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This watermelon smoothie is a cool and sweet thirst quencher that you’ll be sipping on all season long. Packed with watermelon, cherries and strawberries, this quintessential summer smoothie is quick and easy to make and perfect for freezing as popsicles.
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Why You’ll Love It
Summer is overflowing with nutrient-dense produce. Take advantage of these ruby red, antioxidant-rich ingredients!
- Ready in 5 minutes. Toss everything in the blender, hit blend, and you’re sipping a refreshing smoothie in less time than it takes to slice the fruit. You can also check out my recommended smoothie blenders for the creamiest results.
- Peak summer produce. Juicy watermelon, ripe strawberries, and sweet cherries shine when they’re in season, giving this smoothie bright flavor and natural sweetness without added sugar.
- Hydrating and refreshing. Watermelon’s high water content helps support hydration, while lime adds a crisp, citrusy finish that keeps each sip light and energizing.
- Packed with real benefits. Strawberries and cherries bring fiber and antioxidants for heart and immune support, while watermelon delivers lycopene, a powerful antioxidant linked to heart health and cellular protection.
Watermelon Smoothie Ingredients
- Watermelon (fresh, chopped). Choose a heavy melon with a creamy yellow field spot for the sweetest flavor. Seedless makes prep quicker, but either works. This is how I cut melon.
- Strawberries (fresh or frozen). Look for bright red berries with green tops and no white shoulders. If using fresh, freeze extras at peak ripeness for future smoothies, or portion them into frozen meal prep smoothie packs so they’re ready to blend anytime.
- Cherries (fresh or frozen). Deep red cherries are usually the sweetest and richest in antioxidants. If buying fresh, pit and freeze them on a sheet pan so they’re ready to blend.
- Lime (fresh, peeled). Pick a lime that feels heavy for its size and has a slight give when squeezed. This usually means it’s juicier and more flavorful.
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How to Make a Watermelon Smoothie
- Add ingredients to the blender. Place the chopped watermelon, frozen strawberries, frozen cherries, peeled lime, plant-based protein powder (if using), and chia seeds into a high-speed blender.
- Blend until smooth. Blend on high until the smoothie is completely smooth and creamy. Add a splash of water if needed to help it blend.
- Serve and enjoy. Pour into glasses and sprinkle extra chia seeds on top, if desired. Sip right away for the freshest flavor and best texture.
Want perfectly smooth results every time? Check out how to make a smoothie for simple blending tips before you start.
Recipe Tips
- Since watermelon is over 90% water by weight, you don’t need to add any extra liquid or ice to this smoothie.
- Use seedless watermelon for this recipe. No need to spend all day picking out watermelon seeds!
- Using frozen cherries and frozen strawberries rather than fresh ones yields a cool and frosty drink. If using fresh, add ice cubes to the blender.
- Serve this smoothie immediately after making it. The longer it sits, the more the watermelon separates from the other ingredients.
More Watermelon Smoothie Recipes
If you loved sipping my watermelon smoothie, then check out my favorite fruit smoothies and recipes with watermelon to cool down on a hot day:
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Watermelon Smoothie
Ingredients
- 2 cup watermelon chopped
- ¼ cup strawberries frozen
- ¼ cup cherries frozen
- ½ lime peeled
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds optional
Instructions
- Add watermelon, strawberries, cherries and lime juice to the blender.
- Blend on high speed until nice and smooth.
- Pour into cups and sprinkle with chia seeds on top.
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Notes
- Use seedless watermelon if you don’t have time to pick out the seeds before blending.
- If using frozen watermelon, thaw ahead of time or add 1/2 cup liquid to help it blend well.
- To lower the natural sugar, swap the cherries out for blueberries or raspberries, or add in homemade protein powder to help your body process the natural sugar.
- Feel free to add any of these low sugar fruits to change up the flavor and make it your own.
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Leave a review for a chance to win signed copies of my cookbooks!My watermelon smoothie blends cherries, watermelon, strawberries and lime. It’s super refreshing and antioxidant-loaded!
