I’ve made watermelon margaritas before, but none as simple as this.
We’re talking 3 ingredients.
No sweeteners.
Just tequila.
Just lime juice.
Just blended watermelon.
THAT’S IT.
And let me tell you, it truly is the best watermelon marg on the block (pats self on shoulder).
This recipe is as easy as it gets!
To make watermelon juice simply throw a bunch of watermelon in a blender and blend into juice! Straining is optional to remove any seeds/pulp, but it’s hardly worth the fuss.
Add some lime to your watermelon and a shot (or two) of tequila and shake, shake, shake.
Line a couple of glasses with lime and sea salt and you’re golden.
I hope you LOVE these margaritas! They’re:
Simple
Quick
Boozy
Refreshing
Naturally sweet
Perfectly tart
& Seriously delicious
These are the perfect margaritas for summertime. Whip up a batch of watermelon juice for impromptu happy hours all week!
I made them for a friend’s shower recently and everyone raved. I knew I had to share the recipe on the blog, no matter how simple it was.
If you give this recipe a try, let us know! Leave a comment, rate it, and don’t forget to tag a photo #minimalistbaker on Instagram! We’d love to see what you come up with. Cheers, friends!
Best Watermelon Margaritas (3 Ingredients!)
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups watermelon juice (1 small ripe watermelon yields ~3-5 cups juice)
- 2 1/2 Tbsp lime juice
- 5 Tbsp silver tequila (5 Tbsp = 2 1/2 ounces)
- Sea salt (optional // for lining rim)
Instructions
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Pack a large blender full of cubed ripe watermelon (with or without seeds) and blend until you have a juice. One small watermelon should yield roughly 3-5 cups (720-1200 ml), so you will have leftover juice (as original recipe is written) for extra margaritas. You can choose to strain the juice through a fine mesh strainer to remove any seeds or pulp, but I didn't find it necessary.
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To make margaritas, add watermelon juice, lime juice, tequila and a handful of ice to a cocktail shaker and shake vigorously to combine. Sample a small amount and adjust flavor as needed, adding more watermelon juice for sweetness, lime juice for acidity, or tequila for booziness.
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Line the rim of two serving glasses (amount as original recipe is written // adjust if altering batch size) with lime juice and sea salt (optional). Add ice and pour over margaritas.
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Best when fresh! Leftover watermelon juice will keep covered in the refrigerator up to 3 days.
Notes
*Nutrition information is a rough estimate calculated without salt.
Nutrition Per Serving (1 of 2 margaritas)
- Calories: 144
- Fat: 0.3g
- Sodium: 3mg
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 1.5g
- Sugar: 9.9g
- Protein: 1.1g
Best water melon margarita Ever!😍😍😍
Agreed! xoxo
I appreciated the no-added-sugar element. But this was a little bland. Maybe some mint — or Triple Sec to add to the complexity.
So simple, and delicious on a hot day! I made mine a blended marg with ice.
You are so right about this recipe, the sweetness of the watermellon is just enough. With couple of squeezes of lime and tequila, each flavor comes through and no sugary sweetness. This is very refreshing, and will be my new go to margarita. For the comment that thought it was bland, maybe try a couple leaves of mint… Thanks for the recipe!
This was bland and tasted more like lime than watermelon. I measured the ingredients and I actually put in less lime than what was called for. I couldn’t drink it.
Sorry to hear it wasn’t for you, Suzie! Better luck on the next recipe :)
My husband and I bought a watermelon that turned out to have way more melon than expected. This was the perfect way to make use of it! This recipe is simple, so easy to make, and delicious! I made it as is and wouldn’t change a thing.
Whoop!
Excellent. Easy. Delicious
So… really suddenly craved a watermelon margarita and found this recipe. When my bf and I stopped at the grocery store today on our way up to the lake cabin they had little watermelon halves so I got one, knowing exactly what to do with it. We have alot of booze on hand, but still whenever I seen to crave something specific, every recipe I’ll look up requires something we do NOT have. This was very simple. Only problem, no blender here. I muddled the cubes by hand which took a while and did not plan to strain it. Had not considered though that the shaker would do it for me! Cool. They’re good, but kinda bland… maybe cause I literally only had watermelon juice to work with?
Made it & love it! Refreshing, light, and so easy to make?
This is absolutely delicious. I made one and grabbed a little fresh mint from the garden through it all in a blender and mix it together. Super awesome!
This was so simple and delicious. Since I’m on vacation with too much watermelon, I’ll be making these again tomorrow. But I’m going to try adding some mint just for kicks. Thanks for another great recipe.
I made this recipe today, so light and refreshing, I added some margarita mix so its not pure alcohol and ice and tequila, and I did gold tequila (Luna zul) although silver would do well too. Fantastic recipe! I will share with my girlfriends! Great for leftover watermelon that is still tasty!
Hi . Thanks for the watermelon recipe. Going to give it a trial. Can you please help me with recipes for pineapple juice. And what other fruit can be added to pineapple to give a nice taste of juice. Thanks
Hi Lizzy! We’ll be sure to add that to our recipe request list!
I was wondering if you could use gold tequila instead of silver? That’s all I have on hand and plan on making them tonight.
Thanks!
This is a great drink recipe! So easy and very tasty. Served with a salt rim and added a splash of triple sec. This will definitely be going into my summer cocktail rotation!
Made these on a whim with my friend this past week and we couldn’t believe how delicious they were with so few ingredients! A shame that it’s fall now, because we want to make these all the time.
I will certainly enjoy making one because of its simplicity and the ingredients are way accessible!
This is so simple, I love it. Looking forward to trying a different (and probably healthier) twist on a traditional margarita.
going to the beach in a few weeks and this recipe is going with me!
Love how easy these margaritas are! So pretty too!
I made this last night . I have one margarita most nights but today we bought a good size watermelon from a local farm soo…3 ingredients as written and it was wonderful. Nothing else needed and my measurements were not exact. Now I’m glad to have that extra watermelon. Thank You!
Yep, that sounds fantastic!! Sign me up.
Wow! This looks so yummy, I will try it out.
yasssss!!!! these look amazing!!!
You can freeze any leftover watermelon juice into ice cubes. They make great ice cubes for gin & tonics, or you can throw them back into the blender for a frozen margarita!
Smart tip!
YUM! I’m having friends over visiting for the week and was after some juicy drink recipes for spending the summer evenings on the deck. This is fabulous!
Yes! I’ve been making these for years and it’s so nice to have a margarita that is relatively guilt-free. I still like indulging in the sugary ones from time to time, but these watermelon ones are so refreshing. :)
SO making these this weekend!! Thanks, Dana!!
Yum! Yes Please!
Such a lovely and easy idea for summertime. My hubby and I thought about making waltermelon Juice with my new juicer. Love the nice Picture and how you arranged These 3 things in the photography. xoxo Janine
Makes one wish for a weekend being here already! :)
Weekends and continued summer…..as much as I like fall recipes too, just not ready for pumpkin spice. Want to still enjoy summer and all that watermelon scrumptiousness just a tad longer!!! Just not ready for that 4 feet of snow we get where I live.