I have a feeling I'm gonna be making a whole lot more
agua frescas in the summer!
You can make
aguas frescas with water melon, cantaloupe, strawberries, cucumber, papaya, mangoes and more.
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agua fresca from -LSB-...]
This
watermelon agua fresca with its ruby red tones, tangy lime and sweet star anise flavouring is not only delicious but stunning to look at.
David Buehrer used the Mexican drinks known
as aguas frescas as inspiration for his cranberry doughnut's base, and then drizzled it with melted white chocolate.
But stay with me if you like the idea of whirring your roasted strawberries into an icy cold
strawberry agua fresca.
He inquisitively glanced at our delicious jug of homemade
mango agua fresca while we mopped up our amarillo with steaming hot tortillas.
You may have heard of horchata (the rice milk drink), or jamaica (hibiscus), tamarindo (tamarind) or ones made from fruits like watermelon, mango, papaya, cucumber, prickly pear fruit... Basically, any fruit can be turned
into agua fresca.
If blackberries aren't your favourite you may want to check out some of the
other agua fresca and refreshing drink recipes from the archives Agua De Pepino ~ Cucumber Cooler Agua De Sandia — Mexican Watermelon Water Refreshing Lime - Pitahaya Summer Drink Prickly Pear And Coconut Water Smoothie White Cucumber Agua Fresca Agua De Jamaica Ice Cold Hibiscus Tea
The thing I love most
about agua frescas is that they are completely natural and way healthier than soft drinks.
For a kid friendly drink you can serve the simple syrup with some sparkling water over ice like a fizzy
tamarind agua fresca.
Okay, maybe two, but that's going to depend on how the rest of this week goes — so let's be safe and just say one and its a beautiful
cranberry agua fresca so we're going to be okay.
Katie from Girl Meets Nourishment has created this refreshing watermelon
agua fresca recipe using honey.
For this agua de zarzamora or
blackberry agua fresca, I had a bag of frozen blackberries that I bought specially for creating this new flavour.
Cool off with this refreshing
Mexican agua fresca («fresh water» in Spanish)-- a mix of cucumber, basil, lime, sugar, and water.
There is nothing quite like a tall glass of ice
cold agua fresca to quench your thirst.
Prepared
agua fresca drink mixes can be found in the Latin section of your grocery store, but I find many are loaded with sugar and provide very little fruit flavor.
And I can always take some produce just - past - its - prime and turn it into something incredible.The inspiration behind this week's
chia agua fresca is that I just needed a way to use up half a watermelon.
These popsicles taste like a
frozen agua fresca and you can even throw in a squeeze of lime if you'd like.
To wash it all down, there was this
cucumber agua fresca with lemon and mint, which is sure be my new go - to beverage for summer entertaining.
And, in particular, a roasted strawberry
rhubarb agua fresca swirled with lime zest and vanilla bean.
Agua frescas often have more sugar than I've added: I didn't want a really sweet drink, but you can adjust to your taste.
Although there's plenty of tequila and mezcal on Volfson's cocktail menu, her nonalcoholic offerings go deep, too — think
multiple agua frescas; café con leches with housemade coconut and cashew milks; a pre-Columbian hot chocolate - and - masa drink called atole.
Peaches and cucumbers lend their summery flavors to this
hibiscus agua fresca, a traditional Mexican fruit drink that's perfect for hot days.
Weekdays from 11 a.m. till 3 p.m., a garage door in a Hayes Valley alley is rolled up to reveal Tacos Cala, a lo - fi counter serving a changing roster of authentic Mexican tacos, such as pork in chile verde or squid in adobo, alongside market -
driven aguas frescas (pray for the coffee horchata).
It's a delicious, tart, sour and
sweet agua fresca rich in vitamins and minerals served throughout Mexico.
This
non-alcoholic agua fresca from A Spicy Perspective serves up some healthy helpings of strawberries and pineapple and makes for a frosty, frothy treat.
Buzz fiber - rich berries up in the blender for a refreshing Mexican -
style agua fresca.
Although the food is nothing to write home about, refreshing drinks
called aguas frescas are ubiquitous on restaurant menus.