2 cups Florida watermelon, diced large
2 cups Florida watermelon, juiced
4 scoops vanilla ice cream
1 lime, zested then juiced
1 cup sparkling water, plus more if desired
Fresh mint sprigs for garnish
To make fresh watermelon juice, puree 2 cups of watermelon in a blender. Strain the watermelon puree through a fine mesh strainer.
To assemble floats, add 1 cup each of the large, diced watermelon to the bottom of two large mugs. Add 1 cup of the watermelon juice to each mug. Divide the juice into each mug evenly and stir lightly. Add 2 scoops of ice cream to each of the mugs. Add 1/2 cup of sparkling water to each mug. Garnish each float with lime zest, and a sprig of fresh mint. Use a straw and or spoon to enjoy!
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