Celery Free Classic Pineapple Agua Fresca
Sweet, tangy, and impossibly refreshing, this agua fresca is the kind of drink that makes a hot afternoon feel like a vacation. Fresh pineapple is blended with cold water, a squeeze of lime, and just a pinch of salt to create a lightly sweet, tropical sip that tastes like it came from a street cart in the best possible way. The salt is a small but mighty touch — it rounds out the sweetness and makes the pineapple flavor pop in a way that plain fruit juice just can't match. Straining the blended mixture through a fine-mesh sieve gives you a silky-smooth drink without any fibrous bits, so every glass is clean and bright. It comes together in minutes with nothing more than a blender and a pitcher, making it an effortless crowd-pleaser for backyard gatherings, taco nights, or just a Tuesday when you need something better than water. Serve it over ice with a sprig of fresh mint and watch it disappear fast.
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4 servings
- 4 cups fresh pineapple chunks (from about ½ medium pineapple), core removed
- 3 cups cold water
- 2 tbsp granulated sugar, or more to taste
- 2 tbsp fresh lime juice (from about 1 lime)
- ¼ tsp salt
For serving
- ice, for serving
- fresh mint sprigs, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Add the pineapple chunks, cold water, sugar, lime juice, and salt to a blender. Blend on high until completely smooth, about 45–60 seconds.
- 2
Set a fine-mesh strainer over a large pitcher. Pour the blended mixture through the strainer, pressing gently on the solids with a spoon to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard the pulp.
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