Watermelon Juice

Watermelon juice is the ultimate summer refresher.

Southern Living Watermelon juice in a glass
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Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

Active Time:
5 mins
Total Time:
5 mins
Yield:
1 1/2 cups

Chilled watermelon juice is summer in a glass: refreshing, sweet, and even hydrating. The best part is it's only one ingredient—a ripe watermelon contains just the right amount of sugars and water to yield a bright, beautiful, tasty glass of juice.

This recipe for watermelon juice is super simple to whip up. Just two cups of watermelon cubes yield about 1 1/2 cups of fresh juice, but you can easily double or triple the recipe as needed to serve a larger crowd. (Just be sure to work in batches at the capacity of your blender.)

Learn how to make fresh watermelon juice with fresh watermelon cubes in just a few minutes of active time.

How To Make Watermelon Juice

It couldn't be simpler: Place watermelon cubes in a blender, blend on high, and then strain the mixture through a fine mesh sieve. (Watermelon solids tend to separate in the juice, and straining them keeps the mixture smooth and crisp.)

Tips for Making Watermelon Juice

  • While not everyone strains their watermelon juice through a fine mesh sieve after blending, an unstrained juice can taste mealy. The straining step helps ensure a smooth, crisp, velvety juice.
  • While you can use fresh watermelon of any kind, a juicy, in-season, ripe watermelon is best for this recipe, since all those watermelon flavors really take center stage.
  • Add ingredients like lemon or lime juice, a hint of salt, and honey to the blender to make your batch of watermelon juice unique and your own.
  • To enjoy a icy, slushy version of this drink, use frozen watermelon cubes and omit the straining step.

What To Make With Watermelon Juice

Watermelon juice isn't just a great beverage on its own, but it's endlessly versatile across a number of refreshing summer beverages. whether chilled or frozen Here are some recipes to try:

Ingredients

  • 2 cups cubed watermelon

Directions

  1. Prepare watermelon:

    Gather 2 cups of cubed watermelon.

    Southern Living Watermelon Juice watermelon in a bowl

    Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

    Place watermelon in blender.

    Southern Living Watermelon Juice fresh watermelon cubes in blender

    Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

    Blender watermelon until smooth.

    Southern Living Watermelon Juice watermelon blending in a blender

    Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

  2. Strain and chill:

    Strain watermelon mixture through a fine mesh sieve.

    Southern Living Watermelon Juice straining watermelon through fine mesh sieve

    Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

    Chill until ready to serve.

    Southern Living Watermelon Juice strained into container

    Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

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