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Watermelon Mojitos

Published: Jul 16, 2016 · Modified: May 4, 2021 by Allison · 18 Comments

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Whip up a pitcher of fresh and flavorful Watermelon Mojitos. Watermelon, lime, fresh mint, and rum combine in this delicious and refreshing cocktail.

Watermelon mojito garnished with lime and mint.

These Watermelon Mojitos are a fabulous summer cocktail. The combination of fresh watermelon puree, mint simple syrup, lime juice, and rum just screams “summer.” They are light and refreshing, and they go down sooooo easily. Too easily.

Plus, look at that color. Beautiful!

Ingredients for mojito: juice, simple syrup, limes.

This recipe makes a pitcher of mojitos, which is great if you’re serving several people. No need to mix up individual drinks; just combine everything in the pitcher and pour into ice-filled glasses. Your friends will love them.

Watermelon mojito garnished with lime and mint.

Make sure you plan a little bit in advance because you’ll need to allow your watermelon puree and simple syrup to cool. Prepare them a couple of hours in advance and have everything ready and waiting in your fridge.

Have fun with the garnishes. I love adding watermelon, lime slices, and fresh mint to each glass. Technically, if you get enough fruit in there you practically have a fruit salad. And since fruit = healthy, I guess this is technically health food. ← Kidding, of course.

Watermelon mojito garnished with lime and mint.

I hope you have a beautiful summer weekend. If you need a way to stay cool… you’re lookin’ at it. Drink up, friends!

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Pink Watermelon Mojitos in a glasses garnished with mint, lime, and watermelon.

Watermelon Mojitos

Whip up a pitcher of these fresh and flavorful watermelon mojitos. Watermelon, lime, mint, and rum combine in this delicious cocktail!
4.80 from 5 votes
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Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 4 – 6
Calories: 291kcal
Author: Allison – Celebrating Sweets

Ingredients

Mint simple syrup:

  • ½ cup water
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 handful fresh mint, about 20 leaves

Watermelon puree:

  • 4 cups cubed seedless watermelon, about ½ mini watermelon

Mojitos:

  • 1 cup white rum
  • ⅔ cup freshly squeezed lime juice
  • 1 ½- 2 cups watermelon puree
  • Mint simple syrup, to taste (I used almost all of it. About ⅔ cup )
  • Optional garnishes: watermelon, limes, mint

Instructions

Prepare simple syrup (allow time to chill):

  • Combine water, sugar, and mint in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil and boil until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and chill.

Watermelon puree:

  • Place watermelon cubes in a blender or food processor and process until smooth. Pour through a fine mesh sieve to remove any solids. Chill the puree.

Assembly:

  • Combine rum, lime juice, 1 ½ – 2 cups watermelon puree, and mint simple syrup in a large pitcher. Pour into ice-filled glasses, garnish if desired.

Notes

I like to set aside additional watermelon, lime slices, and fresh mint for garnishing each cocktail.

Nutrition

Calories: 291kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 5mg | Potassium: 217mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 35g | Vitamin A: 885IU | Vitamin C: 24mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutritional Information is an estimate based on third-party calculations and may vary based on products used and serving sizes.

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  1. Jennifer @NourishedSimply

    July 20, 2016 at 7:02 am

    I usually don’t drink Mojitos, but I can’t wait to try this drink. I love watermelon and it looks gorgeous. Pinning for later!!

    Reply
  2. Chelsea

    July 20, 2016 at 9:16 am

    5 stars
    My bf & I were just talking last night about how we need to use some of our mint to make mojitos since it’s been growing like crazy!! Guess what I want to make now 😉

    Reply
  3. kirsten

    July 20, 2016 at 9:35 am

    watermelon is my favorite flavor and I LOVE mojitos!

    Reply
  4. Marlynn @ UrbanBlissLife

    July 20, 2016 at 12:12 pm

    Yum! I love the colors and it sounds like the perfect summer drink!

    Reply
  5. Kristen

    June 13, 2017 at 4:52 am

    5 stars
    I’ve been making Ina’s recipe for years (Barefoot Contessa) and your recipe looks very similar. I took them to a 4th of July party one year and they were a huge hit. Now I’m asked to bring them every year! Admittedly, it takes me closer to an hour to make them by the time I juice all the limes, cut up the watermelon, clean up all the sticky juice (yes, they are messy to make!) and make the simple syrup. (I use Stevia Baking blend which cuts your sugar in half) I make enough for a small crowd so use the entire watermelon and must puree in batches. No matter how hard I try not over-fill the food processor, it seems to overflow and run down the sides every time! Love the way you have garnished your drinks adding fresh slices of lime and watermelon. Will definitely be stepping up my game this summer. Thank you!

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  6. Roberto

    August 25, 2017 at 2:35 pm

    5 stars
    Come out fantastic! Make sure you get a sweet watermelon!

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  7. Angelheart

    April 25, 2018 at 11:59 pm

    4 stars
    Can I omit d rum … wat wud b substitute for rum

    Reply
    • Celebrating Sweets

      April 26, 2018 at 5:01 pm

      You could sub vodka. Or leave it out if you don’t want alcohol.

      Reply
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