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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.
I love the water melon and I actually can’t believe I’m even drinking half of the stuff that’s in this but it’s actually yummy and I look so forward to tasting the rest of tem can’t wait
I never thought about pairing cherries with watermelon, but this combination worked well together. It was a refreshing drink which I would prefer to use for an afternoon pick me up. For the morning I would want to incorporate protein powder to keep me a bit more sustained until lunch time.
This is an amazing recipe. I love all of the ingredients but I did have to pick out a few seeds even thought the watermelons I bought were labeled heart only.
Very creamy and refreshing. You can taste the watermelon and strawberries. Will separate a bit upon sitting but doesn’t effect the flavor. Great on a hot summer day.
Dessert for breakfast!! Yaaaay!!
Watermelon is my favorite fruit, so this was amazing! Very refreshing and I will definitely make this again on a sunny day!
It’s very refreshing and feels like summer 🙂
Delightful start to summer!
Delicious Watermelon Strawberry drink. I balled my watermelon this morning and froze the balls. I also froze my fresh strawberries. The store didn’t have the frozen cherries and I forgot to check another store. I had large globe grapes in the freezer, so I added them. At first the lime overpowered the other flavors, but as I drank it, I think I began to taste the other flavors. I will not put as much lime next time, but this was a great drink for this 83-degree day. I will definitely make this drink more this summer.
Delicious….
Naturally sweet and delicious. I added a little bit of my vegan protein that I have at home and was the best post workout smoothie
This smoothie was a little tart for my taste but my husband loved it!
Very refreshing. Almost like dessert for breakfast! Added a little ice but otherwise very good!
Oh so good…hard to believe it’s “healthy”! 🙂 We will be drinking this one a lot!!!
Very refreshing.
Sweet and refreshing! Yummy summer time treat!
Crazy delicious! I didn’t have any cherries so I used blueberries. So refreshing!
Loved this one too! Added some protein powder, Used fresh strawberries since in season here!
I was not expecting to like this but it was SO good! I didn’t have any limes but I did add in some vanilla protein powder to make it a meal replacement. Definitely making this again.
Sweet, pretty and refreshing! Will add ice to an even colder drink next time. Love the flavor and would make this again! Added protein powder to make it a meal replacement and loved the chia seeds, too.
Added some kale and chia seeds for a more“meal replacement “ smoothie. Very bright and fresh. Plenty sweet . Feels like summer!
Added kale and chia seeds for more of a “ meal replacement “. Bright and light. Plenty sweet. Summer taste.
I tried today’s smoothie. I found it to be a bit bitter with the lime. Definitely not my favorite.