Best 20 Watermelon Cooler Recipes
In the sweltering heat of summer, watermelon, a fruit known for its refreshing taste and hydrating properties, takes center stage. With its sweet and juicy flesh, watermelon isn't just a delicious treat but also a versatile ingredient that adds a unique twist to various culinary creations. Among these delectable delights is the watermelon cooler, a drink that combines the refreshing essence of watermelon with a symphony of flavors and textures, offering a tantalizing escape from the oppressive heat. This article embarks on a culinary journey to discover the best watermelon cooler recipe, exploring the perfect balance of flavors, textures, and techniques that elevate this simple fruit into an extraordinary summer sensation.
Here are our top 20 tried and tested recipes!
WATERMELON COOLER SLUSHY
This watermelon slushy is just perfect for hot summer days! Watermelon, ice, and a bit of lime juice are simply blended together in this quick treat.
Provided by Olivia
Categories Drinks Recipes Slushie Recipes
Time 10m
Yield 5
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Place watermelon and ice into a blender. Pour in lime juice, sugar, and salt. Blend until smooth.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 79.3 calories, Carbohydrate 20.6 g, Fat 0.2 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 0.8 g, Sodium 60.9 mg, Sugar 17.8 g
WATERMELON-CUCUMBER COOLER
Nothing screams summer quite like a pretty pink watermelon cocktail.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Drink Recipes Cocktail Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Set a large fine-mesh sieve over a large bowl or pitcher. In a food processor or blender, puree watermelon. Pour watermelon puree through sieve, pressing on solids with a rubber spatula (you should have about 2 cups juice). Puree English cucumber and pour through sieve into watermelon juice.
- In a small bowl or measuring cup, stir together lime juice and honey. Add to watermelon and cucumber juices, along with vodka. Adjust sweetness with more honey if desired. To serve, fill four glasses with ice and top each with cocktail. Garnish with cucumber slices.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 184 g
VODKA AND WATERMELON COOLER
An easy Vodka and Watermelon Cooler drink recipe
Categories Vodka Alcoholic Blender Fruit Cocktail Party Fourth of July Cocktail Melon Watermelon Spirit Triple Sec Summer Shower Party Gourmet Drink
Yield Makes 6 drinks
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- In a blender purée the watermelon pieces and strain the purée through a very fine sieve set over a pitcher, discarding the solids. (There should be about 2-1/3 cups juice). Stir in the vodka, the Triple Sec, and the lime juice, pour the cooler into long-stemmed glasses filled with ice cubes, and garnish each drink with a watermelon slice.
WATERMELON-LIME COOLER
When temps heat up, chill some glasses and cool down with a slushy blend of watermelon, lime and ginger ale. Slurp and repeat. -Taste of Home Test Kitchen
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 15m
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Place 4 cups frozen watermelon, 1/4 teaspoon lime zest and 2 cups ginger ale in a blender; cover and process until slushy. Serve immediately. Repeat twice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 82 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 14mg sodium, Carbohydrate 24g carbohydrate (23g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 1g protein.
WATERMELON COOLER
Refreshing and healthy! Works best served with big straws! Feel free to leave some big chunks.
Provided by METG
Categories Drinks Recipes Juice Recipes
Time 15m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 1
Steps:
- Blend watermelon cubes in a blender until smooth. Chill before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 51.1 calories, Carbohydrate 12.9 g, Fat 0.3 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 1 g, Sodium 1.7 mg, Sugar 10.6 g
QUICK WATERMELON COOLER
Summer means cooling off with a slice of watermelon and a glass of cold lemonade. This combines two favorites in one. -Darlene Brenden, Salem, Oregon
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 10m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- In a blender, combine all ingredients; cover and process until smooth. Pour into chilled glasses; serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 86 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 12mg sodium, Carbohydrate 24g carbohydrate (22g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 0 protein. Diabetic Exchanges
WATERMELON COOLER
Cool down on a sweltering day with this special blend that features summer's favorite fruit-watermelon. It's lovely and refreshing. -Taste of Home Test Kitchen
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 10m
Yield 2 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- In a blender, cover and process ginger ale and mint for 15 seconds or until finely chopped. Add watermelon; cover and process until slushy. Pour into chilled glasses; serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 82 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 14mg sodium, Carbohydrate 24g carbohydrate (23g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 1g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
WATERMELON CUCUMBER COOLER RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: sugar, water, cucumber, ice, gin, watermelon, lime juice, cucumber simple syrup, club soda, cucumber
Provided by Betsy Carter
Categories Drinks
Yield 1 serving
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a small pot over medium heat, combine the sugar and water. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar completely.
- Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the cucumber. Let steep, covered, for at least 4 hours or up to overnight.
- Strain the syrup through a fine-mesh sieve or cheesecloth, pushing to extract as much syrup as possible. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 month.
- In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine the gin, watermelon juice, lime juice, and simple syrup. Shake vigorously for 20 seconds.
- Strain into a glass filled with ice and top with club soda.
- Garnish with the cucumber slice.
- Enjoy!
WATERMELON-STRAWBERRY COOLER
My family gulps this frosty cooler because we love, love, love watermelon. The strawberries give it an extra pop. This is a perfect drink for Texas heat. -Joan Hallford, North Richland Hills, Texas
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 10m
Yield 10 servings (1 cup each).
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Place 1 cup water, 1/4 cup lemon juice, 6 cups watermelon, 1 cup berries, 1/3 cup sugar and 3/4 teaspoon minced mint in a blender; cover and process until smooth. Transfer to a large pitcher. Repeat with remaining water, lemon juice, fruit, sugar and minced mint., Refrigerate 1 hour or until cold. If desired, press through a fine-mesh strainer. Serve with watermelon wedges and mint leaves.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 119 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 2mg sodium, Carbohydrate 30g carbohydrate (26g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 1g protein.
REFRESHING WATERMELON COOLER
Wonderful on those hot summer days!
Provided by Faith08
Categories Drinks Recipes
Time 10m
Yield 2
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Place the watermelon, peppermint leaves, honey, and ice cubes into a blender. Cover, and puree until smooth. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 92.1 calories, Carbohydrate 23.5 g, Fat 0.4 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 1.5 g, Sodium 5.8 mg, Sugar 20.3 g
WATERMELON COOLER
Looking for a refreshing summertime beverage? This simple blended drink using icy watermelon and limeade concentrate is great for picnics, parties or just cooling down on a hot day.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Beverage
Time 8h45m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Place watermelon cubes in single layer in 1-gallon resealable freezer plastic bag; freeze 8 hours. Let stand at room temperature 15 minutes.
- In blender, place half each of watermelon, ginger ale, water and limeade concentrate. Cover; blend on medium speed until smooth. Pour mixture into pitcher. Repeat with remaining ingredients; stir into mixture in pitcher. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 120, Carbohydrate 29 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 5 mg, Sugar 22 g, TransFat 0 g
WATERMELON COOLER-LEMONADE
Watermelon cooler-lemonade is a light and refreshing summer drink.
Provided by Swati Paathak
Categories Drinks Recipes Lemonade Recipes
Time 15m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Place watermelon, lemon juice, ginger juice, sugar, salt, and black pepper in a blender; blend until smooth. Pour mixture through a fine mesh strainer to strain the pulp from the juice.
- Pour juice back into the blender; add cold water and ice and blend. Pour lemonade into glasses and stir gently; garnish with mint leaves.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 105.8 calories, Carbohydrate 26.8 g, Fat 0.5 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 2.1 g, SaturatedFat 0.1 g, Sodium 299.6 mg, Sugar 21.5 g
WATERMELON COOLER
Created by the New York bar expert Dale DeGroff, this is the ultimate wine cooler. It's refreshing and, contrary to what you might think, only lightly sweet, which also makes it ideal on a hot summer afternoon.
Provided by Jane Black
Categories cocktails
Yield 1 drink
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Pour all the liquid ingredients into a tall Collins glass filled with ice. Garnish with the cucumber ribbon and lime wheel.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 151, UnsaturatedFat 0 grams, Carbohydrate 17 grams, Fat 0 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 0 grams, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 6 milligrams, Sugar 14 grams
WATERMELON COOLER
Ginger ale makes watermelon sparkle with a crisp, clean taste.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Drink Recipes Cocktail Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Puree watermelon in a food processor. Muddle mint with sugar in a large pitcher; fill with ice cubes. Stir in 2 cups puree, ginger ale, vodka, lemon juice, and bitters. Garnish with fresh mint.
