Pregnancy Friendly 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 warm day. The ingredients list is short and completely straightforward — ripe mango, cold water, lime, sugar, and salt — so there's nothing hidden or questionable to second-guess. That matters a lot when you're being more careful than usual about what goes into your body. Straining the blended mixture through a fine-mesh sieve gives the final drink a beautifully smooth, almost silky texture that feels genuinely special without any extra effort. The natural sweetness of ripe mango does most of the heavy lifting, and the lime juice brightens everything up with a little zing. Serve it over ice with a wedge of lime on the side and it looks as good as it tastes. It's the kind of drink that satisfies a craving for something cold and fruity without reaching for anything processed or artificially flavored.
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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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