This Frozen Watermelon Smoothie Recipe is refreshing and perfect for keeping hydrated during summer. Made with five simple ingredients, it’s quick, easy, and perfect for a nourishing breakfast, post-workout snack, or after-dinner dessert!
- Wonderful Watermelon Smoothie Recipe
- What Fruit Mixes Well with Watermelon?
- 5 Basic Ingredients and Optional Mix-Ins
- Health Benefits of Watermelon
- How to Cut a Watermelon for Smoothies
- How to Make a Watermelon Smoothie
- Make Ahead and Storage Tips
- Common Questions About This Watermelon Smoothie Recipe
- More Refreshing Smoothie Recipes
Wonderful Watermelon Smoothie Recipe
One of our favorite things about summer is the fact that watermelon comes into season! Whether we’re making pineapple watermelon salsa or snacking on it on its own, we can’t get enough.
So, when the heat began to soar, it seemed to make sense for us to add it to a smoothie. The best way to cool off on a hot day, this watermelon smoothie recipe is sweet, creamy, and perfectly refreshing. Whip it up in minutes for a snack the whole family will enjoy!
What Fruit Mixes Well with Watermelon?
To be honest, there’s not much that doesn’t go well with watermelon! For instance, it tastes great with strawberries, banana, mango, pineapple, cherries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, peaches, plums, cantaloupe, honeydew, orange, pomegranate, apples, grapes, pears, grapefruit, and kiwi.
However, when it comes to making a smoothie, we’ve found that sweeter fruits like strawberries and bananas taste best.
5 Basic Ingredients and Optional Mix-Ins
For this watermelon smoothie recipe, we kept the ingredient list short and sweet, letting the sweet flavor of the fruit speak for itself. Here’s what you’ll need:
- Watermelon – You can’t have a watermelon smoothie without watermelon! Use frozen chunks for the best consistency.
- Banana – Opt for bananas that are ripe but not too ripe, because we want the benefits of resistant starch.
- Strawberries – These help add extra depth to the flavor while enhancing the pink color of the drink and adding lots of fiber.
Nutrition Note: Not only are they delicious, but bananas and strawberries both provide a significant source of potassium to help replenish electrolyte levels. In addition, the strawberries help keep you hydrated, given that they’re 90% water!
- Non-Dairy Milk – Any dairy-free milk like almond milk, oat milk, or hemp milk can be used.
- Fresh Mint Leaves – A little goes a long way to add a refreshing taste while also aiding digestion and providing anti-inflammatory benefits.
Ingredient Swap: Some people like to use basil instead of mint for a slightly more herbaceous taste!
- Sea Salt – This ingredient might sound strange, but trust us. It enhances the flavor of the rest of the ingredients, making your smoothie even more delicious. Plus, it helps replenish sodium levels!
- Optional Mix-Ins – If you’re feeling fancy, feel free to go the extra mile with the addition of regular vanilla yogurt, plain or vanilla Greek yogurt or coconut milk yogurt for a boost of protein and calcium, chia seeds, protein powder or collagen, a pinch cinnamon, spinach, honey, or maple syrup.
Note: The more frozen fruit you use, the thicker your smoothie will be (and the more liquid you’ll need).
Health Benefits of Watermelon
You probably already know this, but watermelon isn’t just delicious, it’s also loaded with health benefits, too! For instance, watermelon is:
- A good source of vitamin A and vitamin C.
- Rich in potassium and magnesium.
- Full of antioxidants.
- Low in calories and carbohydrates.
- Great for hydration.
How to Cut a Watermelon for Smoothies
The best way to cut a watermelon for smoothies is to slice it into watermelon chunks! Take a look at the instructions to do so:
- Cut off both sides to create flat ends.
- Run a knife down the sides of the fruit, following its natural shape to cut off the rind and white parts.
- Next, make vertical slices. Then, slice horizontally to create watermelon cubes, and you’re done!
How to Make a Watermelon Smoothie
- Combine. Add all the ingredients to the bowl of a high-speed blender, and pulse until smooth.
- Adjust. Give your smoothie a taste test, adjust the ingredients as needed, adding more honey or agave syrup for extra sweetness as needed. Serve immediately!
Pro-Tip: Allow plenty of time for your fruit to chill and harden in the freezer. Otherwise, your smoothie is likely to turn out runny!
Make Ahead and Storage Tips
This watermelon smoothie recipe is best enjoyed right away. However, it can also be stored for later if you want to prepare in advance.
- To Store: Transfer the smoothie to an airtight container, and keep it stored in the fridge for up to 2 days.
- To Freeze: Blend the watermelon smoothie. Then, pour it into an ice cube mold, and transfer it to a freezer. Once frozen, place the cubes in a sealable bag, and keep them stored for up to 3 months. To enjoy, let them thaw in the fridge overnight. Or, add the cubes back to the blender with a little extra milk, and blend away!
