Watermelon Aqua Fresca

Name: Watermelon Aqua Fresca
Prep time: 10 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mexicana
Ingredients: 3 cups watermelon, cut into cubes and seedless; 8 cups water; 1 cup sugar; ice cubes; spearmint; watermelon, sliced into a fan shape for decoration

Melissa Veytia

Sweet watermelon is a great option for making aqua fresca as it is made up of 90% water, helping us hydrate quickly and due to its sweet flavor, you can make it with little sugar. Delicious and refreshing!

Reviewed by Editorial Team of Kiwilimón

Published: 04-07-2018

Preparation

10 mins

Low

Add the watermelon, water, and sugar to the blender and blend until you have a smooth mixture. Serve ice in the glasses and add the water. Decorate with mint and fresh watermelon fans.

Nutritional information

* Information per 100g serving, percentage of daily values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Energy

34.3

kcal

1.72%

Carbohydrate, by difference

8.8

2.93%

Protein

0.1

0.2%

Total lipid (fat)

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100

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Presentation

Serve the water in frosted glasses with sugar and decorate with a fan of watermelon.

Tips

A simple trick to recognize the ripeness of the watermelon is that it should have a yellowish circle underneath; if it's white or green, it will be greener.

Watermelon Aqua Fresca

Melissa Veytia

Watermelon Aqua Fresca

Ingredients

Preparation

Nutritional information

Presentation

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