How to Make a Yummy Watermelon Smoothie

Turn your leftover watermelon into a tasty smoothie.

If you want a refreshing summer drink, try a watermelon smoothie. Not only is this drink tasty, it’s good for you as well. A watermelon smoothie doesn’t take a lot of time to make, and it’s a good way to use up any leftover watermelon. Does this Spark an idea?

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2 cups of watermelon
1 cup of ice
1 tablespoon of sugar
Blender

Instructions

- 1
  
  Slice up 2 cups of watermelon. Put it in the blender. Add 1 cup of ice to the blender.
- 2
  
  Add 1 tablespoon of sugar to the mixture.
- 3
  
  Put your blender on an ice grating setting if you have one. This will help chop up the ice a little bit better. Then blend for two minutes. You may have to stop periodically to stir the mixture around to make sure everything is thoroughly blended.

Tips & Warnings

Adjust the ice/watermelon ratio accordingly depending on how many people you need to serve. This ratio should serve two people.
Add fun garnishes if you desire. Other fruit pieces go along with this nicely.
You can omit the sugar if you do not want it to be too sweet.
Summer is the best time to make this drink because that is when watermelon is in season.

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