4 Delicious Agua Fresca Recipes
Agua fresca is the ultimate warm-weather drink—light, fruity, and ridiculously refreshing. Made with just fruit, water, and a touch of sweetness, it’s perfect for sipping poolside, at backyard parties, or straight from the fridge on a hot day. Here are four of our favorite flavor combos to blend up and enjoy all summer long!
Servings: 20 people
Cost: $10
Ingredients
Mango & Pineapple Agua Fresca Recipe
- 4 mangoes skin removed, cut into chunks. Save 1 mango to cut into chunks to garnish.
- 2 pineapples skin removed, cut into chunks. Save 1/4 of the pineapple chunks for garnishing.
- 1 cup sugar or your preferred sweetener
- 9 cups water
Peach & Lavender Agua Fresca Recipe
- 12 peaches skin removed, sliced
- 1/2 cup lavender fresh or dried
- 1 cup sugar
- 16 cups water
Watermelon, Cucumber & Lime Agua Fresca Recipe
- 2 cucumbers skin removed
- 1 watermelon (save 1/4 for chunks and garnish) rind removed, cut into chunks. Save 1/4 for chunks to garnish
- 1/2 cup lime juice fresh squeezed
- 1 cup sugar
- 8 cups water
Guava & Coconut Agua Fresca Recipe
- 42 oz guava canned
- 54 oz coconut milk
- 16 cups water
Instructions
- Peel and chop up your fruit—no skins or rinds allowed! (If you’re making the guava coconut version, skip this step since the paste and milk are ready to go.)
- Toss the fruit and sugar into your blender—don’t add the water just yet. If your blender’s like mine and can’t handle it all at once, no worries—just blend in batches.
- Once it’s smooth, pour it into a big drink dispenser or barrel, then add the water and plenty of ice. Want it silky smooth? Strain it through a sieve before mixing in the water and ice.
- Toss in your fruit chunks, berries, and give it all a happy stir with the ice.
- Each recipe makes 6 quarts!
Notes
Use half bag of ice for serving.
Add more sugar for a sweeter Agua Fresca.
Use a sieve to strain the mixture for a smoother drink.
Use a ladle to serve.
Nutrition
Serving: 0g | Calories: 137kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 30mg | Potassium: 272mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 32g | Vitamin A: 655IU | Vitamin C: 20mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 1mg
