This Refreshing Easy Watermelon Margarita Punch will turn up the wow factor for any summertime party! Grab a big sweet and juicy watermelon friends! We are making this Refreshing Watermelon Tequila Cocktail Punch Recipe.

Easy Watermelon Margarita Punch

What You Will Love About This Watermelon Tequila Cocktail Punch Recipe

LIGHT AND REFRESHING
PERFECT FOR A CROWD
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What’s In Watermelon Margarita Punch?

Just a few ingredients

Fresh Watermelon Juice
Lime and Lemon Juice
Tequila Blanco (Substitute Vodka)
Cointreau
Simple Syrup

What Does Watermelon Margarita Punch Taste Like?

Whooo! EEEEE! This delightful concoction is a summer day in a glass. The tart lemon and lime mixed with sweet watermelon juice make a perfect base while the cointreau, tequila, and simple syrup mix in making a perfectly rounded drink.

How to Pick the Perfect Sweetest Watermelon

How To Pick The perfect Watermelon

I always giggle a little when I see folks knocking on watermelons and lowering their heads to listen. This has nothing to do with whether the watermelon is sweet, juicy, or even ripe. Being from Georgia I have eaten a lot of watermelon from roadside farm stands. A LOT! This is how my grandmother taught me to pick the juiciest and sweetest watermelon…

Note: This Refreshing Watermelon Margarita Punch Recipe calls for 8 cups of watermelon juice. Watermelons that are the same size can render different amounts of juice. I recommend picking two for this recipe. You can’t have too much watermelon!

If the skin looks pale or shiny it is not ripe. Look for a dark green rind. It does not matter if it has stripes or is solid.
Find a watermelon with a large yellow field spot. This means a sweet with a lot of watermelon juice! The bigger the spot the better. A white or light green spot means the watermelon was picked too early and isn’t ripe.
Check the pattern of the webbing or the sugar spots (brown zig zags). This means the watermelon has been pollinated. The more sugar spots the sweeter.
Press the rind. It should be firm. If it is soft it will be grainy.
Look at the stem end. It should be small. A large stem end means it was picked too early.

What Are The Benefits of Eating Watermelon?

Watermelon is the ultimate summer fruit and has bonus benefits to boot! When consuming alcohol the body becomes dehydrated. Because watermelon had hydration benefits, it makes the perfect fruit for this Watermelon Margarita Punch Recipe.

Fantastic for Hydration
Lycopene
Citrulline
Vitamin A
Vitamin C

Contains Antioxidants
Great for Hair
Reduces Muscle Soreness
Decreases Inflammation
Studies say it may boost heart heath.

What Alcohols Pair (Go) with Watermelon Punch?

While this refreshing watermelon punch calls for tequila, the watermelon is a great match for rum and vodka, too.

How To Make Watermelon Margarita Punch

Ingredients

Watermelon Margarita Punch

8 cups fresh watermelon juice (Instructions for watermelon juice in recipe and post.)
3/4 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice, chilled
1/4 cup fresh squeezed lime juice, chilled
3/4 cup simple syrup, chilled
1 1/2 cups tequila blanco, chilled
1/4 cup Cointreau (orange liqueur), chilled

Rimming The Punch Bowl

Sparkling Sugar or Margarita Salt
Honey or Coconut Oil

Watermelon Tequila Cocktail Punch Garnish

watermelon triangles
fresh mint sprigs
lime slices

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Watermelon Margarita Instructions

How To Make The Watermelon Juice

*This watermelon margarita punch requires 8 cups of watermelon juice. All watermelons yield different amounts of juice. I recommend purchasing 2 seedless watermelons.

Drape a cheese cloth over a strainer with a bowl beneath. Set aside.

Cut a seedless watermelon in half. Scoop out all of the watermelon as close to the rind as possible. Add the watermelon into a blender. Blend on high until the watermelon is liquified.

Pour the watermelon liquid over the prepared bowl with cheese cloth Gently squeeze the cloth.

Watermelon Margarita Punch Instructions

Rim The Punch Bowl and Add Garnishes

Rub honey or coconut around the rim of punchbowl, roll in Sparkling Sugar or Margarita Salt.

Mixology

Fill a punch bowl 1/2 full with ice. Drop in watermelon triangles and lime slices.

Next, add the watermelon juice, lemon juice, lime juice, simple syrup, tequila, and Cointreau into a punch bowl. Give it a gently stir.

Watermelon Margarita Punch Recipe Notes

Store Watermelon Margarita Punch in the refrigerator for 2 days.
See post for picking the perfect watermelon.
To make simple syrup, boil 1 cup water and 1 cup sugar stirring until sugar is dissolved. Chill.

Easy Watermelon Margarita Punch