These super fun inside a watermelon margaritas recipe is awesome and a blast for your next Summer gathering. It’s a favorite and popular margarita recipe with chunks of fresh watermelon! It’s been a huge and fun hit when we first published this recipe back in 2018.

Inside-A Watermelon Margaritas Recipe for a great watermelon cocktail recipe in a glass

Watermelon Margaritas Inside a Whole Fresh Watermelon

Holy cow this margarita is so much fun and it’s not just any ordinary margarita recipe nor is it any standard watermelon margarita. It’s actually made inside the watermelon and not in a blender. Ok, it’s totally cool to see it happening and though you get more chunky pieces (depending on your blender power) it’s still super delicious. Hand held blender works fine and you just have to blend a little longer if you want a more liquid texture. For the most smooth and less chunky results, we like to use our immersion blenders which are absolutely one of our favorite kitchen tools.

Video: Watch How To Make Inside-a-Watermelon Margaritas Recipe

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Inside-A Watermelon Margaritas Recipe in a glass with slices of lime

Best tool for this watermelon cocktail recipe?

KitchenAid Cordless Hand Blender

Immersion blenders are super fantastic because not only are they powerful, they really can break up the watermelon chunks inside the watermelon. And of course, they’re not just useful for watermelon margaritas! They’re perfect for blending soups that are in a pot so you don’t have to transfer then into a blender then back into the pot. There’s different brands of immersion blender and you can research which you like better. But they’re all super awesome to have handy in the kitchen, especially for this watermelon margarita recipe.

Party Pitcher Style Watermelon Margaritas

We also call it the Party Watermelon because literally, it’s a total party behind it. Also, it easily serves a crowd. You can definitely customize this watermelon margaritas recipe to your taste. Like more tequila? Then go ahead and add more!  Everyone will have a blast watching all this happen in front of their eyes. It’s just a fun and totally different way to serve watermelon margaritas. This is fun to watch, entertaining and you’ll be on everyones Instagram. You’ll be the famous friend who made a ton of margaritas inside the watermelon. You can easily serve it to kids too without all the booze and they’ll have so much fun seeing their drink pour straight out of a big watermelon. And if you love fresh pineapple, you’ve gotta try these awesome pineapple margaritas!

Thinking inside the Melon:

Here’s a couple options for the inside approach for these Watermelon Margaritas, plus one of our favorite cocktail books of all time:

KitchenAid Hand Blender
KitchenAid Hand Blender
Hamilton Beach Hand Mixer
Hamilton Beach Hand Mixer
The Ultimate Bar Book
The Ultimate Bar Book
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Inside-A-Watermelon Margaritas

Yield: 8 servings
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
If you have the fridge space, chilling the watermelon the night before will give you a quick chill on the margaritas. The ingredients are to taste, so add as much as you like based on your personal taste preference and adjust as needed for different sized watermelons. A watermelon about 7-10 pound will be a good size that will allow the beater blades from the hand mixer to reach all the way through and around the inside of the watermelon. If your watermelon is any larger, you might need to use an immersion blender with a longer reach or use the drill and coat hanger method. Watch the video to see how we made these. Hand held blender works fine and you just have to blend a little longer if you want a more liquid texture. For the most smooth and less chunky results, we like to use our immersion blenders.
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Ingredients

  • 8 lb. (3.63 kg) ripe watermelon (If it is larger than 10 lbs. the beater blades usually won't reach inside to blend)
  • 2/3 cup (160 ml) tequila , or to taste
  • 1/3 cup (80 ml) fresh lime juice , or to taste
  • 1/3 cup (80 ml) orange liqueur (i.e. Grand Marnier, Cointreau, Triple Sec)
  • flaky salt , for rimming glasses – optional
  • lime slices , for garnish optional
  • ice

Equipment

Instructions 

  • Carefully cut a hole in the watermelon large enough to fit your beater blade. Push the blade into the watermelon hole and slowly blend the watermelon interior into juice. Make sure to scrape all the way to the sides and bottom of the watermelon to maximize juice.
    Blending watermelon
  • Ladle out about 1 cup of watermelon juice to make room for the rest of the liquid ingredients. You can reserve the 1 cup of removed juice and make a separate margarita later.
    Ladling out extra watermelon
  • Add 2/3 cup tequila, 1/3 cup lime juice, and 1/3 cup orange liqueur. Insert the beater blades back into the watermelon to mix the margarita and combine all the ingredients.
    Adding tequila
  • Make Pour Spout: Cut out the bottom of a paper/plastic cup. Cut out a section of the cup so it fits into the watermelon hole to use as a spout to pour. If necessary, round out the hole in the watermelon so the cup fits smoothly against the edges and insert the cup into the watermelon hole.
    Adding pour spout
  • Rub some lime juice on rim of glasses and roll rim in salt (optional). Add ice to glasses and top with watermelon margarita and lime garnish. Enjoy!
    Pouring watermelon margarita

Video

Youtube video

Nutrition Information per Serving

Calories: 215kcal, Carbohydrates: 38g, Protein: 2g, Sodium: 5mg, Potassium: 519mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 31g, Vitamin A: 2580IU, Vitamin C: 39.8mg, Calcium: 33mg, Iron: 1.1mg
Course: Cocktails, Drinks
Cuisine: American, Mexican
Calories: 215
Inside-A-Watermelon Margarita Recipe in a glass with a slice of lime

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