WATERMELON COCONUT COOLER RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: watermelon, coconut water, lime juice, ice cube
Provided by Betsy Carter
Categories Drinks
Yield 2 servings
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Place watermelon, coconut water, and lime juice in blender and blend until smooth.
- Serve over ice.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 106 calories, Carbohydrate 27 grams, Fat 0 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 2 grams, Sugar 18 grams
WATERMELON SMOOTHIE COOLER
This is one of my favorite recipes and it is also very easy to make and helps a lot in summer and prevents dehydration. Have a happy summer!
Provided by Rajvi
Categories Drinks Recipes
Time 10m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Blend ice and sugar together in a blender until slushy, 1 to 2 minutes. Add watermelon and blend until smooth; pour into glasses and garnish with spearmint leaves.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 217.3 calories, Carbohydrate 55 g, Fat 0.8 g, Fiber 2.3 g, Protein 3.4 g, SaturatedFat 0.1 g, Sodium 5.8 mg, Sugar 47.4 g
WATERMELON COOLER (BY PAULA DEEN)
Make and share this Watermelon Cooler (By Paula Deen) recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Kittencalrecipezazz
Categories Smoothies
Time 10m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a food processor blend the watermelon, sorbet and lemon zest until very smooth.
- Add in sugar if needed and blend again.
- Stir in 1-1/2 cups cold water.
- Cover and refrigerate until cold.
- Serve in tall glasses filled with ice.
- Garnish with small watermelon wedges.
WATERMELON-CUCUMBER COOLER
Getting ready for summer. Looks refreshing. Juicy watermelon and cucumber plus vodka add up to a refreshing summer cocktail. Lime juice and honey provide the right balance of tart and sweet to this festive drink.
Provided by aronsinvest
Categories Beverages
Time 5m
Yield 4 drinks, 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Set a large fine-mesh sieve over a large bowl or pitcher. In a food processor or blender, puree watermelon. Pour watermelon puree through sieve, pressing on solids with a rubber spatula (you should have about 2 cups juice). Puree English cucumber and pour through sieve into watermelon juice.
- In a small bowl or measuring cup, stir together lime juice and honey. Add to watermelon and cucumber juices, along with vodka. Adjust sweetness with more honey if desired. To serve, fill four glasses with ice and top each with cocktail. Garnish with cucumber slices.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 190.4, Fat 0.4, SaturatedFat 0.1, Sodium 4.5, Carbohydrate 27.2, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 22.1, Protein 1.8
WATERMELON LEMONADE COOLER
This is sooo yummy. Very easy to make and put together. When I drink this it tastes like a yummy popsicle... such a nice summer drink.
Provided by Brenda-Lee Barajas
Categories Other Drinks
Time 10m
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- 1. Place all ingredients in blender; cover.
- 2. Blend on high speed until smooth.
- 3. Pour into four glasses OR just save some in fridge... Just remix it...sooo good... enjoy.
WATERMELON LIMEADE VODKA COOLER
Steps:
- 1. In a blender combine the watermelon cubes, lime juice and vodka. Puree until smooth.
- 2. Fill 2 collins glasses with ice and pour the watermelon cooler over top. Garnish with lime slices
Tips:
- Choose a ripe watermelon for the best flavor.
- Use a variety of fruits and herbs to create different flavor combinations.
- Adjust the amount of sugar or honey to taste.
- Chill the watermelon cooler for at least 2 hours before serving.
- Serve the watermelon cooler with a scoop of ice cream or sorbet for a refreshing treat.
Conclusion:
The watermelon cooler is a delicious and refreshing drink that is perfect for summer gatherings. It is easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste preferences. Whether you like it sweet, tart, or somewhere in between, there is a watermelon cooler recipe that is sure to please everyone. So next time you are looking for a cool and refreshing drink, give the watermelon cooler a try. You won't be disappointed!
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