Paraben Free Classic Watermelon Agua Fresca
Few drinks capture the feeling of summer quite like a tall glass of watermelon agua fresca — cold, lightly sweet, and just a little tangy from fresh lime juice. This version comes together with a short list of whole, recognizable ingredients: fresh watermelon, lime, a pinch of salt, and a touch of sugar if needed. For anyone navigating personal care or food sensitivities tied to synthetic preservatives and additives, that simplicity is genuinely refreshing — nothing here comes from a bottle with a long ingredient panel. The blending and straining process pulls out a silky, pulp-free liquid that looks gorgeous in a pitcher and tastes even better. A small pinch of salt rounds out the flavor in a way that makes the watermelon taste more like itself, which is a neat little trick worth knowing. Serve it straight over ice with a lime wedge and it's honestly hard to believe something this good takes less than ten minutes to pull together.
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4 servings
- 6 cups seedless watermelon, cut into 1-inch cubes (about ½ small watermelon)
- 1 cup cold water
- 2 tbsp fresh lime juice (from about 1 lime)
- 1–2 tbsp granulated sugar, or to taste
- ¼ tsp salt
For serving
- ice, for serving (optional)
- lime wedges, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Add the watermelon cubes and cold water to a blender and blend on high until completely smooth, about 30–45 seconds.
- 2
Set a fine-mesh strainer over a large pitcher. Pour the blended watermelon through the strainer, pressing gently on the solids with a spoon to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard the pulp left in the strainer.
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