Watermelon makes a light-textured smoothie with a gentle fruit flavor. Banana gives the mixture more body, and a small measure of apple juice helps everything blend. The result is a useful alternative when you want a fruit drink without the thickness of yogurt or avocado.
Start with chilled watermelon if possible. Because the fruit already contains plenty of liquid, it is easy to dilute this smoothie by adding ice or water too quickly. Prepare the measured ingredients first, blend them together, and decide only then whether the texture needs an adjustment.
Healthy Smoothie Recipes
Watermelon Banana Smoothie with Apple Juice
Watermelon makes a light-textured smoothie with a gentle fruit flavor.
Prep: 10 minutesServings: 1
Base recipe: 1 serving; the full batch
Vegan
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Measured ingredient amounts adjust with servings. “To taste” amounts and directions stay as written.
Ingredients
- 150 g watermelon flesh, rind and hard seeds removed
- 1 small banana, peeled and sliced
- 100 ml chilled apple juice
Directions
- Check the watermelon pieces for hard seeds and remove them. Put the apple juice into the blender.
- Add the banana and watermelon. Secure the lid and blend until evenly processed.
- Stop, check the consistency, and blend briefly again if needed. Pour the full batch into one glass and serve promptly.
Notes
Serving volumes and nutrition totals have not been verified.
Adapted from Miriam Nice at Good Food.
Tips and variations
Seedless watermelon is convenient, although you should still check for any mature hard seeds. Cut the fruit on a clean board and measure the flesh after removing the rind. A sweeter melon will give you a better result than trying to correct bland fruit later.
If you prefer a colder smoothie, freeze the banana slices before blending. This usually changes the body more successfully than adding a large handful of ice. For a less pronounced apple flavor, try replacing part of the juice with cold water in a future batch. The drink may separate as it stands; stir it before drinking. When doubling the recipe, measure the juice rather than estimating it, since extra liquid quickly changes this particular blend.
Ingredient health benefits
- Watermelon contributes vitamin C.
- Banana supplies potassium, needed for normal muscle contraction and nerve transmission.
Nutrition references: MedlinePlus: Vitamin C; NIH: Potassium.
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Recipe adapted from Miriam Nice’s recipe at Good Food. Descriptions and instructions written for Healthy Smoothie Recipes.
