Rosanna Pansino shows you three different Watermelon recipes.
Sweet Summer Treats: Watermelon Sugar Cookies, Cupcakes & Popsicles
This engaging recipe video guide features instructions for creating adorable watermelon-themed cookies, cupcakes, and popsicles – perfect for a summer party or gathering!
Watermelon Sugar Cookies
- Ingredients:
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 2 sticks (8 oz) salted butter, softened
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 lemon, zested
- Triangle cookie cutter
- Green food coloring
- Small paintbrush
- Red, white, black, and green royal icing
- Instructions:
- Whisk together dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, salt).
- Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, then mix in lemon zest, juice, and vanilla extract.
- Gradually add dry ingredients to wet ingredients in two batches.
- Chill dough for 1 hour.
- Roll out dough and cut out watermelon shapes using a triangle cookie cutter.
- Bake at 350°F for 12-13 minutes.
- Decorate with red, white, and green royal icing to resemble watermelon slices.
- Use a black icing pen to add watermelon seeds and a green food coloring paintbrush to create stripes.
Watermelon Cupcakes
- Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup whole milk
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- ¼ cup shortening
- 1 stick (4 oz) salted butter, softened
- 5 egg whites
- Watermelon Jell-O
- Red food coloring
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp almond extract
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/8 tsp salt
- ½ cup mini chocolate chips
- Red silicone cupcake liners
- Light and dark green vanilla buttercream frosting
- Instructions:
- Whisk together dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, salt, Jell-O).
- Cream butter, sugar, and shortening until light and fluffy.
- Mix in extracts.
- Slowly add egg whites while mixing.
- Alternate adding dry ingredients and milk to wet ingredients.
- Add red food coloring to desired shade.
- Fold in mini chocolate chips.
- Bake at 350°F for 18-20 minutes.
- Cool cupcakes completely before frosting.
- Pipe a swirl of light and dark green frosting onto each cupcake.
Watermelon Popsicles
- Ingredients:
- Popsicle maker
- 1 cup watermelon puree
- ½ cup plain coconut milk
- ½ cup green coconut milk
- Black food coloring
- Small paintbrush
- Instructions:
- Blend watermelon to create puree.
- Pour watermelon puree into popsicle mold, leaving room at the top.
- Freeze until set, then add white coconut milk layer.
- Freeze again, then add green coconut milk layer.
- Freeze completely.
- Use a paintbrush dipped in black food coloring to add watermelon seeds.
These treats are not only delicious but also visually appealing, making them a perfect addition to any summer celebration. With easy-to-follow instructions, this recipe video is a great resource for bakers of all skill levels. So grab your ingredients and get ready to create some watermelon magic!
