Aguas Frescas Recipes

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• Blend 5 cups of any chopped fruit (we used strawberries, cantaloupe, pineapple, honeydew, watermelon and mango) with 3 cups water, 1/2 cup sugar and 2 tablespoons lime juice. Add more sugar and/or lime juice to taste and serve over ice.

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• Place water, cantaloupe, and sugar in a blender; blend until smooth. Divide ice into two glasses and pour cantaloupe mixture over ice.

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• Put the fruit, sugar, salt and 1 cup cold water in a blender and puree until completely smooth. Taste and season with sugar to make it sweeter or lime juice to make it more tart if needed. Transfer to a large pitcher and stir in 4 cups cold water. Serve cold over ice.

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• This and other similar fruit drinks, which translate literally as "fresh water," are served all over Mexico and they're a cinch to replicate at home. The key is to strain the pulpy fruit to make a clearer liquid. Instead of melon, you could use strawberries, pineapple, or mango -- any fruit that is soft enough to puree.
• Puree cantaloupe and pour through a fine sieve to eliminate pulp. In a pitcher, mix strained fruit puree with water and season with sugar and lime juice, to taste.

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• Puree fruit in a blender, adding just enough water or water and ice to blend. Strain puree through a fine sieve if it is fibrous or seedy.
• Put puree in a pitcher, adding more water or water and ice to make a total of 8 cups. Stir in sugar and mint, if using, and lime juice to taste. Serve.

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• Combine cantaloupe and 2 cups of water in a blender and puree until smooth. Pour blended mixture into a pitcher and add the rest of the water, lime juice and sugar if using. Chill well before serving.

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• Add the fruit and 2-3 cups of the water to a blender and puree until smooth.
• Strain through a sieve into a large pitcher.
• Add the rest of water, 1/2 cup of sugar and the lime juice.
• Stir well and add more water and sugar if needed.
• Serve well chilled.