Frozen Honeydew Smoothie (Easy, Creamy, and Refreshing)

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This honeydew smoothie is refreshing and made with simple ingredients. It’s like a mix between a fruit smoothie, a slushy, and an icy summer dessert. Plus, freezing the honeydew ahead of time does most of the work for you, so the smoothie ends up thick, frosty, and extra creamy with very little effort on your…

This healthy frozen honeydew smoothie recipe is refreshing, creamy, and perfect for hot summer days. The ultimate light and frosty beverage, this smoothie blends frozen honeydew melon with fresh cucumber, yogurt, honey, lime juice, and a pinch of salt for a delightful slushy drink that feels like a milkshake without any ice cream.
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Tall glass full of light green blended honeydew melon smoothie, half honeydew melon in background.

This honeydew smoothie is refreshing and made with simple ingredients. It’s like a mix between a fruit smoothie, a slushy, and an icy summer dessert. Plus, freezing the honeydew ahead of time does most of the work for you, so the smoothie ends up thick, frosty, and extra creamy with very little effort on your part.

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Rachel: This frozen honeydew smoothie actually kind of tastes like a milkshake! I love that it’s full of fresh fruit and yogurt too.

Emily: I love melon season and refreshing drinks. So I crave this whenever the weather gets hot and I’m looking for something delicious to quench my thirst.

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Tall glass full of light green blended honeydew melon smoothie with white and blue straw.

Why You’ll Love This Honeydew Melon Drink

  • Refreshing and light. It’s perfect for those days when it’s too hot to think, but you still want something that feels fresh and hydrating. 
  • Creamy and frosty texture without ice or ice cream. Frozen honeydew melon and thick Greek yogurt make this recipe healthy, creamy, slushy, and refreshing. Yogurt gives this hydrating smoothie probiotics and an ultra creamy texture (like a milkshake).
  • Made with whole, real ingredients. This honeydew slushie is full of simple ingredients like honeydew melon, cucumber, yogurt, lime, honey, water, and a touch of salt for balance. 

Before You Start

  • Don’t stress about perfection: 
  • Don’t worry about the size and shape of your melon and cucumber cuts; they’ll be blended up anyway. 
  • It’s okay to “eyeball” the ingredient amounts. Just know that it could affect the final thickness or slushiness and flavor of your smoothie. 
  • Plan ahead: 
  • Cut and freeze the melon at least 2 hours before you plan to make this drink. 
  • Give yourself a few minutes to let the frozen melon thaw a tiny bit before blending.
  • Make sure you have a blender: this works best in a countertop blender or in a large personal blender (but you may need to adjust the amounts of the ingredients to fit).
Close up of glass full of honeydew melon smoothie with blue and white straw sticking out.

Ingredients in This Honeydew Melon Smoothie Recipe

  • Honeydew melon – freezing honeydew ahead of time gives this smoothie a slushy-like texture once blended. Unlike ice, frozen melon keeps the drink cold and refreshing without watering it down. 
  • Persian cucumber – cucumbers are great with melon (plus we love them in savory dishes like our Cucumber Avocado Salad). Peel them to remove any bitterness from the skin and keep the smoothie a milky light green color like honeydew. We like Persian cucumbers for their smaller seeds, but English cucumbers would work too.
  • Plain Greek yogurt – any plain Greek yogurt will work, but we typically make this smoothie with non-fat or 2% fat yogurt. 
  • Lime – a couple squeezes of fresh lime juice add bright mild acidity.
  • Honey – honey amplifies the sweetness in the honeydew melon and makes this frosty beverage taste like a treat. You can adjust the honey to make it more or less sweet. 
  • Salt – a small pinch of salt really helps balance and add depth to this smoothie. 
  • Water – helps the smoothie blend up easier. Depending on the strength of your blender, you may need more water. Just note that less water will make this drink more slushy while more water will make it thinner and milkier, like a juice.
Tall clear glass full of frozen honeydew smoothie

Our Favorite Way To Cut A Melon

Before you cut, make sure to wash the melon. Just like any other product, melons can hold bacteria and dirt. To cut, first place the melon on a cutting board, and cut the melon in half through the center. Second, scoop out the seeds and discard or compost them. Third, place the flat cut side of the melon down on your cutting board then carefully slice all of the rind off with a sharp knife, careful not to cut off too much of the fruit. Finally, once the rind is removed, cut the melon into strips, then cubes.

Steps to show how to cut a melon, using honeydew.

How To Make A Frozen Honeydew Smoothie 

  1. Prepare and freeze the honeydew. Cut the honeydew into cubes (see our favorite way to cut a melon), place the melon into a freezer safe container with a lid and freeze it. It should take about 2 hours to freeze, but you could also freeze it overnight. 
  2. Thaw the frozen honeydew slightly. Thaw the frozen honeydew for about 10 minutes on the counter to make it easier to blend. 
  3. Blend the smoothie. Add water to a high-powered blender, followed by the cucumber, yogurt, honey, salt, and the frozen honeydew. Blend until smooth. 
Clear glass bowl full of cubed honeydew melon resting on wood table.

