Strawberry Watermelon Mocktail
This Strawberry Watermelon Mocktail might be the best summer drink ever! It’s sweet and fruity with a good amount of watermelon flavor and a hint of zesty lime. This mocktail takes 15 minutes to make, and you can enjoy it as is or sweeten it with sugar or honey. Served over ice with sparkling water, this watermelon mocktail is the drink of the summer!
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Why This Recipe is So Good
What is a mocktail? It’s a non alcoholic drink where sparkling water or club soda steps in for the alcohol. You can sweeten the drink with a fruit puree, like in this recipe, or you can use simple syrups like this Honey Lavender Simple Syrup or Passionfruit Syrup.
Anything watermelon flavored is my favorite. This mocktail is made with 4 ingredients – summer-ripe watermelon, strawberries, and freshly squeezed lime juice. It’s the best drink ever served with bubbly sparkling water.
Recipe Ingredients
- Watermelon – Sweet cubed watermelon chunks. Because we will be blending the watermelon, the texture doesn’t matter too much.
- Strawberries – Fresh or frozen berries. Makes this mocktail sweet and fruity.
- Lime juice – Freshly squeezed lime juice helps to balance out the sweetness of the fruit really well.
- Sparkling water – Top off your watermelon mocktail with the sparkling water of your choice. This is my favorite sparkling water because it stays fizzy for a while.
- Sweetener (optional). Even though the watermelon and strawberries were sweet already, I added a bit of cane sugar so that the drink was a bit sweeter. Add as much or as little as you like, depending on how sweet your fruit is.
How to Make a Strawberry Watermelon Mocktail
All ingredients, measurements, and instructions are in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
To a blender, add watermelon, strawberries, and lime juice. Blend until smooth, then strain out the pulp using a fine mesh strainer.
Taste the juice to make sure it’s sweet enough for your liking. Stir in cane sugar or a drizzle of honey, if desired.
Fill a glass halfway with ice. Add ½ cup of the juice, then top off with sparkling water. Stir and enjoy!
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Strawberry Watermelon Mocktail
Equipment
- High-speed blender or food processor
- Glass cups with glass straws
Ingredients
- 2 cups cubed watermelon
- 8 ounces fresh or frozen strawberries about 7 – 8 strawberries
- 2 ounces freshly squeezed lime juice the juice of 2 limes, or 5 tablespoons
- 8 tablespoons cane sugar or to taste depending on your taste and how sweet your fruit is
- Ice for serving
- 1 (24-ounce) bottle of sparkling water chilled, 6 ounces per drink
Instructions
- To a blender, add 2 cups cubed watermelon, 8 ounces fresh or frozen strawberries, and 2 ounces freshly squeezed lime juice. Blend until smooth, then strain out the pulp using a fine mesh strainer.
- Taste the juice to make sure it’s sweet enough for your liking. Stir in cane sugar or a drizzle of honey, if desired.
- Fill a glass halfway with ice. Add ½ cup of the juice, then top off with sparkling water. I used 6 ounces per drink. Stir and enjoy!
Notes
How To Store/ Make Ahead
Strawberry Watermelon juice can be made ahead of time. After straining, store in an airtight container or jar for up to 5 days. Add sparkling water just before serving.Tips and Tricks
- Sweetener – add as much sugar or honey to your taste, or depending on how sweet your watermelon and strawberries are.
- Sparkling water – used chilled sparkling water or club soda. Wait to add the carbonated water until just before serving so your drink isn’t flat.
- Variations – Add more or less lime juice, leave the strawberries out or swap them out for a different fruit, or blend or muddle fresh mint leaves for a different flavor.
