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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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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, 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.
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 these other excellent fruit smoothie options to cool down on a hot day:
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.
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 a plant based protein powder to help your body process the natural sugar.
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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.
Wow.. another good one. Blends that I wouldn’t put together but I am glad I did. The lime was a little strong for me but still good. I have a new appreciation for line. Loving this challenge!!
Very refreshing and would be great on a hot summer day. Didn’t have enough frozen watermelon so added a few more strawberries and cherries and some coconut water also blended the chia seeds in th smoothie. Thanks for the great recipe.
Very yummy!
I really like cherry-limeade – add watermelon and its even better!! This was delicious. It was a little challenging measuring out whole frozen strawberries, so I think I had a little bit less because I didn’t quite pick up any strawberry flavor. This was a bit thin, but perhaps maybe those few extra strawberries will help that. Will definitely make this again and would LOVE it on a HOT day!
Hi Allison! Strawberries are definitely not the star here. They blend in and provide some great background flavors, but if you’d like to have more of a strawberry flavor, you could swap the measurements with the watermelon. 🙂
I was absolutely surprised how wonderful it tastes! I’m not Really a watermelon fan never truly buy it but with this recipe I think the combination was fantastic. For half I put my protein powder in it which is flavored with vanilla and it just simply made it creamy but the flavor was still just as good as withou. I will definitely make this again and probably put it into some popsicle modes Thanks for the great idea!
Very refreshing!
Excellent, excellent. Would want to drink this every day, exspecially when it’s 90 degrees outside.
Very refreshing smoothie. Didn’t have enough frozen watermelon so added a few more cherries and strawberries as well as coconut water and blended in the chia seeds. Thanks for a great recipe.
I was absolutely surprised how wonderful it tastes! I’m not Really a watermelon fan never truly buy it but with this recipe I think the combination was fantastic. For half I put my protein powder in it which is flavored with vanilla and it just simply made it creamy but the flavor was still just as good as withou. I will definitely make this again and probably put it into some popsicle modes Thanks for the great idea!
This was really good. A lot of watermelon taste.
Excellent, excellent. Would want to drink this every day, especially when it’s 90 degrees outside – so refreshing!!!!
I like the flavor even though I am not a fan of watermelon. I will add something like oats to thicken it up next time.
Umh, umh good!
Great looking and sounding smoothie! I will be adding more lime given my preference for tartness and sweetness combined. I will try it out when we finally reach warmer weather in western Washington probably after July 4th.
Watermelon simply delicious .
We weren’t sure how we’d like this one, but we were pleasantly surprised to really enjoy it. I think I might add a whole lime next time. My 11 years drank the whole serving.
Super easy and very refreshing.