Cashew Free Kiwi Lime Agua Fresca
Bright, tropical, and endlessly refreshing, this kiwi lime agua fresca is the kind of drink that makes you feel like you're sitting somewhere warm with a breeze coming through. Fresh kiwis get blended with cold water and strained until silky smooth, then balanced with zippy lime juice, a touch of maple syrup, and just a pinch of salt that pulls everything together. The result is a lightly sweet, vibrantly green drink with a citrus edge that's genuinely hard to stop sipping. Because it's built entirely from whole fruit, citrus, and pantry staples, there's zero guesswork about hidden nut-based additives or cross-contamination concerns — just clean, simple ingredients you can see and trust. It's naturally free of the creamy additions that sometimes sneak into blended drinks, so the flavor stays pure and fruit-forward. Serve it over a big glass of ice with a kiwi round or lime slice on the rim for a presentation that looks far more impressive than the effort required.
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4 servings
- 8 medium kiwis (about 700 g), peeled and roughly chopped
- 3 cups cold water
- 3 tbsp fresh lime juice (from about 2 limes)
- 3 tbsp maple syrup, or more to taste
- ⅛ tsp fine salt
For serving
- ice, for serving
- lime slices or kiwi rounds, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Add the chopped kiwi and cold water to a blender. Blend on high until completely smooth, about 45 seconds.
- 2
Set a fine-mesh strainer over a large pitcher. Pour the blended kiwi mixture through the strainer in batches, pressing gently on the solids with a spoon to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard the solids.
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