In LA, when the weather is warm during spring and summer, agua frescas are served at farmers markets, street fairs and flea markets. Agua fresca, Spanish for “cool water” or “fresh water,” is a mix of fruit, flowers or herbs, sugar and water creating a refreshing and tasteful drink for a warm day! I love them for parties and entertaining because they’re colorful, taste delicious and you can be creative when brainstorming unique flavor combos. They’re traditionally served in these and you use a ladle to pour them into cups. I also like to serve with a plate of fruit so guests can add in other berries for even more taste and color!
Ingredients
Mango & Pineapple Agua Fresca Recipe
- 3 mangoes
- 2 pineapples (save 1/4 for chunks)
- 1 mango for chunks
- 1 cup sugar (or your preferred sweetener)
- 9 cups water
Peach & Lavender Agua Fresca Recipe
- 12 peaches
- 1/2 cup lavender (fresh or dried)
- 1 cup sugar
- 16 cups water
Watermelon, Cucumber & Lime Agua Fresca Recipe
- 2 cucumbers
- 1 watermelon (save 1/4 for chunks and garnish)
- 1/2 cup lime juice
- 1 cup sugar
- 8 cups water
Guava & Coconut Agua Fresca Recipe
- 2 21 oz cans guava
- 4 13.5 oz cans coconut milk
- 16 cups water
Instructions
- Roughly chop the fruit and add the ingredients (except the water) into the blender. My blender could only take half of the ingredients at a time, so I split it up. Pour the mixture into the containers, then add the water and ice. Each recipe makes 6 quarts.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
4 Delicious Agua Fresca Recipes
Amount Per Serving (0 g)
Calories 0
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Saturated Fat 0g 0%
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0g
Monounsaturated Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 0mg 0%
Potassium 0mg 0%
Total Carbohydrates 0g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Sugars 0g
Protein 0g 0%
Vitamin A 0%
Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 0%
Iron 0%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Lauren Barnard says
April 8, 2015 at 9:27 amWhere are the wooden ladles in the jars from?
Eden says
April 8, 2015 at 9:40 amHi Lauren! I bought those at a grocery store called Vallarta. If you have one near you they are only about $1.50 per one!! Such a steal!!
Tammie says
April 8, 2015 at 10:51 amThese drinks look DIVINE!!!! I can’t wait to try them
Sarah | Drool-Worthy says
June 3, 2015 at 6:57 amI adore these pictures! You have a new fan 🙂
Emily Whitehouse says
July 3, 2015 at 11:55 amis there any way to convert thos recipe to single servings? Or at least to a smaller batch? I’d love to make these but I don’t want to make 5-6 quarts just for myself, and it would probably be a lot for a small group of ppl as well.
Gabriela says
June 9, 2017 at 3:19 pmWhere can I find the water jars ?
Christopher Cane says
September 6, 2017 at 12:33 pmGuava juice or paste for this recipe?
Guava & Coconut Agua Fresca Recipe – makes 6 quarts
2 21oz cans of guava <—
4 13.5oz cans of coconut milk
16 cups water
Eden says
September 17, 2017 at 8:22 pmWe used guava paste 🙂