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    Home > Recipes > Drinks

    Watermelon Agua Fresca

    Published: Jun 26, 2014 · Modified: Dec 31, 2020 by Whitney Reist · This post may contain affiliate links |

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    These Watermelon Agua Fresca drinks are so refreshing and tasty, they are the perfect way to cool off on hot summer days. Fresh watermelon is blended into a juice and served chilled with blueberry ice cubes.

    Watermelon Agua Fresca in a glass with ice.

    I absolutely cannot wait for next week to come.  For one thing, it's the 4th of July, which happens to be my 2nd favorite holiday, next to Christmas of course.  But I'm even more excited to be going home to VA for a week of fun summertime shenanigans with my family.  I haven't seen them since Christmas!  This 4th of July will be extra fun because it's the first 4th that Ryan (my hubs) has spent with my family.

    Scooping Watermelon for a drink.

    One of the things I'm most looking forward to about our VA trip is cooking with my mom and dad. If any of  you know my parents, you know they share my love of eating, are also self-proclaimed "foodies," and aren't too shabby with their skills in the kitchen.  My mom is an amazing cook and my dad is a master of the grill.  He's also a pastor, and we keep telling him that he needs to write a cookbook  titled "Grilling with God."  I have taken it upon myself to help him start this project and even if it never gets published, he will have a collection of cherished family food favorites to pass down from generation to generation.  *Sigh* My siblings can thank me later for this brilliant endeavor.

    Straining watermelon juice

    So what's on the menu for our 'Merica celebration? Well for starters, we will be certainly having the Watermelon Agua Fresca I'm sharing with you today.  I made this Spanish-inspired "fresh water" a few years ago for 4th of July and it was a hit!  It's a deliciously refreshing way to serve watermelon and will be stunningly attractive in your favorite summer pitcher or drink dispenser.

    Watemelon Agua Fresca with Blueberry Ice Cubes

    To make it even more patriotic, I've frozen fresh blueberries and water in these nifty, square-shaped silicone ice cube trays and love the effect they add to the drink.  They make large, perfectly square ice cubes that won't melt so fast in your drink.  Cheers!

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    Blueberry Ice Cubes

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    Watermelon Agua Fresca

    Fresh watermelon gets blended into a refreshing, colorful agua fresca and is garnished with blueberry ice cubes. A great drink to have for an Independence Day picnic!
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    Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Servings: 5 servings

    Ingredients

    • Juice of one 4-6 pound seedless watermelon
    • Blueberries
    • Filtered water

    Instructions

    • For the agua fresca:
    • Start by slicing off the top of your watermelon. Using an ice cream scoop, scoop out the flesh of the watermelon and put it in your blender or food processor. Be careful not to overfill!
    • Working in batches, blend the watermelon pieces into a juice in a blender or food processor. Pour the juice through a fine mesh strainer and into your favorite pitcher or drink dispenser. Chill for 4-6 hours before serving. Store in an airtight container in the fridge up to 3 days.
    • For the blueberry ice cubes:
    • Place 3-5 washed blueberries in each compartment of an ice cube tray. Fill with water and freeze until firm, about 8 hours.
    • Serving suggestions:
    • This agua fresca would also be delicious served with fresh mint or lime wedges.

    Notes

    If your watermelon is super sweet like mine was, you may be able to dilute the juice with some water to taste. There was roughly a gallon of juice available in the five-pound watermelon I used. 

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