Watermelon Mint Frosé Mocktail

Slushy watermelon and mint frosé with chilled pink grape juice and lime—bright, icy, and perfect for warm afternoons.

# What You Need:

→ Fruit

01 - 4 cups seedless watermelon, cubed and frozen

02 - 1 cup strawberries, hulled and frozen

→ Liquids

03 - 1 cup non-alcoholic rosé or pink grape juice, chilled

04 - 2 tbsp fresh lime juice

→ Fresh Herbs

05 - ¼ cup fresh mint leaves, plus extra for garnish

→ Sweetener (optional)

06 - 1–2 tbsp agave syrup or honey, to taste

# Step-by-step guide:

01 - Prepare the fruit by cutting the watermelon into cubes and freezing along with hulled strawberries for at least 4 hours or overnight.

02 - In a high-speed blender, combine frozen watermelon, frozen strawberries, non-alcoholic rosé or pink grape juice, lime juice, fresh mint leaves, and sweetener (if using).

03 - Blend until smooth and slushy. If the mixture is too thick, add a splash more juice.

04 - Taste and adjust sweetness if desired.

05 - Pour the frosé into glasses, garnish with mint leaves, and serve immediately.

# Expert Advice:

01 -

It’s the closest you’ll get to sipping summer in a glass, with no need for alcohol.
Leftover watermelon finally has a glamorous reason to shine in your blender.

02 -

Once, I tossed in whole sprigs of mint instead of just the leaves, and the result was oddly bitter—always strip the leaves from the stems.
Realizing the importance of freezing the fruit separately saved me from wrestling with one giant, pink fruit brick.

03 -

If your blender protests, add juice in small splashes—don’t force too much at once or it’ll seize up.
Clapping the mint before adding it is easy to forget, but turns the aroma up to eleven every time.