Watermelon Mint Cooler

Ingredients

• 6 cups Watermelon, cubed, seeds removed
• 2 Lime
• ½ cup Fresh mint
• 1 tbsp Honey (optional)
• ⅛ tsp Kosher salt

Method

1. Freeze half the watermelon cubes for an hour if you have time. Frozen fruit chills without diluting.
2. Blend everything, then taste before adding any honey — a ripe August melon needs none.
3. Strain it through a sieve if you want it clear and drinkable rather than pulpy.
4. Pour over ice with a mint sprig. For adults, it takes a splash of something at a cookout perfectly well.

Notes

✨ The restaurant touch

A pinch of salt. It makes watermelon taste more like watermelon, which is why street vendors in Mexico salt it.

🧒 For the kids

Freeze it in molds. It is the best homemade ice lolly there is.

🥡 Leftovers

Keeps a day, separated — shake it.

Per serving

Computed from USDA FoodData Central values. A planning tool, not medical advice.