemade juice cubes. Made from your favorite juices, these cubes are a great way to preserve fresh juice in the form of ice cubes. These juice cubes can then be used to flavor water or your favorite fruity drink. This cocktail uses ice cubes made with fresh mint grown in the garden and the last watermelons of the season but it can be customized for individual tastes using other juice and herb combinations.
Homemade Juice Cubes
Juice Cube Ingredients
- 2½ cups watermelon chunks
- 15 fresh mint leaves
Juice Cube Preparation
Make the ice cubes at least six hours before you’re ready to use them in cocktails or other recipes. Feed the watermelon and the mint leaves into an electric juicer. Make sure to alternate between a few pieces of melon and a few mint leaves at a time. Stir the blended juice. Fill a standard 24-piece ice cube tray with the juice and freeze until firm.
Watermelon Rum Cooler Cocktail Recipe
Yield: 4 rum cooler cocktails
Rum Cooler Cocktail Ingredients
- 1 lime, quartered
- 20 fresh mint leaves
- 6 cups watermelon chunks, juiced (makes about 24 ounces)
- 4 ounces white rum
- 24 ounces of club soda
Rum Cooler Cocktail Preparation
Muddle one-quarter lime and five mint leaves in each of four 16-ounce pint glasses. Remove the mashed lime rind from the glasses. In each glass, pour in six ounces of watermelon juice and one ounce of white rum. Top it off with six ounces of club soda. Stir the ingredients a few times to mix. Add four juice cubes to each glass and serve immediately. Garnish the glass with a sprig of mint and slice of lime to add to a festive flair.
This watermelon rum cooler recipe made with homemade juice cubes was written for Hobby Farms magazine. Click here to subscribe.
