Melon Ball Sparkle (Print-Friendly Version)

Loads of juicy melon, fizzy grape juice, and mint make it super cool and fruity. Great for hot weather sharing.

# Ingredients List:

→ Punch Base

01 - 1 cup lemonade
02 - 2 cups lemon-lime soda, clear
03 - 25.4 ounces fizzy white grape juice

→ Melon Balls and Garnish

04 - Fresh mint sprigs
05 - 2 limes, cut in slices, save a few extras for topping
06 - 1 small honeydew melon, ripe
07 - 1 small cantaloupe, perfectly ripe
08 - 1 small watermelon, nice and ripe

# Detailed Cooking Steps:

01 - Pour the fizzy grape juice, lemon-lime soda, and lemonade in your biggest pitcher and stir them all together.
02 - Pop the pitcher in the fridge so it can cool down while you cut the fruit.
03 - Take your melon baller and make tiny balls out of the watermelon, cantaloupe, and honeydew.
04 - Spread those melon balls out on a baking sheet lined with foil and put them in the freezer until they're solid.
05 - When your melon balls are ice-cold, toss a bunch into your chilled punch with the lime slices and mint. Give it all a gentle stir.
06 - Stick the punch back in the fridge to let the flavors come together for at least 30 minutes.
07 - Pour into glasses icy cold and add more frozen melon balls if you like. Top each glass with extra mint and lime.

# Helpful Hints:

01 - Frozen melon balls keep things nice and chilly and won't water it down.
02 - You can make melon balls ahead of time and keep them in the freezer. Makes things super quick.

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