Strawberry-Lime Watermelon Slush (Easy!)

This strawberry watermelon slush is a lovely summertime refreshment! Only 3 simple, whole food ingredients. Plus naturally sweetened with no refined sugar.

I walked into our food co-op the other day to find myself swimming in a sea of giant watermelons. (Melon heaven!)

Which of course means one thing: summer is officially here.

My daughter goes wild for watermelon, so I wanted a fresh new way for us to enjoy it.

She is a big fan of tangy lemon/lime flavor (and also of course strawberries) so it all seemed like a perfect match.

Ingredients for Watermelon Slush

For this recipe you will need:

• Seedless watermelon: Be sure to find ripe, flavorful fruit which can make all the difference in a simple recipe like this!
• Ripe strawberries: I buy organic produce when possible.
• Fresh lime juice

I also suspect these would make great frozen fruit pops as well.

See the notes below the recipe for additional tips and variations.

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Strawberry-Lime Watermelon Slush

A lovely summertime refreshment! Only 3 simple, whole food ingredients and naturally sweetened with no refined sugar.

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Prep Time: 5 minutes

Freezing Time: 2 hours

Total Time: 2 hours 5 minutes

Author: Kaitlin - The Garden Grazer

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: Gluten-Free, Oil-Free, Vegan

Servings: 2 small slushes

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Ingredients

• 2 cups seedless watermelon (frozen*)
• 1 cup (heaping) strawberries (fresh or frozen)
• 2 Tbsp. fresh lime juice (about 1 juicy lime)

Optional:

• Ice cubes, fresh mint, fresh basil

Instructions

• Cube watermelon (rind removed) and place in freezer* for 2 hours or longer.
• When ready to make the slush, rinse and hull the strawberries (or simply use frozen).
• Place frozen watermelon, strawberries, and fresh lime juice in blender.
• Blend until slushy and serve immediately.

Notes

*Freezing watermelon: I set the melon cubes on a baking sheet (or shallow non-glass bowl) to freeze. They fully freeze after about 2-3 hours and become very hard. If you freeze them in a bowl, the cubes will be stuck together (and often to the bowl) so just set out and let thaw for 15-20 minutes before using.

If freezing a big batch of watermelon, it’s sometimes easier to freeze them single file on a baking sheet first. Then once they fully freeze, relocate them to a storage container for longer-term.

If your blender isn’t very strong, you may want to only freeze the watermelon for about 60-90 minutes or let thaw a bit before blending.

Variations:

Try this with lemon juice instead of lime.

If using fresh strawberries, you may want a few ice cubes to keep it extra “slushy”, or you could freeze your hulled strawberries with the watermelon if you’d like.

Depending on how sweet your watermelon & strawberries are, you may need some extra sweetener to taste – agave, coconut sugar, etc.

Try it in frozen pop molds as well!

Nutrition Per Serving (Estimate)

Calories: 51kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPotassium: 170mgFiber: 1gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 865IUVitamin C: 20mgCalcium: 11mgIron: 1mg

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• Fresh Tomato Basil Pasta
• Classic Vegan Potato Salad
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