Yeast Free Strawberry Lime Agua Fresca
Few drinks capture the feeling of a warm afternoon quite like a tall glass of agua fresca — bright, refreshing, and just sweet enough to keep you coming back for more. This version leans on ripe fresh strawberries and a generous squeeze of lime juice, with maple syrup stepping in as a natural sweetener that blends beautifully without any processed additives. The whole thing comes together in a blender and gets strained into a pitcher, so what you end up with is silky-smooth and deeply flavorful, not pulpy or heavy. A pinch of salt might sound unexpected, but it quietly sharpens every other flavor in the glass. Drinks like this are a natural fit for anyone avoiding yeast, since there's nothing fermented, no hidden additives, and every ingredient is exactly what it says it is. Serve it over ice with a few lime slices and it looks as good as it tastes — genuinely the kind of thing guests will ask you to make again before they've even finished the first glass.
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4 servings
- 4 cups fresh strawberries, hulled and halved
- 3 cups cold water
- 3 tbsp fresh lime juice (from about 2 limes)
- 3 tbsp maple syrup, or more to taste
- 1 pinch salt
For serving
- ice, for serving
- lime slices, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the strawberries, cold water, lime juice, maple syrup, and salt in a blender. Blend on high until completely smooth, about 30–45 seconds.
- 2
Set a fine-mesh strainer over a large pitcher. Pour the blended mixture through the strainer in batches, pressing gently on the solids with the back of a spoon until only dry pulp remains. Discard the pulp.
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