Cucumber Agua Fresca

 Ingredients:

cucumbers
lime juice
mint leaves
ginger
sugar/sweetener
club soda

Combine cucumber, lime juice, mint, ginger, and sugar in a blender and puree until smooth. Run the liquid through a fine mesh strainer. Add the club soda and serve with ice.

Guava Mango Agua Fresca

Ingredients:

2 guavas
1 large mango
simple syrup

Blend guava, mango, and simple syrup to taste in a blender. Add water if needed. Run through a sieve and chill befire serving.

Honeydew Agua Fresca

Ingredients:

4 cups honeydew melon
juice of 1 lemon
1/4 cup sweetener
2 sprigs mint
1 cup sparkling water
ice and lemon slices

Puree melon, lemon, sweetener, and mint in a blender and transfer to a pitcher with sparkling water. Add ice and lemon slices.

*Can replace sweetener and sparkling water with club soda.

Agua de Avena

Ingredients:

1/2 cup oats
4 cups water
1 stick cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 tablespoons condensed milk or any sweetener

Soak the oats and cinnamon stick in half the water for at least 3 hours. Place in the blender with the remaining water and condensed milk. Blend for 2 minutes and serve with ice.

Kiwi Agua Fresca

Ingredients:

8 kiwis
6 cups water
agave, to taste
1/2 tablespoon chia seeds (optional)
ice


Blend kiwi, water, agave, and chia seeds. Serve over ice.

Strawberry Agua Fresca

Ingredients:

2-1/4 cups strawberries
2 cups water
1/4 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
1 cup evaporated milk
1/4 cup sugar, to taste
ice

Combine all but a few of the strawberries with the water, vanilla, milk, and sugar in a blender. Blend until smooth.

Chop remaining strawberries.

Fill glasses with ice and add the strawberries. Add the blended drink.

Vanilla Nectarine Agua Fresca

Ingredients:

8 nectarines
1/4 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
1 tablespoon sugar (to taste)
cold water
ice

Combine nectarine, sugar, vanilla, and cold water in a blender and puree until completely blended. Run mixture through cheesecloth if desired. Serve over ice.