Watermelon Juice Recipe

My homemade Watermelon Juice is refreshing, naturally sweet and satisfying. You can make this drink in 5 different combinations with my easy recipe. It is a perfect beverage to enjoy on a hot day, after a workout, or any time you want to refresh yourself. With its high water content, watermelon is a perfect fruit for juicing.

About Watermelon Juice

In this post I share watermelon juice recipes in 5 refreshing flavors. I have the plain classic version with lemon juice, watermelon mint cooler, watermelon orange mix juice, watemelon and strawberry, lastly watermelon & aloevera mint cooler.

All these are tested to perfection with accurate quantities and will give you delicious drinks. Some of these use herbs like fresh mint leaves, or spices like black pepper & ginger for heat and chaat masala for a fruity tangy Indian flavor. Feel free to use what you actually like.

Do you really need a slow juicer for this? If you have one please use it. It is believed that slow juicers retain more nutrients in the juice since they do not produce as much heat as a fast juicer. But if you do not have, a regular home blender works great.

How to choose a Watermelon

• Choose a watermelon that feels heavy for its size. This is an indication that it is going to be very juicy when you cut it. Secondly, check out the color of the underside of the watermelon. It should have a yellow spot where it rested in the field. This is an indication of how ripe it is.
• Avoid a watermelon that has a white field spot as this indicates insufficient ripening in the field and it won’t tatse sweet.
• Third, a ripe watermelon should have a deep sound when you hit it with your hand. If the watermelon has a hollow or flat sound when tapped, it’s likely overripe and is best to avoid.
• Finally, choose a watermelon that has a uniform shape and has a firm feel. It should not yield to pressure or scratch easily which is an indication that it may be overripe.

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Deseed Watermelon easily (stepwise photos)

I found 2 easy ways to cut a watermelon. The first method I have shown below in the step wise pictures is also the most efficient way to deseed the watermelon. The second method is good for seedless watermelon.

1. Rinse watermelon under running water and pat dry or air dry. Cut the watermelon to 2 parts. You can also chill the whole melon if you prefer chilled juice.

2. Then cut each part to 4 quarters.

3. Slice each quarter to 2, again roughly running through the lines on the watermelon.

4. Scoop out the seeds gently with a knife.

5. Mine had a lot of seeds, so I had to slice them further and then deseed.

6. You can easily cut the flesh from the rind. If you prefer cold juice, put the cut watermelon in the freezer for 30 mins or in the fridge until chilled.

How to make Watermelon Juice (classic)

7. Rinse and wipe dry the lemon & cut to 2 parts. If you want plain watermelon juice, simply chill the fruit and blend with some lemon juice. To make the watermelon mint cooler, peel a small piece of ginger if you want to use it. Clean 8 mint leaves as well.

8. Add all of them to the blender jar along with any sweetener if you prefer. We don’t add any sweetener or ice cubes or water. Some blenders can’t blend without any liquid. In that case start with only a handful of watermelon cubes and blend first or pour half cup chilled water. Then add the rest later.

9. Blend it until smooth & frothy.

Pour watermelon juice to serving glasses and top with black pepper or chaat masala if you prefer. If you have excess watermelon juice, pour it to freezer safe cups or popsicle moulds or ice trays and freeze it.

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Watermelon Orange Juice

Watermelon with any citrus fruits pair well. The Sweetness in the watermelon balances the tang from the citrus fruits. There are 2 ways you can use oranges in this recipe. You can cut the oranges and extract the juice in a citrus juicer (manual or electric). The other option is to peel the oranges, remove the pith completely and blend with the watermelons.

Here I went ahead juicing them in the electric citrus juicer. Made the watermelon juice separately. If you have a family with different choices this helps as you can make different combinations.

Pour orange juice into the serving glass and top with watermelon juice. We personally prefer 1 part orange juice and 2 parts watermelon juice. You can use however you like. Sprinkle Chaat Masala if you prefer.

Watermelon & Strawberry Juice

For this combination you will use 3 parts watermelon, 1 part strawberries & 1 part Ice cubes. Since strawberries are a pulpy fruit, they require some liquid to blend. Ice keeps the watermelon juice cold and won’t rise the temperature of the juice. If you want you may add some lemon juice depending on how sweet your strawberries taste.

I love the crunchy strawberry seeds so I don’t prefer to strain the juice. If you want you may. This juice is on the thicker side, so you may add some ice cubes but that is going to dilute the flavors.

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This watermelon juice recipe was first published in April 2015. Updated in October 2026.