When I was in Israel last year, I had dinner with my friend Gila. She served me a beverage of blended seedless watermelon. Instead of juicing the watermelon, she threw whole chunks of melon into the blender and whirled them up into a refreshing beverage. It was so cool, naturally sweet, and delicious– perfect for a hot summer day. Since then I’ve made the drink many times, experimenting by adding different ingredients to enhance the already yummy beverage. Lime juice and watermelon go really well together, so I like to add some lime juice along with a touch of simple syrup or agave nectar. Depending on the natural sweetness of your watermelon, you may or may not need to add any sweetener. I only add it when the drink needs it. Sometimes I add rum for a kick. You can make the drink with or without alcohol… either way, it’s a tasty beverage. Perfect for summer!
Gluten Free Note: If you’re GF, make sure your rum is certified GF. Most rums are naturally gluten free, but it’s always best to check with the source to make sure.
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Watermelon Lime Chiller
2 servings
5 minutes
5 minutes
Parve
Description
This cool and refreshing drink is made with fresh watermelon, lime juice, sugar and rum. Can be made with alcohol or without.
Ingredients
- 3 cups cubed seedless watermelon, well chilled
- 1 1/2 fresh limes, juiced
- 1/4 cup rum (optional)
- Simple syrup or agave nectar, or your favorite sweetener, to taste
- Fresh mint sprigs for garnish
Instructions
Put watermelon chunks and lime juice into a blender. Process on high until smooth. Add sweetener to taste, if needed, and blend again. Pour drink into two glasses over ice. Garnish with fresh mint. Serve.
This recipe is awesome! I froze the watermelon chunks like Rachel suggested and the result was fabulous! Very slushy-sweet. Highly recommend.
Made this on Eid. And everyone loved it. It was so great. Thank you for this one. Love from Kashmir.
Thanks for all your fab recipes Tory… Loving trying them out. God bless x
Wonderful and so easy!
Also try water melon and fennel seeds or cardomom. Both delicious.
Hi
Can you substitute tequila for rum?
Thanks
Absolutely. Enjoy!
Leave out the sugar. Watermelon is very sweet. It helps to cut it with grapefruit juice, lime, and bitters
2C pureed watermelon
1/2 lime juiced
2oz grapefruit juice
2 dash bitters
mint
rum
Hi Pete– it depends on your watermelon, some batches are not sweet enough for the right flavor balance in this drink, and you will need to add some kind of sweetener. Some melons are naturally quite sweet and won’t need any simple syrup or agave. It’s really all about tasting until the balance is right.
This drink is really refreshing I made it one day for a Mexican theme lunch I had at my church instead of mint I used cilantro for garnish.
I can hardly get enough of these amazing wonderful ideas and recipes…..thank you very much!
This looks wonderful. I was wondering if you’ve tried it after freezing the watermelon chunks first? In order to make it more of a slushie.
Also, what other alcohol would taste good with this mixture? I’m not too keen on rum.
Thank you for your wonderful recipes! They are a blessing to us!
Shalom!
Hi Rachel! Freezing the watermelon can zap some of the natural sweetness out, so I would recommend making it as written. Vodka (plain or citrus infused) and tequila would also work well. Enjoy!
I just made these yesterday! But I add a few strawberries …then strain the seeds out….and put muddled mint and a good quality Vodka. (Tito’s Vodka is my favorite)
I added a little club soda. Yummy perfect for today
Where did the glasses come from!! i want them!!
Hey Melissa! I think I got them at Pottery Barn, but it was a couple of years ago so I’m not sure if they’re still selling them. They are awesome glasses!
I just made watermelon juice a couple of days ago and I was wondering to myself what would be the best approach for turning that into a cocktail. Thus far we have had watermelon martinis. I think your watermelon coolers sound like a real star. I’ll be trying this tonight.
Why have I not thought of this yet? Its brilliant! I can’t wait to sip on one
This looks oh so refreshing! Beautiful pics!
That’s a very nice chiller! ‘will definitely be a cool refreshments this summer.
Beautiful! I’d like a glass right now =)
What a great idea for the holiday weekend Tori – lime and watermelon are two of my favourite ingredients… light, healthy and delicious (not to mention absolutely beautiful!) Gorgeous drink.
What a gorgeous drink this is! I would drink this any time of the year!
That is truly summer in a glass…just stunning!! I’ll have mine with rum 🙂
Mmmm, I’ve made a drink like this without alcohol before. I will never ever make that mistake again.
Sounds great (no rum for me please)!
Wow! I’ll have a glass. That looks so refreshing. I think lime juice and watermelon go so well together. : )
My husband and I made this for an after-dinner cocktail. While we did use rum, we didn’t use any added sweeteners. It was crisp, sweet, and perfectly refreshing. Thanks!