The official first day of summer is just a few days away, although it feels like summer reached Georgia weeks ago.
We hit the 100 degree mark in my little town, earlier this week. On hot days like these there’s nothing better than a sweet and refreshing Georgia grown watermelon. My family eats so much watermelon during the summer months, and I have a delicious Watermelon-Mint Slush that I like to make. It’s such a wonderfully refreshing drink that comes together in just a few minutes. I
Did I mention that this drink is incredibly refreshing? Watermelon is the perfect ingredient for juiced and blended drinks. It is naturally sweet, so you don’t have to add much sugar if any at all. Watermelon is mostly water and loaded with good-for-you stuff, making this Watermelon-Mint Slush essentially guilt-free.
This recipe is just 5 ingredients y’all! You can leave the mint out of this drink if you want, but I think it adds a wonderful freshness. I have a fair amount of mint growing in my herb garden right now, and use it whenever I can.
Ingredients:
- 5 cups diced seedless watermelon
- 10 ice cubes
- 2 tablespoons sugar, more or less depending on the sweetness of your watermelon
- Juice of 1 lime
- ¼ cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves, tough stems removed
Instructions:
Step 1: In a blender, combine all ingredients. Blend until smooth. Add cold water as needed.
Step 2: Serve immediately. Pour into chilled glasses and enjoy!
Watermelon Mint Slush – Georgia’s Best Summertime Drink Contest
Ingredients
- 5 cups diced seedless watermelon
- 10 ice cubes
- 2 tablespoons sugar more or less depending on the sweetness of your watermelon Juice of
- 1 lime 1/4 cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves tough stems removed
Instructions
- In a blender, combine all ingredients. Blend until smooth. Add cold water as needed.
- Serve immediately. Pour into chilled glasses and enjoy!
I love watermelon and mint in my water so I am sure to love this slush!
This sounds so good!! Watermelon is one of my favorite fruits, I never thought to make a drink with it like this!
We just bought a nice juicy watermelon today! We cut it and had half so there is still another half left! Going to try this watermelon slush. We don’t have mint though.
That sounds really good. What a fun contest. I love watermelon too. Would love this.
I think I have almost everything to make it right now (sans mint)! I might have to whip this up tomorrow! Thanks for the summery idea. It’s scorching hot here as well.
This sounds like an interesting flavor. I love watermelon and I love mint, but I have never had the two together.
Looks so yummy! Watermelon is one of my favorite summer fruits so anything watermelon I’m down to try.
This watermelon mint slush sounds amazing. I will have to try this recipe for sure because we love watermelon. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
What a fun contest. Watermelon is the perfect summer ingredient for a drink!
I can not wait to try this drink. It looks so delicious and refreshing. I am sure it will be a big hit.