Refreshing Watermelon Mojito Cocktail

This refreshing summer watermelon mojito is made with a few simple ingredients and is incredibly easy to make. A perfect summer cocktail that is great for backyard BBQ parties.

Summer watermelons are the best and I love to use them in many recipes, my favorite being watermelon feta salad, and also love watermelon granita, the best summer cold soup watermelon gazpacho, spicy watermelon margarita, frozen watermelon smoothie.

Why this recipe works

• One of the most favorite cocktails for hot summer days.
• Super easy to make from scratch.
• Packed with refreshing mint flavors.
• Easy to customize, add fresh basil or mint, use simple syrup as a substitute for powdered sugar, and make it as per your preference.
• Perfect cocktail for BBQ backyard or pool parties.
• Skip alcohol to make a kid-friendly mojito.

Ingredients

Helpful tools

• Liquid measuring cups
• Muddler
• High power blender
• Citrus juicer
• Cocktail Shaker
• Pitcher
• Mojito Glasses

Ingredients notes

1. Watermelon  – Seedless fully ripe watermelon is the best choice. If you do have seeds in the watermelon, don’t worry too much, you can try removing a few, it’s ok to have a few seeds on. I did not bother to remove the seeds from the watermelon, as watermelon juice will be passing through a fine mesh strainer. I also added a few frozen watermelon cubes while serving.
2. White rum – white rum is best. You can also use tequila.
3. Fresh mint – Fresh mint adds flavor, taste, and amazing freshness to granita. Muddle a few mint leaves to release flavors. You can swap mint with fresh basil as well.
4. Lime juice – always use freshly squeezed lime juice. Lime juice adds freshness and tang to the granita. Add few lime slices to enhance flavor and taste.
5. Powdered sugar (or use simple syrup)– to add sweetness to mojito you can add powdered sugar. If watermelon has enough sweetness skip sugar. Sugar can be substituted with honey or simple syrup.

Step-by-step instructions

Step 1: Use fully ripe watermelon to make watermelon mojito recipe. To cut watermelon, first cut watermelon into discs.

Step 2: Remove the outer green rind. Cut watermelon into smaller square cubes.

Step 3: Use high power blender or food processor to juice watermelon cubes.

Step 4: Pulse it a couple of times to make it into juice.

Step 5: Strain the juice, pour into glass jar and refrigerate until use.

Step 6: Muddle 15-20 mint leaves. Smash it well so all natural oil and flavors of mint is released. Do not puree mint.

Step 7: Into a pitcher add powdered sugar or simple syrup, freshly squeezed lime juice and ice. Using a wooden cocktail stirrer and stir until sugar is completely dissolved.

Step 8: Next add muddled mint, lime slices, watermelon juice, white rum. For extra flavors add more fresh mint leaves, slices of lime, few frozen cubes of watermelon (optional).

Step 9: Stir everything together and while stirring smash mint and lime to release some of it’s fresh flavors into the mojito. Refrigerate it until ready to be served.

Step 10: Into mojito glasses, add few extra ice, some lime slices and pour watermelon mojito into the glasses. Garnish with fresh mint leaves and serve immediately.

Useful tips

1. Best use seedless watermelon or remove the seeds from watermelon before you go ahead. 
2. Muddle mint leaves. It helps natural oil and flavors of mint to get released. Do not puree mint.
3. Use a blender to juice watermelon. Food processor works too.
4. Strain the juice through a fine mesh strainer to get fine clear watermelon juice.

5 from 8 votes

Summer Watermelon Mojito

Jyothi Rajesh

This refreshing summer watermelon mojito is made with few simple ingredients and incredibly easy to make. A perfect summer cocktail that great for backyard BBQ parties.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 10 minutes mins

Course Drinks/Cocktail

Cuisine American, Spanish

Servings 4 servings

Calories 414

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 1 small watermelon cubed
• ▢ 3 oz white rum
• ▢ 3 limes juiced
• ▢ 15 mint leaves muddles
• ▢ 15 mint leaves fresh
• ▢ 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
• ▢ 2 cups ice

For Serving:

• ▢ Ice
• ▢ Mint leaves
• ▢ Lime slices

Instructions

 

• Use fully ripe watermelon to make watermelon mojito recipe. To cut watermelon, first cut watermelon into discs.
• Remove the outer green rind. Cut watermelon into smaller square cubes.
• Use high power blender or food processor to juice watermelon cubes.
• Pulse it a couple of times to make it into juice.
• Strain the juice, pour into glass jar and refrigerate until use.
• Muddle 15-20 mint leaves. Smash it well so all natural oil and flavors of mint is released. Do not puree mint.
• Into a pitcher add powdered sugar or simple syrup, freshly squeezed lime juice and ice. Using a wooden cocktail stirrer and stir until sugar is completely dissolved.
• Next add muddled mint, lime slices, watermelon juice, white rum. For extra flavors add more fresh mint leaves, slices of lime, few frozen cubes of watermelon (optional).
• Stir everything together and while stirring smash mint and lime to release some of it’s fresh flavors into the mojito. Refrigerate it until ready to be served.
• Refrigerate it until ready to be served.
• Into mojito glasses, add few extra ice, some lime slices and pour watermelon mojito into the glasses. Garnish with fresh mint leaves and serve immediately.

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Notes

1. 1. Best use seedless watermelon or remove the seeds from watermelon before you go ahead.
   2. Muddle mint leaves. It helps natural oil and flavors of mint to get released. Do not puree mint.
   3. Use a blender to juice watermelon. Food processor works too.
   4. Strain the juice through a fine mesh strainer to get fine clear watermelon juice.

Nutritional Info – Please keep in mind that nutritional information provided is only a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.

Nutrition

Calories: 414kcalCarbohydrates: 93gProtein: 7gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 15mgPotassium: 1353mgFiber: 6gSugar: 72gVitamin A: 6745IUVitamin C: 108.2mgCalcium: 114mgIron: 3.4mg

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