Watermelon Juice
Published Jun 25, 2025
This 3-ingredient watermelon juice is made with seedless watermelon, fresh lime, and mint, which are blended together, making it easy with no juicer needed.
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Juice your Watermelon
When it’s watermelon season, I love making watermelon juice. The good thing about it is that you don’t need a juicer to make it!
I just blend watermelon on its own (or with mint and lime juice, like in this recipe) to make a really refreshing drink that’s so good for summer! We drink it straight from the blender, but if I have time, I like to take the extra 2-3 minutes to strain it to make it smooth!
Happy Cooking!
– Yumna
This recipe is part of our monthly Cooking Challenge for July 2025!
Watermelon Juice Ingredients
- Watermelon: Make sure to buy a seedless watermelon!
- Mint: Use fresh mint leaves, not dried.
- Lime: You’ll need just the lime juice, but for extra lime flavor, you could add the zest from one lime.
- Water: Sometimes I use more or less water than the recipe calls for. That’s because some watermelons are juicier than others. I recommend adding just a splash at a time until you get the right consistency.
How to Make Watermelon Juice
Watermelon Juice Recipe
Ingredients
- 8-10 cups diced seedless watermelon chilled (about 4 pound watermelon)
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 6 fresh mint leaves
- cold water as needed for blending
Instructions
- Add the diced watermelon, lime juice, and mint leaves to a blender. If the mixture is too thick to circulate, add the water a splash at a time just until it blends freely.
- Blend until completely smooth, stopping to scrape down the sides if needed.
- Pour the juice through a fine-mesh strainer into a pitcher, pressing gently with a spoon. Chill for at least 30 minutes, or serve right away over ice.
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Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information provided is an estimate. It will vary based on cooking method and specific ingredients used.
Recipe Variation
- Add strawberries. You could add up to a cup of hulled strawberries to this juice before blending!
- Stir in rose water. When we make Mint Lemonade in Lebanon, we always add rose water with it and it’s something I started doing with this recipe, too. Just 1 teaspoon goes a long way.
Recipe Tips
- Make sure to cut away the watermelon rind. This is the pale, white-ish part of the watermelon. It’s tougher and you want to cut it off before blending the watermelon.
- Make sure to chill the juice. This will allow the flavors to meld! If you have to drink this watermelon juice with mint right away, serve it over ice.
- Don’t skip the straining. I know it seems like it’s not necessary, but it makes a huge difference in the consistency of the juice. It removes the pulp and makes it taste like something from a juice bar!
Comments
This juice was so easy and so refreshing! What a great summer treat!
So happy you liked it, Courtney! Thanks!!
Delicious and refreshing! Perfect summer snack and a fun way to enjoy watermelon. Super hydrating for a hot day and a fun healthy alternative to sugary drinks!
Yay, so glad you liked it!! Thanks!
Perfect summer cooler, refreshing, hydrating and so delicious. Thanks for sharing!
So happy you liked it!! Thank you!
This is so refreshing. The heat and humidity have been unbearable, this is a perfect drink to cool off after yard work. It’s also tasty mixed with grapefruit soda and NA tequila for a Paloma!
Love that you made a mocktail out of it! So refreshing and fun!! Thank you for sharing!
Classic watermelon juice, I blended mint with it and it added a nice kick
Thanks, Ellie!!
Such a refreshing way to make a watermelon drink! Loved the lime and mint flavor too!
Yay!! So happy you loved it, Salma. Thank you!
Love this for summer! It is super easy and so refreshing! I like to add a little bubbly (sparkling water or ginger ale) for some fizz as well and I even tried it with a little basil in place of the mint and it was delicious!
Yum, I love all the variations you’ve tried!! So happy you love the recipe, Adrienne! Thank you!
This is such a refreshing drink! It’s such a great afternoon pick me up. I bought a big watermelon and made it for my family and it was a hit! It was also really good with some sparkling water!
So happy you all liked it!! Love the idea of mixing with sparkling water, too. Yum!!
This was so good! I love how refreshing it is, and I put a few mint leaves in it for decoration too!
Love that!! So glad you liked it, Belle!
Refreshing summer drink.
Thank you, Fatima!
It was delicious. Made in high speed blender, used the pusher in center and it pulverized to a smooth refreshing drink.
Yay, so happy you liked it! Thanks!!
This is such a simple and delicious way to use up that summer excess of watermelon! I’ve started doing a half and half mixture of this and club soda – the carbonation makes it so refreshing!
