Pecan Free Mint & Lime Watermelon Agua Fresca

Few drinks capture the feeling of summer quite like a cold glass of agua fresca, and this watermelon version is genuinely stunning — bright pink, crystal clear, and bursting with fresh flavor. The trick of blending the mint with water first ensures every sip carries that cool, herbal note without any grassy bitterness. Fresh lime juice cuts through the natural sweetness of the watermelon beautifully, and a little optional honey lets you dial in exactly the level of sweetness you want. Straining the blended mixture through a fine-mesh sieve gives the final drink that gorgeous, jewel-toned clarity you'd expect from a good street-side agua fresca stand. Every single ingredient here is naturally free from tree nuts of any kind, so there's no label-scanning or substitution stress involved — just straightforward, wholesome produce and a blender. It's the kind of drink that looks impressive enough to serve at a backyard party but is honestly simple enough to make on a Tuesday afternoon. Serve it over plenty of ice with a sprig of mint and a lime wheel, and it disappears fast.

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