Fragrant Watermelon Cooler
- Ready In:
- 7mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Yields:
-
2 glasses
- Serves:
- 2
ingredients
- 15 g star anise
- 14.79 ml caster sugar
- 90 ml water
- 500 g watermelon
- sparkling water, to top up
directions
- Roughly crush the star anise using a pestle and mortar, and tip into a small pan along with the sugar and water.
- Dissolve the sugar in the water, bring to a simmer and cook for 2 minutes.
- Remove the pan from the heat and leave the star anise to steep in the syrup for 10 minutes.
- Cut the watermelon into chunks and put it through a juicer.
- Strain the anise syrup through a fine sieve and use to sweeten the melon juice. Stir well to combine the flavors.
- Fill 2 glasses two-thirds full with the juice, and top up with sparkling water.
- Serve chilled.
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