Watermelon Or Cantaloupe Agua Fresca Recipes

WATERMELON AGUA FRESCA

Steps:

• Add the sugar and 1/2 cup water to a small saucepan. Stir and bring to a simmer over medium heat until the sugar is melted, then turn off the heat and let cool.
• Add the watermelon, lime zest and juice and 3 tablespoons of the cooled simple syrup to a blender. Blend until smooth. Pour into 4 small glasses.
• Garnish each with a wheel of lime.

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 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:

• 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.

CANTALOUPE AGUA FRESCA

Steps:

• Peel, seed, and coarsely chop melon.
• Place 2 cups melon in a blender, add enough water to cover melon, and blend well. Strain, reserving liquid.
• Place liquid in a 2-qt pitcher and discard solids.
• Repeat procedure with remaining cantaloupe.
• Add lime juice and sugar to pitcher and stir well. Serve over ice.

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.