Food and Recipes Drinks Watermelon Juice Be the first to rate & review! Watermelon juice is the ultimate summer refresher. By Southern Living Test Kitchen Southern Living Test Kitchen The Southern Living Test Kitchen has been publishing recipes since 1970, four years after the first issue of Southern Living Magazine appeared on newsstands. The Southern Living Test Kitchen team includes a team of professionals with deep expertise in recipe development, from pastry chefs and grilling experts to nutritionists and dietitians. Together, the team tests and retests, produces, styles, and photographs thousands of recipes each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen facility located in Birmingham, Alabama. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Published on August 10, 2024 Rate PRINT Share Close Photo: 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: Watermelon Margarita Watermelon Sangria Watermelon Daiquiri Watermelon Agua Fresca Watermelon 75 Watermelon Pie Watermelon Simple Syrup Ingredients 2 cups cubed watermelon Directions Prepare watermelon: Gather 2 cups of cubed watermelon. Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox Place watermelon in blender. Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox Blender watermelon until smooth. Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox Strain and chill: Strain watermelon mixture through a fine mesh sieve. Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox Chill until ready to serve. Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox Rate It Print