Arrayan Agua Fresca Recipes

Steps:

• 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.

Steps:

• Add water, sugar and arrayan to a pot on medium heat. Stir so that sugar dissolves.
• Cover and bring to a boil. Then reduce heat to low and let simmer until fruit cracks open and the water turns yellow, about 25 minutes.
• Transfer to a stainless steel bowl and use a stand or hand mixer on medium to separate the fruit from seed. (A food processor will not work because of all the seeds.).
• Place a sieve in a large bowl and pour mixture through, using a spatula to get all the juice out.
• Discard seeds.
• Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Pour into a pitcher with ice and serve with lime or mint as desired.

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.

Steps:

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

Steps:

• In a blender, combine fruit, sugar, lime juice, and 1 cup water. Puree until smooth. Pour through a fine mesh sieve into a pitcher, using a rubber spatula or wooden spoon to help push liquid through sieve.
• Discard fruit pulp, add 1 more cup water to pitcher, stir to combine, and chill in refrigerator until ready to serve.

Steps:

• Purée fruit in a blender, adding just enough water (or water and ice) to blend. Strain purée through a fine sieve if it is fibrous or seedy.
• Put purée 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.