Ooh yum! That sounds SO good!! I will have to try it. Thank you for the inspiration, Adelaide!
So delicious and refreshing!! I’ll be making again for my family this weekend!
Yay, I’m so glad!!
My FAVORITE food, watermelon! This recipe was so easy and turned out SO GOOD!! Such a refreshing drink! I will be making ALL summer long possibly with some feta on the side 😊
Awesome!! So happy you love it, Alexandra! Watermelon is so refreshing in the summer.
So easy and so good! Great refreshing quick drink! Will be making this on repeat this summer!
Aww, so happy you liked it!! Thank you!
I did this recipe using coconut water instead of plain water – gives it a tropical, hydrating feel. Watermelon is one of our favorite fruits for summer. Thanks for sharing 🍉
Yum, I love that!! I will have to try it that way for sure. So hydrating!
This recipe is a summer essential! So delicious and refreshing! Do not omit the mint! It really does elevated the juice.
Thank you so much, Fatima!
Watermelon juice is my favorite! Growing up, every restaurant we would go to, I would ask for just that. Hint of mint does wonders!
Thank you, Supriya! So happy you like the mint!!
I did this recipe for a bridal shower and everybody loved it
Yay, I’m so glad!!
I swear this turned out to be one of my most fav summer refresher drinks. The entire family loved it, some more is stocked up in fridge! Thanks Yumna, you are amazing! My kids love watermelon and this juice is now their favorite!
Amazing!! Aww, so happy it was a hit at your house! Yay!!
Super tasty and so easy to make! This watermelon juice was exactly what I needed on a hot day. I added a little lime like you suggested—game changer. Definitely making this again all summer long! 🍉✨
So glad you love it, Shazia!! Thanks!
It seems so good and refreshing 😍! I will definitely try it … but I wanna check if we can add orange blossom water instead of rose water?
Yes, I think that sounds so good!! Please let me know how it turns out!
Watermelon is my favorite summer fruit. I love the deliciousness of this simple recipe and will enjoy it all summer long. Thanks for sharing.
Yay, love that!! Thank you so much, Idil!
Absolutely delicious!!! So refreshing!!! Tons of fun for summer!!!
Aww, so happy you love it!! Thanks!
Amazing 🤩 refreshing 🍉 simple drink to make and it screams summer 10/10. I made it today and also posted it on my Instagram and tagged you. I will make it all summer long. Must try for anybody who loves refreshing drinks on a hot summer day.
Aww, thank you so much!! I’m so happy you’re loving the recipe, Agnes! Amazing!!
So refreshing and perfect for summer!
Thank you, Laura!
The recipe is amazing! I like to add 1/3-1/2 cup of Greek yogurt to it just to add some protein to it!
Yum, love that!! Sounds so good!
Blending watermelon with lime juice, mint leaves! (yes — not just for decoration :)), and rose water — yes, so refreshing on a hot summer day!
Amazing! So happy you enjoyed it, Megan!!
I made this watermelon 🍉 recipe and it is so delicious 😋 So healthy and refreshing. The whole family will enjoy 😉 parties, friends, etc. Great for any occasions.
Aww, so glad you liked it!! Thank you, Melissa!
This is an excellent recipe!!! I just bought a watermelon and was so excited to make it! I made it today, and it was so delicious, refreshing and wonderful for a hot day!!! I also added a bit of lemon zest, I can’t wait to make it for my guests!!!! Thank you, Yumna!!! You’re the best!!!!
Love that you added lemon zest! Yum!! So happy you liked the recipe, Lisa. Thank you!!
Thank you for this recipe! I will be making today with my watermelon before it goes bad with fresh mint from my garden!
Yay, love it!! Hope you enjoy!
Very refreshing for these hot days!
So true! Glad you loved it, Donna!!
This looks like it would be awesome. We love watermelon – can’t wait till they are available locally to try this recipe!
I’m excited for you to try it!
As always your recipes are amazing. I made the watermelon recipe and it’s delicious. I like how you always include nutritional facts and recipe tips.
Awesome!! So happy you liked it and are enjoying the nutritional facts and tips! Thank you!!
This looks absolutely refreshing, can’t wait to make it!
Yay, I hope you like it!
Looks so refreshing and easy to prepare. Can’t wait to try it.
Hope you enjoy!
As someone who loves the flavor of watermelon (but not the texture) I knew this was a must-try!!!
So happy you liked it, Donna!