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What better way to hydrate this season then with a watermelon smoothie. Once you learn how to cut melon, you’ll be digging into all the summer smoothies like this cantaloupe smoothie or this honeydew smoothie.
Want a refreshing, vitamin-packed smoothie that doubles as a kid-pleasing snack? 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.
With just four simple ingredients, you’re on your way to an invigorating, naturally-sweetened, healthy summer treat.
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5 Watermelon Smoothie 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.
- Want popsicles? Freeze the smoothie in freezer pop molds to make homemade popsicles for the kids.
Health Benefits of a Summer Smoothie
Summer is overflowing with nutrient-dense produce. Take advantage of these ruby red, antioxidant-rich ingredients!
Watermelon
Watermelon has high water content, so it’s the perfect fruit for hydration. All that water doesn’t mean it’s lacking in powerful antioxidants. Watermelon actually has about 40% more lycopene than raw tomatoes. Lycopene can help curb your risk of cancer and heart disease as well as offers some protective effects against damaging UV rays.
Strawberries
Strawberries add filling fiber to this watermelon smoothie as well as vitamin C and other beneficial antioxidants. Blood sugar regulation, reducing heart disease risk and boosting immunity are just some of the health benefits of adding strawberries to your diet.
Cherries
Cherries are also high in fiber and loaded with antioxidants. These powerful antioxidants may protect against cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes as well as Alzheimer’s. Anti-inflammatory compounds in cherries may help reduce muscle pain and damage.
Watermelon Smoothie FAQs
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.
More Summer Beverage Recipes
If you loved sipping my watermelon smoothie then check out these other excellent fruit smoothie options to cool down on a hot day:
- Spinach Banana Smoothie
- Mixed Berry Smoothie
- Pineapple Green Smoothie
- Orange Julius Smoothie
- Tropical Smoothie
- Cherry Beet Smoothie
- Summer Melon Smoothie
- Mango Green Smoothie
- Strawberry Blueberry Smoothie
- Pineapple Smoothie
- Blackberry Smoothie
- Strawberry Watermelon Smoothie
- Peach Probiotic Smoothie
Summer is the perfect time to stock up on fresh produce. You can freeze it to use to enjoy summer smoothies all winter long, or freeze smoothie packs to enjoy as well.
Will you rate + review this recipe once you’ve tried it? I so value your feedback!
Summer Watermelon Smoothie
Ingredients
- ¼ cup cherries frozen
- 2 cups watermelon chopped
- ¼ cup strawberries frozen
- ½ lime peeled
- 1 tbsp chia seeds optional
- 1 serving homemade protein powder 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 a plant based protein powder to help your body process the natural sugar.
Really enjoyed this drink. Also thought mint would be a nice addition.
This smoothie was really refreshing! I used blueberries instead of cherries, added chia seed as well.
I always have frozen berries and chia seeds around, so this was a sweet twist on a recipe I already love.
OMG that is one of my favorites. Very refreshing cherries add a nice tartness to watermelon freshness.
Delicious and refreshing for this warm day. We used the cherries our strawberries are gone because they are farmers market strawberries. The taste of cherries was a good balance of sweetness with the refreshing g yellow watermelon.
I love watermelon
Adding the cherries and strawberries seemed to give a depth to the flavor while letting the watermelon be the star
I did add some mint, chia seeds and vanilla protein powder to make it a meal
I will be making a lot of these this summer!
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!!!