The best Watermelon Margaritas with just 3 ingredients! Naturally sweet from the watermelon, tangy from the lime, and spiked with silver tequila!
Recipe by Minimalist Baker on August 17, 2016
Prep time: PT15M
Total time: PT15M
Rating
4.76 stars (29 reviews)
Keywords
watermelon margarita
Ingredients
1 ¼ cups watermelon juice ((1 small ripe watermelon yields ~3-5 cups juice))
2 ½ Tbsp lime juice
5 Tbsp silver tequila ((5 Tbsp = 2 1/2 ounces))
Sea salt ((optional // for lining rim))
Categories
Drinks
Cuisine
Gluten-Free
Mexican-Inspired
Vegan
Steps
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.
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.
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.
Best when fresh! Leftover watermelon juice will keep covered in the refrigerator up to 3 days.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 margarita
Calories: 144 kcal
Carbohydrates: 15 g
Protein: 1.1 g
Fat: 0.3 g
Sodium: 3 mg
Sugar: 9.9 g
Reviews
JoLynn Montgomery on 2025-07-07 (5 stars): This watermelon margarita recipe is amazing! I found a perfectly ripe watermelon and made a big batch. Delicious!!
Suee33 on 2025-07-07 (5 stars): well this could NOT be easier - and fast = a great recipe.! Thanks for the quick way to make watermelon margs!!
Teasister on 2024-08-05 (5 stars): Love this recipe so much. Made it for July 4th. We opted for frozen watermelon margaritas, so cut fresh watermelon into small cubes and put them into a gallon freezer ziplock bag in the freezer. Wow.
SaraC on 2020-09-15 (5 stars): I'm so mad, that I just discovered this now, after summer is over! We had a ton of leftover watermelon, and I was trying to figure out what to do with it. I thought "there HAS to be a way to make it into a cocktail!" (sorry, that's just how my mind works :P ) Found this on my internet search, and I'm sooo glad I did! I did add some triple sec, but other than that, followed the recipe. It was delicious!! This will definitely be going into the summer rotation!
Sally G on 2020-08-29 (5 stars): I am trying it with lemon juice tonight, as I don't have any limes right now. I find that local ethnic restaurants frequently seem to interchange the 2 citrus fruits, so I think it will be good. Of course, limes are on the shopping list! Rating 5 stars as I made something very similar, which was delicious, and this is even easier.
Adrian on 2020-08-28 (5 stars): I made this in a big jug. ~8 cups of watermelon juice (strained using metal mesh sieve). 3 limes juiced. 6 shots of reposado tequila and 2 shots of grand mariner. My guests loved it and finished the jug.
