Watermelon Juice Recipe
Enjoy this refreshing and delicious watermelon juice recipe! Learn how to make this hydrating summer drink in minutes. It’s perfectly sweet and bursting with flavor.
There is nothing quite so perfect as enjoying huge pie-shaped watermelon slices outside on a hot summer day. Biting into that juicy red flesh is just so satisfying and refreshing.
Today’s recipe for watermelon juice takes all that goodness and serves it up in a glass. This refreshing summer drink is perfect for watermelon lovers. It is so easy to make too.
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Because watermelon has such a high water content already, this juice hardly needs any other liquid. There is also no added sugar. All of the sweetness comes from the natural sugar in the fruit.
This easy watermelon juice recipe also uses a whole watermelon, so you may want to pick a few the next time you are grocery shopping. Let’s get started!
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SUPPLIES:
- Blender – we love this Ninja Pro. A food processor works too though!
- Cutting board
- Knife
- Measuring cups
- Paper towels
Watermelon Juice Recipe:
Ingredients:
- 1 medium sized ripe watermelon (mine was about 4-5 lbs)
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 cup honey, optional
Directions:
- Cut the watermelon into quarters, then remove the peel all around. Discard the watermelon rind.
2. Cut watermelon into cubes and put them in the blender.
3. Add the water to the blender.
4. Blend until smooth.
5. Using a fine mesh strainer, strain the juice and pour it into a pitcher.
6. Add honey to taste.
7. Keep your watermelon juice refrigerated until ready to use.
8. Add the juice to a cup full of ice and garnish with a watermelon slice.
Tips and Tricks:
- Save your blender a ton of work by choosing a seedless watermelon. While the light-colored seeds should blend and strain out fairly well, the black seeds can be hard on the blender blades.
- Want to find the best watermelon in the bunch? Look for one that has a yellow spot on the bottom of the rind. A large spot should give you a sweeter fruit. It means that the melon was left in the field longer to ripen naturally.
- Store leftover juice, refrigerated, in an airtight container. It has a shelf life of approximately 3 days.
More Watermelon Ideas:
- If you find that the watermelon juice tastes too sweet for your liking, try adding lemon juice or lime juice for a bit of tartness.
- Garnish your drink with fresh mint leaves, or add them straight to the blender for watermelon mint juice.
- Add ice cream for a watermelon milkshake. You may want to do this after straining.
- Pour your fresh juice into an ice cube tray and freeze. The ice cubes are a great way to keep your juice cold, without diluting the flavor. You could also add them to club soda or your favorite lemon lime soda.
- Use a melon baller to scoop balls of watermelon and freeze them. Serve your juice with watermelon ball “ice cubes”.
- Watermelon popsicles would make a wonderfully refreshing treat.
- Freeze watermelon chunks in a single layer. Once they are completely frozen, transfer the pieces to freezer bags or another freezer-safe container. Frozen watermelon is perfect for smoothies and homemade slushies.
- Make a watermelon margarita with fresh watermelon juice! Or check out this watermelon mocktail recipe.
Interested in more of my favorite summer drinks? This mojito recipe is a long time favorite. How about this refreshing peach cocktail? And for all you coffee lovers out there, you have to try this Starbucks S’mores Frappuccino recipe!
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watermelon juice recipe
Ingredients
- 1 medium sized ripe watermelon
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 cup honey optional
Instructions
- Cut the watermelon into quarters, then remove the peel all around. Discard the watermelon rind.
- Cut watermelon into cubes and put them in the blender.
- Add the water to the blender.
- Blend until smooth.
- Using a fine mesh strainer, strain the juice and pour it into a pitcher.
- Add honey to taste.
- Keep your watermelon juice refrigerated.
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