Mint Lime Agua Fresca (Printer View)

Crisp lime and mint blend with a hint of sweetness for a revitalizing drink.

# What you'll need:

→ Fresh Produce

01 - 1 cup fresh mint leaves, loosely packed
02 - 3 large limes, juiced (about 1/2 cup juice)
03 - 1/2 lime, thinly sliced, for garnish (optional)

→ Sweetener

04 - 1/4 cup granulated sugar (or agave syrup)

→ Liquids

05 - 4 cups cold water
06 - 1 cup ice cubes

# Method:

01 - Combine mint leaves, lime juice, granulated sugar, and 2 cups cold water in a blender. Blend until the mint is finely chopped and sugar is fully dissolved.
02 - Pour the blended mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a pitcher to remove mint solids.
03 - Stir in the remaining 2 cups of cold water and 1 cup of ice cubes into the pitcher.
04 - Taste and adjust sweetness by adding more sugar or agave syrup if desired.
05 - Serve immediately, garnished with lime slices and additional mint leaves if preferred.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • It cools you down faster than anything else in your fridge, no caffeine crash or sugar hangover.
  • You can make it in under ten minutes with ingredients you probably already have.
  • It tastes expensive and complicated but costs almost nothing and uses one blender.
02 -
  • Do not skip the straining step or you'll be chewing mint bits for the next hour, and nobody wants that.
  • If your limes are rock hard and stingy, microwave them for ten seconds to wake up the juice inside.
03 -
  • Freeze some of the agua fresca in ice cube trays so your drink stays cold without getting watered down.
  • Blend half a jalapeño with the mint if you want a spicy kick that sneaks up on you.
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