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Two glasses of watermelon cocktail with salted rims, garnished with watermelon slices, lime, and jalapeño, surrounded by ice cubes and watermelon pieces.
Kristen Stevens

Watermelon Margarita (with fresh watermelon!)

A watermelon margarita made with fresh watermelon juice, tequila, lime juice, and honey syrup. It’s light, refreshing, and full of summer flavor.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 4 cocktails
Course: Cocktail
Cuisine: American

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups watermelon chunks = 1 cup watermelon juice
  • Optional: 1 jalapeño pepper seeds and stem removed
  • 3 tablespoons honey
  • 5 tablespoons hot tap water
  • 1 cup tequila
  • ½ cup lime juice freshly squeezed, please!
  • Flaky sea salt to rim the glasses

Method
 

  1. Put the watermelon and jalapeño (if using) into your blender and blend on high for a few seconds.
    2 cups watermelon chunks = 1 cup watermelon juice, Optional: 1 jalapeño pepper
    Chunks of watermelon and pieces of green bell pepper in a blender, viewed from above on a marble countertop.
  2. Whisk honey and hot tap water to make honey simple syrup.
    3 tablespoons honey, 5 tablespoons hot tap water
    A person uses a whisk to mix a yellow liquid in a white bowl on a marble countertop.
  3. Combine the watermelon juice, tequila, lime juice, and honey simple syrup in a glass jar filled with ice and stir until the margarita is cold.
    1 cup tequila, ½ cup lime juice
    A large glass jar filled with pink juice sits on a marble surface with a straw inside, against a white tiled background.
  4. Wet the rims of 4 glasses with lime, then dip them in salt, and pour in your watermelon margarita!
    Flaky sea salt
    A crystal glass with a salted rim is being filled with a pink watermelon drink, garnished with a slice of watermelon.

Notes

This recipe is very easy to scale up or down. Here's what you need to know:
  • 1 cup of watermelon chunks will make ½ cup of watermelon juice
  • Honey simple syrup is made with 1 part honey and 2 parts water. For example, 1 cup of honey and 2 cups of water.
  • This watermelon margarita is made with 2 parts watermelon juice, 2 parts tequila, 1 part lime juice, and one part honey simple syrup. For example, 2 ounces of watermelon juice, 2 ounces of tequila, 1 ounce of lime juice, and 1 ounce of honey simple syrup.
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