Oats 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 rolling in. Fresh kiwis get blended with cold water and strained until silky smooth, then brightened with a generous squeeze of lime and a touch of maple syrup for natural sweetness. The result is a lightly sweet, vibrantly green drink with a citrusy edge that's impossible to stop sipping. Because it's built entirely from whole fruit, citrus, and pantry staples, there's absolutely nothing here to worry about for anyone avoiding grain-based ingredients — no hidden additives, no processed fillers, just clean and simple flavors. The fine-mesh straining step is what makes it feel genuinely elegant rather than like a smoothie, giving you that classic agua fresca texture that's light and drinkable. Serve it over a big glass of ice with a kiwi round or lime slice on the rim and it instantly looks like something from a café menu.
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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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