Watermelon Ginger Beer
Updated June 26, 2024
- Total Time
- 10 minutes
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Ingredients
Yield:4 drinks
- 2tablespoons fresh fennel fronds (optional)
- Filtered water
- 6cups (1-inch) cubed red watermelon (from about 3 pounds watermelon)
- 2cups ginger beer, homemade or store-bought (see Tip)
Preparation
- Step 1
Divide the fennel fronds, if using, between two ice cube trays. Fill with filtered water and freeze until solid, 4 to 8 hours.
- Step 2
Meanwhile, place the watermelon in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth. Scrape the sides of the blender or food processor using a rubber spatula and blend again.
- Step 3
Place a fine metal sieve over a large bowl and strain the pureed watermelon through the sieve. (This should yield 2 to 3 cups of juice). Store in the refrigerator until ready to serve; it will keep in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
- Step 4
To serve, fill four highball glasses or rocks glasses with the ice cubes. Stir the watermelon juice and add ½ cup to each glass. Top off with ½ cup ginger beer.
Tip
- Unlike ginger ale, ginger beer is fermented. It’s nonalcoholic and has a spicy kick and tends to have more flavor than the soft drink. If buying ginger beer from the store, try finding the options from Barritt’s or Bruce Cost.
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Cooking Notes
Rt66Gal
Fever Tree (the refreshingly light version-- less sugar, no artificial sweeteners) is by far the best store bought ginger beer
Donna
With a little splash of rum, this could be a not-so-dark and stormy. Yum.
Rachel McKay
The recipe intro says to blend seeds and all with no need to strain. Seeded watermelons are so much better! I think that seedless ones are sad due to being the end of the line instead being lifegiving.
george
Gin. It neegs Gin. And plenty of it ! And a twist of lime. After 3 of these - I'm yours !!
Katy Balagopal
Juicers will strain for you - if you blend you should strain
Lisa
This is SO DELICIOUS. Hard to tell where the watermelon stops and the ginger beer starts, but it's a fantastic combination. Have already made it three times and will keep making it all summer.
Lau
I bet mint would go beautifully!
Matt
Rachel's Ginger Beer is the best for this. Only in Seattle, but they ship everywhere in the US. Totally worth the cost.
DWMurphy
Added a shot(ish) of Pimm's. PDG (pretty darned good)
Yasin
I prefer to make my ginger beer with sparkling water, limes, fresh ginger and a pinch of cayenne pepper.
Jeanie S
I make ginger syrup. Fresh ginger gently boiled in water, strain, use the ginger water with sugar and more fresh ginger. Them use my soda stream for fresh ginger ale, or ginger lemonade. Also great on oatmeal, yogurt, ice cream. String flavor gives punch to anything with very little calories or sugar.
Greg B
Australian Bundaberg Ginger Beer works very well here. It is available in the US through Cracker Barrel stores
Shawn
What can you do with the strained watermelon "solids"?
Chris S.
I think most people would compost them, but theoretically they could be pulverized in a smoothie!
Steven
Why not use alcoholic ginger beer?
Joan
Fentimens! By far the best if you like spicy ginger beers that aren't too sweet. I love ginger and it's still the winner. Nothing else comes close for me.
DWMurphy
Added a shot(ish) of Pimm's. PDG (pretty darned good)
Matt
Rachel's Ginger Beer is the best for this. Only in Seattle, but they ship everywhere in the US. Totally worth the cost.
sarahb
Fennel fronds are a seasonal offering where I live. Any suggestions for a substitute? I realize I can leave them out.
Lau
I bet mint would go beautifully!
Jeanie S
Basil perhaps? Or a small amount of fennel blended with the watermelon?
Aegyogirl
A seedless watermelon actually has more flavour than a seeded one. Read this: https://www.thekitchn.com/do-seeded-watermelons-have-more-flavor-233765# So I’m not sure what’s the benefit of including the seeds…
Françoise
Island Soda, brown bottle, makes excellent ginger beer, available in Canada. We always get left behind....
Asha V.
Please add 2-3 sprigs of Fresh Mint Leaves to this!!!!! I did and WOW - THE perfect summer mocktail.
Addie
Thank you. This was a great combination -- very refreshing. I prefer Q ginger beer and didn't use the fennel fronds.
Ellen D
Sounds yummy- with or without the rum! Thanks so much for more inspiration!
Rose Farm
This was too sweet for my taste. If I make it again, I will substitute some seltzer for the ginger beer. Also, allow a lot of time for the watermelon straining step.
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