Recipes

Wine Punch with Melon Ice Cubes

Name: Wine Punch with Melon Ice Cubes
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 1 small cantaloupe or honeydew melon; 1/4 cup honey; 2 tablespoons warm water; One 750-ml bottle chilled dry Riesling; 5 ounces Cointreau or other triple sec; 2 ounces fresh lemon juice; Lemon basil sprigs

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Derek Brown sweetens this Riesling-based punch with honey syrup. Keeping it cool are frozen melon balls, which are fun to eat once they start to thaw. Slideshow: Party Punches

By Derek Brown

Updated on October 1, 2014

Wine Punch with Melon Ice Cubes — Photo: © Ryan Dausch

Total Time:

15 mins

Yield:

6

Ingredients

1 small cantaloupe or honeydew melon
1/4 cup honey
2 tablespoons warm water
One 750-ml bottle chilled dry Riesling
5 ounces Cointreau or other triple sec
2 ounces fresh lemon juice
Lemon basil sprigs

Directions

Using a large melon baller, scoop balls from the cantaloupe or honeydew, or a mix of the two. Transfer the melon balls to a baking sheet and freeze until firm, at least 2 hours.
Meanwhile, in a small bowl, dissolve the honey in the warm water and refrigerate until chilled. In a small pitcher, stir the honey syrup with the Riesling, Cointreau and lemon juice. Put the frozen melon balls in 6 wineglasses and pour in the punch. Garnish with lemon basil sprigs.