Best 14 Watermelon Agua Fresca Recipes

WATERMELON AGUA FRESCA

Steps:

• Puree the watermelon and water in a blender until smooth. Add sugar to taste. Cut the lime slices in half. Place a half lime slice into each of 8 glasses along with 3 mint leaves. Crush with a cocktail muddler, then fill each glass with ice. Pour in the watermelon agua fresca, and stir before serving.

WATERMELON LIME AGUA FRESCA

Steps:

• Combine 1 cup water, watermelon, and sugar in a blender; process until smooth. Pour into a large pitcher; stir in lime juice and remaining 7 cups water. Taste; adjust sugar or lime juice. Refrigerate until chilled, about 1 hour.

AGUA FRESCA DE SANDIA (WATERMELON AGUA FRESCA)

Steps:

• Cut watermelon into small pieces and place in a blender. Add 1 cup water and 1/8 cup sugar; puree until smooth. Pour into a pitcher.
• Add remaining 2 cups water. Sweeten with additional sugar, to taste.

WATERMELON OR CANTALOUPE AGUA FRESCA

Steps:

• Blend together the watermelon or cantaloupe with 1 1/2 cups of the water, the lime juice and the sugar at high speed until smooth. Strain through a medium strainer into a large pitcher or bowl. Stir in the remaining water. Refrigerate for 1 hour or longer. Fill a glass with ice, pour in the agua fresca, garnish with a mint sprig, and serve.

WATERMELON-MINT AGUA FRESCA

Steps:

• Combine mint leaves, sugar, and 1/4 cup water in a small pot. Bring to a boil and stir until sugar has dissolved. Transfer mixture to a heatproof container and chill, uncovered, until cool, about 30 minutes.
• Strain mint syrup into a blender; discard mint leaves. Add watermelon and lime juice and blend until very smooth. Using a fine-mesh sieve, strain into a pitcher; discard solids. Add 2 cups water and stir well to combine. Serve with mint sprigs.
• Do Ahead
• Aqua fresca can be stored in an airtight container and chilled for up to 1 day.

MEXICAN WATERMELON AGUA FRESCA - 1 WW POINT

Steps:

• Combine 4 cups of the watermelon cubes and 1/2 cup of the water in a blender and puree. Press the mixture through a sieve set over a medium bowl. Pour into a large pitcher. Repeat with the remaining watermelon and water.
• Add the sugar and lime juice to the pitcher; stir until the sugar is dissolved.
• Pour the aqua fresca into 6 ice-filled glasses. Garnish each drink with a watermelon wedge.

WATERMELON, STRAWBERRY AND TEQUILA AGUA FRESCA

Steps:

• Toss the watermelon, diced strawberries, sugar and salt in a large bowl to blend. Let stand until the sugar dissolves and a syrup forms, stirring occasionally, at least 15 minutes and up to 30 minutes.
• Working in batches, puree the fruit mixture with the tequila and 2 teaspoons of the lime juice, combining each batch in a large pitcher. Stir to blend. Add more lime juice if desired. Refrigerate until very cold, at least 1 hour and up to 3 hours.
• For the garnish: Thread 1 strawberry, 1 lime wedge and 1 watermelon cube onto 6 skewers. Divide the agua fresca among 6 chilled glasses. Stick a skewer with garnishes into each drink and serve.

WATERMELON AGUA FRESCA

Steps:

• Add the watermelon, vinegar and mint to a blender and blend to combine. Strain the mixture through a sieve into a pitcher. Add the sparkling water, a pinch of salt and chili powder and ice.

CHEF JOHN'S WATERMELON AGUA FRESCA

Steps:

• Scoop flesh from watermelon half and transfer watermelon to a blender. Add 2 cups cold water. Place a folded towel on blender lid and blend until liquefied, about 1 minute. Strain through a fine mesh strainer into a large bowl to remove fibers. Discard fibers left in strainer. Skim and discard excess foam from juice if desired.
• Place sugar and 1/2 cup water into a saucepan over medium heat and stir until water is hot and sugar has dissolved. Turn off heat and let simple syrup cool to room temperature. Stir simple syrup into watermelon juice to taste.
• Pour drink into a 2-quart pitcher and refrigerate until cold, at least 30 minutes. To serve, fill tall glasses with ice cubes and pour agua fresca drink over ice. Serve with straws.

STRAWBERRY WATERMELON AGUA FRESCA

Steps:

• Muddle fresh fruit, Wholesome Organic Stevia and basil.
• Top with ice and sparkling water.

WATERMELON AGUA FRESCA

Steps:

• Finely chop two cups of the watermelon, and set aside.
• Place remaining two cups watermelon in a blender; process until smooth.
• Pour pureed watermelon through a sieve into a pitcher, and discard the solids.
• Add water, sugar and lime juice; stir until sugar dissolves.
• Stir in chopped watermelon.
• Cover and chill at least one hour.

WATERMELON AGUA FRESCA

Steps:

• Combine half the watermelon, half the water and half the sugar in a blender; puree.
• Pour through a coarse strainer into a large container.
• Repeat with the remaining watermelon, water and sugar.
• Stir in lime juice.
• Refrigerate until well chilled, about 4 hours.
• To serve, stir in club soda (or seltzer) and garnish with lime.
• MAKE AHEAD TIP: Prepare through Step 1, cover and refrigerate for up to 2 days.

WATERMELON AGUA FRESCA

Steps:

• Puree the watermelon in a blender. Place a fine-mesh sieve over a pitcher and carefully pour the pureed watermelon through the sieve. Discard pulp.
• Stir in coconut water and lime juice.
• Chill, covered, until cold - at least an hour. Serve over ice.

STRAWBERRY WATERMELON AGUA FRESCA

Steps:

• Blend strawberries, watermelon and lime juice until smooth. Add sugar or sugar substitute to taste. You could make it more of a smoothie by freezing the fruit first.