I have not tried any Cantaloupe or Basil Cocktails, have you? So I have decided to create one. It ended up being delicious!

Ingredients:

1- 2 cups rough chopped cantaloupe

2- 10 basil leaves

3- ½ cup white sugar

4- 3 cups water

5- ¼ cup white rum

Directions:

1-Add basil leaves, 3 cups of water and 1/2 cup of white sugar into a medium size sauce pan.

2-Bring to a boil, stirring, until sugar has dissolved.

3-Cool it down and remove the basil leaves.

4-Place the chopped cantaloupe, the basil syrup that you made and the rum in a large blender.

5-Blend until smooth.

6-Add 1 cup of ice into each glasses and top with the blended cocktail mixture.

7-Serve immediately and surely enjoy!