Watermelon Agua Fresca

evelyn/athens's Note:

This is the Runner-Up recipe for 1992 in the San Francisco Chronicle, by Jacqueline Higuera McMahan.

• Total Time: 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 6 cups diced watermelon
• 3 cups water
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 ½ tablespoons lime juice
• 1 tablespoon watermelon seeds
• lime slice (to garnish)

Directions:

1. Puree half of the fruit in a blender with 1 cup of the water.
2. Pour into a clear pitcher.
3. Add the remaining fruit and water to the blender, along with the sugar and lime juice; puree.
4. Combine with the juice in the pitcher.
5. Stir in the reserved seeds.
6. Refrigerate until chilled.
7. Serve over ice in clear glasses; garnish with lime.

Reviews

[Perfectionist cook]

This was very nice and very refreshing. My kids LOVED it but I found it a bit too sweet and would probably add only one tablespoon of sugar next time. A much healthier alternative to cordial or long-life packaged fruit juice.

[Maito]

Yummy! I used less water and sugar and more lime in mine. Very fresh tasting!

[BarbryT]

A HUGE success! To tell the truth, I didn't expect such a wonderful fruity depth of flavor. It is astonishingly refreshing. Perhaps just a little sweet for my taste. Next time I will reduce the sugar a bit and increase the lime juice. It has my highest recommendation! The layering effect after chilling for several hours was interesting too.