Common Questions About This Watermelon Smoothie Recipe
Don’t toss it out! Watermelon rind is actually full of nutrients and can be used in smoothies, pickled, turned into candy, added to a stir fry, and more.Â
Sure! You may need to adjust the amount, and the flavor of your smoothie will change. But it will still taste great.Â
We recommend using frozen watermelon, but you don’t have to. Your smoothie will just have a more runny texture.Â
Nope! As long as your fruit is frozen, there is no need for ice cubes to thicken it.Â
More of Our Favorite
More Refreshing Smoothie Recipes
If you enjoy this watermelon smoothie recipe, you won’t want to miss out on more of our favorite gluten-free smoothies below!
Strawberry Watermelon Smoothie
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1 to 2 smoothies 1x
Description
Learn how to make an easy, hydrating watermelon smoothie recipe with just 5 basic ingredients for a sweet, replenishing snack full of nutrients!
Ingredients
- 1 cup diced frozen watermelon chunks
- 1 fresh or frozen banana
- 1 cup sliced strawberries (fresh or frozen)
- 10 –12 ounces non dairy milk
- 2 fresh mint leaves
- Optional: pinch sea salt
- Optional Add-Ins – ½ cup Greek yogurt or coconut milk yogurt, chia seeds, protein powder or collagen, pinch cinnamon and/or sea salt
- Optional: honey or maple syrup (to taste)
Instructions
- Make sure all fruit is frozen or at least chilled. Place the fruit, milk, mint leaves and optional add-ins into a high speed blender and blend until smooth.
- Taste the smoothie and add honey or maple syrup, if desired. Serve immediately or store in the fridge for up to two days.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Category: breakfast
- Method: no bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 14 to 16 ounce smoothie (no mix-ins)
- Calories: 233
- Sugar: 29.2 g
- Sodium: 236.7 mg
- Fat: 4.6 g
- Saturated Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 48.1 g
- Fiber: 6.3 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
Keywords: watermelon smoothie recipe, frozen watermelon smoothie, strawberry watermelon smoothie, dairy free smoothie, summer recipe, vegan breakfast, healthy summer snack
This is really yummy. Remember to use the correct amount of frozen fruit though, or it will be too liquidy, or too thick.
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Oh yes! Did you try it? Was it too liquidy?
Good golly it’s HOT here too! I’m SO unmotivated to go out now because of the heat, haha! At the very least, I can make this delicious fruit smoothie!
Totally! best way to “chill” ah ha!
I love the idea of adding sparkling water to a smoothie almost as much as I love watermelon. Looks so refreshing.
haha and I love YOU!
And I love you! Haha
Woah, making watermelon the ‘ice’ of the smoothie is a good idea, and smoothies are a wonderful idea for those 100 degree days!
I’m kind of obsessed!
Totally craving this now! You seriously make the best drink recipes. Going to have to try to freeze watermelon now since it sounds amazing in this heat!
this is such a good post run smoothie! let me know if you try it!
Ooooh, a smoothie with sparkling water?!?! I have got to try this!
let me know if you do!
True story: made a drunken watermelon last night to use in slushies. #greatminds
fizzy smoothie sounds ahmazing…i have tried kombucha before..and i will definitely giving this a try.
That looks friggin amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love the idea of adding sparkling water to a smoothie to make a fizzy drink! Such a creative idea, girl!! đŸ˜€
I love anything involving watermelon.
Stay cool my friend.
I would feel so fancy drinking this!! Haha anything sparkling = fancy to me đŸ™‚
fancy friday!!! You deserve it! <3
Sparkling water and smoothies what a great idea. This one looks so good. Watermelon is the perfect summer fruit.
This sparkling smoothie is so genius, I can forgive you for your lack of fresh watermelon snackage! Delish!
I am completely addicted to sparkling water! I love the idea of adding it to smoothies.
I love frozen watermelon in smoothies! We had a ridiculous amount of grilled chicken thighs leftover from our cookout and we’ve been using them for lunches AND dinners this week.. burrito bowls, teriyaki chicken, buffalo chicken bowls, you name it! I can’t waste leftovers either haha.
This is right up my alley considering I have a minor obsession with both smoothies and seltzer water — I’ve just never thought to combine the two! I’ll be trying this soon!
you and I have same taste buds. Which is why i love you so!Well, one of the reasons
I’m not a huge fan of plain watermelon, either, but I’ve never frozen it. I love that idea, though! It’s a fun ice cube substitute đŸ™‚ This smoothie sounds so refreshing. Good luck with those outside chores!
ahh yea! we are twins! love it.
Haha, that’s funny, because I only love FRESH watermelon, but watermelon flavored things…like gum or candy…AHHH NO!
And #FrugalLife!!!!
Alright this sounds sooooo good! I have frozen watermelon, but not in a long long time. The last one I bought was finished off fresh! đŸ™‚ And seriously, good luck with those chores today. I won’t be going outside much after my morning walk!
Texas heat is brutal with that humidity. When I lived there, the summers were rough! I’ve been drinking mostly wine but I could get down with this with a little vodka.
I think you definitely deserve an extra shot of vodka in this! LOL!
Love it. It is like a smoothie spritzer! Now to add wine to it đŸ˜€
You’re a genius.
morning as in before 5am when it gots to like 1000% humidity. LOL!
you read my mind!
I have all of these ingredients! Popping watermelon in the freezer NOW so I can enjoy this later today. YUM!
post run drink perfection! let me know whatcha think