Yes! When using any kind of melon in a smoothie, I cut back on the amount of liquid. Watermelon contains enough water on its own that you don’t need any more liquid. Also, don’t forget to remove the seeds!
Watermelon acts as both the liquid and fruit in a smoothie. If you freeze the watermelon, be sure to add extra liquid to help it blend well.
Enjoyed having watermelon in the smoothie. The overall taste was pleasing but could have used a bit more lime.
It was a excellent refreshing smoothie
I liked the tartness of the cherries. I poured most of the mis into popsicle mold for the grands. I drank a small amount with ground flaxseed on top, another hit smoothie recipe!
Yummy , this is a great summer smoothie
Delicious and fruity sweet. More suitable for a quencher on a hot afternoon than a breakfast smoothie.
I am always cautious that these fruitie smoothies will be to sweet, but as always this is a delicious blend. Another to add to my rotation!
This was so refreshing and delicious. A perfect summer drink. I used frozen watermelon so had to add quite a bit of water to get it to blend properly which made it thinner than intended (closer to a watermelon juice) but I found it to be even more refreshing that way.
Love this one! Very refreshing.
It’s pretty-I tasted it and put it back in the vitamix, hemp seeds -I don’t use protein mix-lots in those I prefer to skip. And many greens and it was wonderful-yours is a great mix of fruit
Wow! If summer had a flavor, it would be this smoothie! It’s refreshing, tasty, and gave me so much energy. This would be great by the pool or at the beach.
Tasty. I doubled the strawberries and used fresh, not frozen. Next time I’ll squeeze the lime rather than peel. It didn’t blend well.
Pretty good, i love watermelon and other fruits included
What a great smoothie for summer! I love the combination of watermelon plus cherries Plus lime. I did add chia seeds and some collagen protein powder
Thanks for the suggestion of adding the cherries and lime. Great option for summer in Florida!
Sweet and refreshing! I added plant-based protein powder and 1/2 avocado to make this my lunch today. YUM!!!
It as advertised; it’s really delicious and refreshing. It is just right for a summer day. I will definitely make it again.
Added protein powder. Enjoyed and will make again.
Delish! Super refreshing. I added chia seeds…
I struggled with this one, I had trouble blending it with my non powerful blender as I froze the watermelon with the cherries and strawberries. I defrosted the frozen fruit an hour to blend. At first it reminded me of a margarita slushie? With the watermelon slight taste snd lime in the background but when I added chia seeds snd protein powder I could not taste the lime, it was a creamy slightly vanilla slight watermelon taste.
I struggled with this one, I had trouble blending it with my non powerful blender as I froze the watermelon with the cherries and strawberries. I defrosted the frozen fruit an hour to blend. At first it reminded me of a margarita slushie? With the watermelon slight taste snd lime in the background but when I added chia seeds snd protein powder I could not taste the lime, it was a creamy slightly vanilla slight watermelon taste. The flavour was quite mild, I thought it would have been more flavourful
Sorry you struggled with this one, Cristina. If your fruit is ever too frozen, you can add a little bit of water, although with this one you’d have to be careful so that it doesn’t get too watery since the watermelon liquifies, too. Way to go for overcoming the obstacles and following through on day 2!! It sounds like it ended up being delicious! Margarita slushie doesn’t sound too bad 😉
We tried today’s smoothie challenge. It is a little bland. I was hoping with the selection of fruit that more of the flavors would come through. I followed the suggestion and added some chia seeds and one scoop of plant based protein powder. We thought that it was good, but felt that it would be better if more of the fruit flavors came through. Thank you.
I love anything watermelon! Super refreshing
Refreshing and light! I do not love cherries, so I doubled the strawberries…still yummy! Perfect smoothie for summer! This one is a keeper for me!
I usually stay away from sweeter smoothies, but this was delicious. The bit of lime balanced out the sweetness.
Absolutely love this recipe! So refreshing. I did swap hemp hearts for chia seeds and threw in a few blackberries that were reaching their prime. Very yummy!
This smoothie is so yummy! It is very refreshing! I think it is going to be one of my favorites.