Non-Alcoholic Honeydew Watermelon Cocktail

The next time you find yourself craving a healthy, hydrating beverage, make a refreshing melon mocktail.

On hot summer days and warm evenings, you don’t need alcohol dehydrating you. With a non-alcoholic honeydew watermelon cocktail, you can enjoy the unique taste of a crafted beverage without the negative side effects.

Electrolyte-rich honeydew and watermelon make the refreshing base of this mocktail. Then we round out the flavors with muddled mint and blackberries and a touch of naturally sweet lychee juice. All these main ingredients provide a variety of healthy antioxidants:

Watermelon gets its red flesh from lycopene, which has the potential to reduce bad cholesterol levels and improve good cholesterol.
Blackberries are an excellent source of vitamin C, supporting collagen formation for healthy skin.
The two flavonoids in lychee—epicatechin and rutin—may reduce the risk of heart disease and other chronic disorders.
Mint contains rosmarinic acid, a polyphenol with potential anti-inflammatory properties.
Honeydew is packed with the most antioxidants out of them all, with over 50% of reference daily intake of vitamin C in one cup, plus lutein and zeaxanthin to support eye health.

TIP: Use a melon baller to carve out watermelon and honeydew spheres as garnishes. Float them in your honeydew watermelon cocktail or slide onto a cocktail skewer for an elevated look.

Ingredients for honeydew watermelon cocktails

Birds eye horizontal view of mashed fruit in bowl, melon garnishes and lime juice in background

Two glasses filled with ice and partly filled with cocktail and mashed fruit.

Straight-on view of two finished cocktails with blackberry, melon and mint leaf garnishes

Birds eye horizontal view ingredients photo of honeydew, watermelon, blackberries and lychee juice, garnishes underneath

Straight on portrait view of two glasses filled with ice and partly filled with cocktail and mashed fruit, Garnishes of blackberries, mint leaf, and honeydew, Melon bowl in background

Horizontal straight on view of two finished cocktails with blackberry, melon and mint leaf garnishes, melon bowl in back

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Details

Recipe by: Isabella Mead
Serves: 4
Meal: Beverage

Serves: 4
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes

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Ingredients

1/4 cups honeydew
1/4 cups watermelon
1 sprig mint, plus more for garnish
1/4 cups blackberries, divided
2 tbsp lychee juice
4 cups sparkling water
ice

Directions

In a cocktail shaker, muddle honeydew, watermelon, mint leaves, and half the blackberries.
Add lychee juice and shake for 10-15 seconds.
Strain mixture into a pitcher. Add sparkling water and ice.
To serve, divide between four glasses to and garnish with mint leaves and remaining blackberries.