Watermelon Agua Fresca (Agua de Sandia)
This Watermelon Agua Fresca recipe is easy to make and so good! It's the perfect drink to make during the summer. Sweet and so refreshing!
Ingredients
- 1/2 of a Ripe Medium Watermelon chopped
- 4 cups Water
- The juice of 1 Lime
- 1 bunch of Mint for garnish and place some in pitcher (optional)
- 1/4 cup of simple syrup more or less depending on how sweet your watermelon is
Instructions
- Fill a large pitcher with ice and set aside. Add watermelon to a blender and blend until smooth. About 2 minutes or so.
- Add the water in and blend again for 4 minutes.
- Using a large pitcher and a fine strainer, pour the watermelon mixture through the strainer that’s over the pitcher to catch the watermelon juice. Use a spoon to help the process go faster by moving the watermelon pulp around and allowing the juices to go through the strainer. Discard the watermelon pulp.
- Add the juice of 1 lime and simple syrup and give it a stir. Taste and make any adjustments with the simple syrup and water if needed.
- Lastly add some mint in the pitcher, giving it one last stir and it’s ready to serve!
- Serve over ice and garnish with mint if you’d like.