Easy Watermelon Juice

Here’s how to make watermelon juice in a blender! It’s moisturizing, packed with nutrients, and easy to make at home…no juicer needed.

do you have a blender do you have a watermelon Great: let’s do it watermelon juice! Watermelon juice is a delicious way to hydrate. Instead of ordinary water, it is also full of nutrients! Get all the benefits of watermelon with this tasty juice. Drink it straight up as a healthy drink or use it in one of our watermelon cocktails. You don’t even need a fancy juicer: a blender will do! Let’s make some juice.

Easier juice recipes? Try celery juice, green juice, pomegranate juice, cucumber juice, or carrot juice.

What you need for watermelon juice

Watermelon juice is so easy to make: all you need is the melon itself! Here’s what you need:

• Mixer: No need for a fancy juicer. All you need is a blender! Sure, a powerful (or high-speed) blender is best, but it will work with anything. You can also use a juicer if you have one.
• watermelon: Make sure it’s ripe! There’s nothing worse than an unripe watermelon that tastes flat and tart. In the following section you will learn how to find a ripe watermelon. The natural sweetness makes this juice taste great.
• Lime (optional): Add a touch of lime for more complexity and spiciness. It’s our preference, but it’s not necessary (especially if you use it for cocktails…).

Find a ripe watermelon

For all of our watermelon recipes, a ripe watermelon is key. This gives the natural sweetness so it needs to be at its peak. Here are some tips for choosing a ripe watermelon:

• Buy it during watermelon season. Buy a watermelon out of season and you risk it not being ripe. Watermelon tastes best when in season.
• Look for the plot point. To ensure you get a ruby ​​red, sweet flesh inside, look for a lighter spot where the watermelon has rested in the field: this is called a field spot. If the spot on the field is white, it’s not ripe; if the spot is yellow, it is ripe.

How to make watermelon juice: basic idea

The basic idea of ​​watermelon juice is simple: mix and strain! Unlike other juices, you don’t need to add water or other ingredients. Here’s what to do:

• Mixed Blend any amount of diced watermelon in a blender until juice forms.
• blunt Remove particles with a fine mesh sieve. Some people say you don’t have to exert yourself, but we prefer not to have floaters in our drink.

Watermelon Juice Variations: Added Flavors!

Would you like to add some interesting flavors? You can add other ingredients to your juice to add flavor nuances. Here are some other ideas to spice up your watermelon juice base:

• Cucumber: Add ½ cup coarsely chopped cucumber (see this recipe).
• Basil: Add a few fresh basil leaves to the blender.
• Mint. Put some mint leaves in the blender.
• Pineapple: Add ½ cup chopped fresh or canned pineapple. (You will get a bigger yield with this addition).
• Mango: Add ½ cup chopped fresh or frozen thawed mango. (You will get a bigger yield with this addition).

Ways to Use Watermelon Juice: Cocktails!

Another way to use watermelon juice? With cocktails! Here are some watermelon drink recipes that use watermelon juice:

Benefits of Watermelon

Why Drink Watermelon Juice? Well, it’s a lot more fun than drinking water! It’s refreshing, hydrating, and you get all the goodness of watermelon. Here are some highlights of the health benefits of watermelon, according to Healthline:

• Low in calories compared to other fruits: 1 cup contains 46 calories
• Rich in nutrientsespecially carotenoids and vitamin C
• Contains heart and eye healthy ingredientslike lycopene

This recipe for watermelon juice is…

Vegetarian, vegan, plant-based, dairy-free and gluten-free.

More like watermelon

When it’s watermelon season, you have to eat (and drink) them all day! Here are some other watermelon recipes to use more of that melon: