Ingredients
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4 oz. Conniption American Dry Gin
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12 oz. fresh watermelon juice (strained to remove pulp)
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2 - 3 oz. fresh lime juice
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3 - 4 oz. 1:1 simple syrup
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handful of mint
Directions
First, make the simple syrup in a saucepan with 3 oz. water and 3 oz. granulated sugar. Heat until sugar is dissolved but do not boil. Remove from heat.
Wash and de-stem mint. Add mint leaves to cooling simple syrup. ** Depending on the amount of mint flavor desired, adjust the amount of leaves and/or the amount of time the mint macerates in the syrup. Then, strain mint leaves from simple syrup.
In a pitcher, combine gin, fresh watermelon juice, lime juice and cooled simple syrup. Stir and taste for sweetness.
If too sweet, add more lime juice. If not sweet enough, add more simple syrup. It all depends on how ripe and sugary the fresh watermelon is.
Pour mixture into popsicle molds. Set in freezer for approx. 45 min - 1 hour when they're just starting to set.
Add popsicle sticks to the molds once the the mixture is strong enough to hold the stick upright. Leave popsicles to freeze completely.
Ease popsicles out of the molds and enjoy immediately, or drop into a sparkling gin cocktail for a frozen cocktail moment.
Recipe Note
How to Serve These Boozy Popsicles
Straight from the Mold
Serve as a frozen adult dessert on a hot day.
Dropped into a French 75
Build a French 75, then add one Watermelon Gin-Mojito Pop to keep the glass cold and slowly add watermelon, mint, and lime as it melts.
In a Gin Spritz
Add one pop to a glass with sparkling wine and soda for a lighter, bubbly summer pour. This leans into the current popularity of spritz-style cocktails; Google’s 2026 summer trend reporting showed spritzes continue to spike each summer, while the Hugo Spritz has had major search momentum.
With Soda or Tonic
Drop one into soda water or tonic with a splash of Conniption American Dry for a lower-effort, high-refreshment serve.
A gin mojito-style cocktail is technically closer to a Southside, for the cocktail nerds.
Also, alcohol affects freezing. Wine Enthusiast notes that ethanol freezes at a much lower temperature than water, and higher-ABV frozen cocktails are more likely to soften or fail to hold their shape. Do not increase the gin beyond the recipe unless you want a slushier result.
As with all boozy popsicles, these are for adults 21+. Keep out of reach of children.
Nutrition
Amount/Serving
% Daily Value
- Carbs
- 7.0 grams
- 3%