How To Pick Honeydew Melon

Honeydew melons are sweet, refreshing, and have a soft and juicy texture. They also have some major health benefits too. Here are our tips for picking the best one:

  • Color: look for a honeydew melon that has a white, yellowish, or cream colored rind. If it’s green on the outside, it is likely to be less ripe on the inside. 
  • Feel: try to find one that has some “give” when you press on it, but isn’t too soft. If it’s really soft, it’s overripe. Really hard, and it might be underripe. 
  • Scent: a ripe, ready-to-eat honeydew has a sweet and slightly musky smell. If it’s too smelly or smells bad, it’s probably too ripe or even spoiled. 
  • Weight: a melon that’s juicy and on the riper side tends to be heavier. If you’re comparing a couple of different honeydews of the same size and one feels heavier, that’s likely to be the riper option.
Hands holding open a honeydew melon cut in half revealing the seeds.

Unique Flavor Variations

  • Use coconut yogurt instead of Greek yogurt for a non-dairy option. 
  • Use date syrup instead of honey. 
  • Replace the honeydew with frozen cantaloupe. 
  • Add mint for a refreshing flavor.

Our Tips For This Frozen Honeydew Melon Smoothie

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  • If your blender has trouble blending the smoothie, use a tamper or add more water, 1 tablespoon at a time. 
  • Taste for sweetness and add more honey if desired. If your cucumber is bitter or your honeydew is on the blander side, you might want more honey.
  • If you forget to freeze the melon, you can use fresh cut honeydew and add some ice to the blender. You may want to add less water, or it’ll get too watered down.

FAQs: Easy Frozen Honeydew Smoothie

Yes, but you’ll need to remove the water from the recipe and add ice for slushiness. It won’t turn out exactly the same, but if you don’t have the time to freeze melon, it could be a shortcut.

Absolutely! Replace the honey with maple or date syrup and use coconut yogurt instead of Greek.

We recommend using a high-powered countertop blender, or a personal blender (just may need to cut the recipe in half to fit it), or something with a strong motor. We don’t recommend using a food processor.

No, this cucumber melon smoothie is best served right after it’s blended. If you do make it ahead, freeze it after blending and then eat it like sorbet. It will likely freeze icy instead of creamy.

Tall glass full of light green blended honeydew melon smoothie, half honeydew melon in background.

Honeydew Melon Smoothie: Easy, Creamy, and Refreshing

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This healthy frozen honeydew smoothie recipe is refreshing, creamy, and perfect for hot summer days. The ultimate light and frosty beverage, this smoothie blends frozen honeydew melon with fresh cucumber, yogurt, honey, lime juice, and a pinch of salt for a delightful slushy drink that feels like a milkshake without any ice cream.
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Prep Time:15 minutes
Freezing Time:2 hours
Total Time:2 hours 15 minutes
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American, California
Keyword: Easy, melon, summer
Servings: 3

Equipment

  • Blender

Ingredients

  • 1/2 honeydew melon seeds removed (about 4 cups cubed)
  • 1 to 1 ½ cup water
  • 1 Persian cucumber peeled and chopped
  • ½ cup plain Greek yogurt
  • 2 to 3 tbsp honey
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • Pinch Sea salt

Instructions

  • Remove the honeydew rind and cut the fruit into cubes. Place into a freezer safe container with a lid and freeze it for 2 hours or up to overnight.
    1/2 honeydew melon
  • When ready to make the smoothie, remove the frozen honeydew from the freezer and let it thaw for about 10 minutes while you prepare the other ingredients.
  • Add water to a blender, followed by the cucumber, yogurt, honey, lime juice, salt, and frozen honeydew.
    1 to 1 ½ cup water, 1 Persian cucumber, ½ cup plain Greek yogurt, 2 to 3 tbsp honey, Juice of 1 lime, Pinch Sea salt
  • Blend until smooth. If it has trouble blending, use a tamper or add more water, 1 tablespoon at a time.
  • Taste for sweetness and add more honey if desired (if your cucumber is bitter, you might want more). Pour into your favorite glass and enjoy!

Notes

Tip for cutting honeydew: place the cut side of the melon down onto a surface and slice all of the rind off with a sharp knife, careful not to cut off too much of the fruit. You can also cut the melon into strips and remove the fruit from the rind that way, then cube it.

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Final Thoughts

Cool off with this easy, creamy, and refreshing honeydew melon smoothie made with frozen honeydew, yogurt, cucumber, honey, and lime. It’s one of our favorite summer drinks, and if you’re a fan of melon, we know you’ll love this too.

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  3. Oh, I love honeydew melon, but I never thought to make a smoothie with it. I will have to give this a try. I’m not sure I can get Persian cucumbers where I live. Would a regular English cucumber work, or would you suggest another alternative?

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    1. Yes! English cucumbers would work well. They’re pretty similar in flavor to Persian cucumbers (which are sometimes called “mini cucumbers” too), but they’re very different in size. Persian cucumbers are usually about 5-7 inches long, whereas English cucumbers can be about a foot long. If you’re going to use an English cucumber, we suggest peeling it like we said to do with the Persian cucumbers, and maybe using only half of an English cucumber as it’s twice the size. Hope you like it!

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