Celery Free Classic Mango Agua Fresca
Sweet, sun-ripened mango blended with fresh lime juice and a touch of salt makes for one of the most refreshing drinks you can pour on a hot day. The flavor is bright and tropical — genuinely vibrant in a way that canned or bottled mango drinks just can't match. Blending the fruit with cold water and straining it through a fine-mesh sieve gives you that silky, smooth texture that's the hallmark of a great agua fresca. A pinch of salt might sound unexpected, but it rounds out the sweetness and makes every sip taste more alive. The whole process is beautifully simple — no cooking, no special equipment beyond a blender and a strainer — and you can tweak the sugar and lime to land exactly where you want it. Serve it straight over ice with a lime wedge on the rim, and it's instantly the most popular thing on the table.
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4 servings
- 2 lbs ripe mango, peeled and cubed (about 3 cups cubed)
- 3 cups cold water
- 2 tbsp fresh lime juice (from about 1–2 limes)
- 2 tbsp granulated sugar, or more to taste
- ¼ tsp salt
For serving
- ice, for serving (optional)
- lime wedges, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the mango cubes, cold water, lime juice, sugar, and salt in a blender. Blend on high until completely smooth, about 45–60 seconds.
- 2
Set a fine-mesh strainer over a pitcher and pour the blended mixture through it, pressing gently with a spoon to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard the solids left in the strainer.
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