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agua fresca - watermelon water

Recipe by
Giselle Gonzalez
Bronx, NY

This is so refreshing and so very healthy as well. Once you've tried it you'll never look at Watermelon the same.

yield 4 -6
prep time 30 Min
method Blend

Ingredients For agua fresca - watermelon water

  • 1 md
    watermelon
  • 2
    limes
  • 1 Tbsp
    simple syrup or agave nectar
  • 1 c
    cool water
  • GARNISH
  • 1
    lime

How To Make agua fresca - watermelon water

  • 1
    Cut up the melon, put in a blender, juice the limes, add the water, add the sweetener. Blitz in the blender and carefully pour through a mesh into a pincher. Add more simple syrup or Agave nectar to taste.
  • 2
    To make simple syrup: 2 cups raw sugar, 1 cup of water. Pour into a saucepan without stirring allow the sugar to dissolve and come to boil. She it becomes syrupy remove from heat, let it cool down and pour into a container. You can use this for any beverage that needs sweetener.
  • 3
    You can slice the Lime and place on the rim of your glass, drink and enjoy
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