Make this refreshing grapefruit cooler, then check out our peach cooler, watermelon cooler, rhubarb cordial and more picnic drinks recipes.
Ingredients
- pink or yellow grapefrui t 6
- vodka 300ml
- basil a small bunch
- caster sugar 200g
Method
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Step 1
Using a vegetable peeler remove the zest from 3 of the grapefruit and put the zest in a jar. Pour over the vodka and leave to infuse for at least 24 hours.
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Step 2
Cut all the grapefruit in half and juice – if making ahead of time, freeze the juice until it’s needed.
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Step 3
Pick the leaves from the basil and add the stalks to a small saucepan with the sugar and 200ml of water. Gently heat, stirring until the sugar has dissolved, then cool, strain and chill until needed.
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Step 4
Put half the basil leaves in a jug, pour over the vodka, 300ml of basil stock syrup and the pink grapefruit juice and stir.
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Step 5
Fill 6 glasses with ice, the remaining basil and a little pink grapefruit zest (use the stuff from the vodka), and fill with cocktail mix.
Nutritional Information
- Kcals 276
- Fat 0.1g
- Carbs 43.3g
- Protein 0.5g
- Salt 0.02g