How to Make Aguas Frescas with the Kids
Not knowing what to do with so many cucumbers and having run out of friends to pass them onto, my mom and daughter experimented with making aguas frescas with cucumber. It was wonderfully light and refreshing.
After having such a satisfying experience with that recipe, my daughter decided to try making it with mango and the result was equally delicious. It was a little sweeter and thicker but satisfying nonetheless.
Aguas Frescas de Mango
Ingredients:
one mango, peeled and diced
simple syrup
ice
water
Directions: Peel and dice mango. Puree the mango in a blender. Add simple syrup to your taste preference. Pour into a pitcher filled half way with ice. Add water and additional simple syrup to your taste preference.
Simple Syrup Ingredients:
one cup white sugar
one cup water
Directions: Pour both ingredients into a pot and boil for a few minutes until it thickens slightly.
Aguas Frescas de cucumber and lime
Ingredients:
two small cucumbers
one lime
simple syrup
water
ice
Directions: Peel and cut the cucumbers in half lengthwise. Remove the seeds from the core of the cucumber halves. Loosely chop the remaining cucumber into small chunks. Puree the cucumbers in a blender. Strain the puree. Pour the strained puree and simple syrup into a pitcher filled half full with ice. Squeeze the juice of one lime into the pitcher and mix. Add additional water and simple syrup to your taste preference.
I hope you enjoy the recipes and maybe it will give you an activity to do with the ninos.
Here are some additional great ones too:
Pineapple and ginger agua fresca
Watermelon and ginger agua fresca
Do you have a favorite agua fresca?
Tessa Lemos Del Pino is a Chicana who grew up in the Pacific Northwest. She is a lawyer by training, executive administrator by profession, and organizer by habit. You can read more of her writing on the Tiki Tiki and at Risk A Day. She lives in Nashville, TN.
Un poquito mas:
Our favorite is definitely agua de jamaica! We live in a small town but I was thrilled to discover that I could order dried jamaica flowers via amazon! (just do a search for “hibiscus tea”) Most recently we mixed up a batch with some fresh ginger thrown in–a fun twist.
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Awesome! Oh, the memories of my ‘Buelita this evokes! I love, love, love this post! Thanks for sharing, Tessa…
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De tamarindo. to this day, that is my favorite, though I love them all. I’ll have to try these.
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