Fresh Watermelon Cucumber Mint Juice

4.34 from 6 votes

Fresh Watermelon Cucumber Mint Juice

This Fresh Watermelon Cucumber Mint Juice is perfectly refreshing, thanks to whole fruit, fresh herbs, and organic sweeteners.

Prep Time5

Cook Time15

Cool Time:30

Total Time20

Course: Drinks

Keyword: cucumber, digestion, drinks, easy, healthy, homemade, juice, lemon, mint, summer

Servings: servings

Calories: 218kcal

Author: Shanika

Ingredients

SIMPLE MINT SYRUP:

4 cups filtered water
1 cup fresh mint leaves
1 cup organic cane sugar

JUICE:

3 cups fresh cubed watermelon (Seedless is great, but not required!)
1 organic cucumber, peeled + chopped
1 tablespoon freshly-squeezed lemon juice

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Instructions

TO MAKE THE SIMPLE MINT SYRUP:

In a saucepan over medium-high heat, add together the water, mint leaves, and cane sugar (whisking them to combine) and bring to a boil, about 1-2 minutes.
Reduce the heat to low and simmer for another 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool completely, about 30 minutes or so. Discard the mint leaves.

TO MAKE THE JUICE:

Next, add cooled 'syrup' mixture to a high-powered blender along with the lemon juice, cubed watermelon and cucumbers and blend on medium-high speed until smooth and 'foamy', about 2-3 minutes.
Once done, slowly pour + strain juice into a pitcher, squeezing the pulp against the strainer to ensure that all juices are extracted. NOTE: If preferred, you can skip this step and leave pulp in.
To serve—add drink to prepared glass(es) and garnish, if desired. NOTE: If preferred, you can let the juice chill in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours before serving as well.
Sip and enjoy!

Notes

STORAGE: Leftovers can be stored tightly sealed in a pitcher with plastic wrap over it or in a sealed mason jar in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. Be sure to stir before serving.

ADDITIONAL BOOST: To add a boost to make this juice more powerful, you can use honey instead of cane sugar as the sweetener or add cayenne pepper, allspice, cinnamon, ginger or basil (boiled with mint leaves), chia seeds, turmeric/black pepper, etc. I would use about 1 teaspoon of any addition.

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