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How to Make Agua Fresca – Mexican Drink

By Elaine E. Sexton 3 years ago

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  • What is Agua Fresca?
  • What Fruit is Good for Aguas Frescas?
  • Equipment You’ll need to Make Agua Fresca?
  • How to Make Agua Fresca?
  • Aguas Frescas Recipe
    • Ingredients
      • Honeydew Agua Fresca:
      • Watermelon Agua Fresca
      • Cantaloupe Agua Fresca:
    • Instructions
      • To Make Honeydew Agua Fresca:
      • To Make Watermelon Agua Fresca:
      • To Make Cantaloupe Agua Fresca:
    • Nutrition
    • Did you make this recipe? Tag me today!

How to Make Agua Fresca! Aguas Frescas translates to “cool waters.” These are made from watermelon, cantaloupe and honeydew. This Mexican refreshing beverage, is perfect for a hot, summer day.

How to Make Agua Fresca

During the summer when temperatures are scorching, I can’t recommend these Aguas Frescas enough. Agua frescas will forever be one of my favorite things about getting Mexican food in LA. And even though there are ppl on TikTok calling this “spa water,” I’m here to say they are 100% wrong lol.

I shared these recipes in The Year of Cozy but didn’t include the honeydew. Instead, I think there was a recipe for jamaica in there. Man, that book was so long ago. I was thumbing through it the other day and there are SO many things I’d do differently. I think that’s how any creative project goes.

How to Make Agua Fresca

What is Agua Fresca?

Let’s talk about agua frescas. They originate in Mexico and translate literally to be “cool waters.” They have other flavors too like tamarindo, agua de horchata and cucumber. They’ll quench and any thirst and they’re amazing on a super hot day.

How to Make Agua Fresca

What Fruit is Good for Aguas Frescas?

  1. Honeydew Melon
  2. Canteloupe
  3. Watermelon
  4. Strawberries
  5. Pineapple
  6. Cucumber

Another agua fresca that I love is made from the leaves and that’s jamaica/hibiscus flowers.

How to Make Agua Fresca

Equipment You’ll need to Make Agua Fresca?

The equipment is super simple and streamlined. You’ll need:

  • A blender. I love my high-powered blender which is a Vitamix (in the past I’ve had a Ninja and loved that, too).
  • Strainer or sieve (this will help with removing the pulp from the blended juice)

How to Make Agua Fresca?

  1. Whatever fruit you’re using, add it to the blender.
  2. Depending on how sweet the fruit naturally is, you may need to add or not add sugar. With watermelon, I hardly ever add sugar.
  3. Pulse until it’s all blended up.
  4. Pour the mixture through a strainer, allowing it drain. If you like, you can help it go faster with a big spoon.
  5. Give the agua fresca a taste and adjust the sugar according to your liking.
  6. Transfer it to a pitcher and place it in the fridge for 1 hour. As a result, it’ll be super cold and perfect when poured over ice.

If you make them, be sure to let me know on Instagram! 

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Aguas Frescas Recipe

Aguas Frescas translate to “cool waters.” These are made from watermelon, cantaloupe and honeydew. This Mexican refreshing beverage, is perfect for a warm day.

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: agua fresca, agua fresca receta, agua fresca recipe, how to make agua fresca, watermelon agua fresca, what is agua fresca

Prep Time: 15 mins

Chilling Time: 1 hr

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Serving Size: 4 servings

Ingredients

Honeydew Agua Fresca:

  • 4 pound honeydew flesh chopped up, seeds and skin discarded
  • 2 cups water
  • 2 tablespoons pure cane sugar
  • Juice from 1 lime

Watermelon Agua Fresca

  • 3 to 5 pound seedless watermelon cut into cubes
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons sugar if needed

Cantaloupe Agua Fresca:

  • 4 pound cantaloupe flesh and seeds scooped out
  • 2 cups water
  • 2 tablespoons pure cane sugar
  • Juice from 1 lime

Instructions

To Make Honeydew Agua Fresca:

  • Place a medium-fine mesh strainer into a large bowl. You most likely will need to do this in batches (I have a pretty big blender and had to do it in batches).

  • To a blender, add the honeydew, water, sugar and lime juice. Pulse until completely smooth and pureed. Pour the mixture into the strainer, allowing it to drain. Feel free to help it along by stirring it with a whisk. Give it a taste and add any more sugar, if needed. Transfer it to pitcher and place in the fridge to chill.

To Make Watermelon Agua Fresca:

  • Place a medium-fine mesh strainer into a large bowl. You most likely will need to do this in batches (I have a pretty big blender and had to do it in batches).

  • To a blender, add the cubed watermelon and water. Pulse until pureed and very smooth. Give it a taste; adjust the sugar accordingly. If it’s at the beginning of the summer, you may need to add a bit of sugar, toward the end of the season, the watermelons will be super sweet and will need none at all.

  • Pour the mixture through a strainer and into a pitcher, pressing the watermelon pulp with the back of a spoon to release any excess juices. Transfer to the fridge to chill for at least 1 hour.

To Make Cantaloupe Agua Fresca:

  • Place a medium-fine mesh strainer into a large bowl. You most likely will need to do this in batches (I have a pretty big blender and had to do it in batches).

  • To a blender, add the cantaloupe flesh, its seeds, water, sugar and lime juice. Pulse until completely smooth and pureed. Pour the mixture into the strainer, allowing it to drain. Feel free to help it along by stirring it with a whisk. Give it a taste and add any more sugar, if needed. Transfer it to pitcher and place in the fridge to chill.

Nutrition

Serving: 12g | Calories: 189kcal (9%) | Carbohydrates: 48.2g (16%) | Protein: 2.5g (5%) | Fat: 0.7g (1%) | Sodium: 85mg (4%) | Potassium: 1048mg (30%) | Fiber: 3.7g (15%) | Sugar: 43g (48%)

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