This strawberry agua fresca recipe contains fresh strawberries, water, lime juice and sugar, all blended together to make a colorful drink. A quick and easy beverage that’s perfect for a hot day!
I love to have plenty of easy drink recipes to serve during the summer months. Some of my go-to options include a mojito mocktail, pineapple coconut smoothie, blue margarita and this refreshing strawberry agua fresca.
There’s nothing that screams summer more than fresh, ripe strawberries! One of my favorite ways to enjoy berries is in this strawberry agua fresca, which is a popular drink in Mexico. It’s quick to put together, and is always a hit at any gathering.
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Strawberry Agua Fresca Ingredients
To make this recipe, you will need fresh strawberries, water, fresh lime juice and sugar. You can garnish your drink with additional berries, lime slices and mint sprigs if you like.
How Do You Make Strawberry Agua Fresca?
Place the berries, lime juice, sugar and some water in a blender. Blend until you have a puree. Pour the puree through a strainer into a large pitcher, and discard any solids that remain in the strainer. Add more water to the pitcher, then stir to combine. Chill the agua fresca until you’re ready to serve it. You can add sliced berries, limes and mint leaves right before serving.
Tips For The Perfect Drink
- Fresh strawberries work best in this drink. While you can use frozen berries, you’ll need to thaw them first and also add more sugar.
- Strawberry agua fresca will stay fresh in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- Use freshly squeezed lime juice for the best results.
- It’s important to pour the strawberry puree through a sieve or strainer, otherwise you may end up with a lot of seeds in your drink.
Quick Tip
No blender on hand? You can also use a food processor to blend the strawberries.
Recipe FAQs
Agua fresca contains fruit, sugar, water and lime juice.
Agua fresca tends to be lighter than juice in both consistency and flavor, since it is a fruit puree that is mixed with water.
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Flavor Variations
While this strawberry agua fresca is delicious as it is written, you can easily customize the flavors to your tastes.
- Fruit: Try using a different type of fruit such as watermelon, cucumbers, mango, pineapple or cantaloupe.
- Sparkling: Swap out the water for sparkling water for a less authentic, but still delicious option.
- Cocktail: Turn this mocktail into a cocktail by adding 1/2 cup of tequila, vodka or rum.
If you’re looking to stay hydrated this summer, have a strawberry agua fresca. It’ll help keep you cool and refreshed and those super hot summer days will be much more tolerable!
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Strawberry Agua Fresca
Ingredients
- 4 cups diced strawberries
- 1 1/2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 4 cups water divided use
- mint sprigs, lime slices, strawberry slices optional
Instructions
- Place the strawberries, lime juice, sugar and 2 cups of the water in a blender. Blend until smooth.
- Strain the fruit mixture into a pitcher and discard solids. Add the remaining water to the pitcher and stir to combine.
- Chill until ready to serve.
- Garnish with mint, lime and fresh fruit if desired.
Notes
- I recommend using fresh strawberries, as they tend to be sweeter than frozen berries.
- Agua fresca will stay fresh in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- Use freshly squeezed lime juice for the best results.
This is a drink I need to have by the pool! And yes for the ice cubes! Perfection! Thank you for sharing!!
Totally a pool drink! Almost makes you feel like you’re in the tropics when you’re actually at home.
This looks absolutely delicious! It’s going on my must try list asap!
This looks so refreshing! And you picked two of my favorite flavors! Can’t wait to make this!
Brilliant and beautiful recipe. I use HINT water for my drinks or recipes and running. Have you tried them?
I haven’t tried it, I’ll have to check it out!
Now that looks like a great way to cool down today!
This looks delicious. I would have never thought to use vitamin water to make anything like this.
A typical agua fresca recipe just uses plain water, so I figured the vitamin water would add a lot more flavor!
This looks so refreshing, and I love the ice cubes. What a great touch.
These are incredibly gorgeous…enough to make this heat bearable (maybe even enjoyable)!
Those ice cubes look amazing! I need to try this for sure!! Thank you for sharing it!
This looks so refreshing and I love a good cold drink in the summer. I’m pinning. this.
I love what you did with the Vitamin Water–it is such a great drink to keep you hydrated and what you did with it is great!
My favorite part? The top of the glass lined with sugar!! Oh and the color of this drink too!
Thanks Beth, the sugar rim was definitely my girls’ favorite part although they did love the actual drink too!
Love the drink AND the special ice cubes!
This is definitely perfect for a summer cool down! it’s been so humid here.
Sounds perfectly refreshing! I love those ice cubes! Makes it even better!
GREAT idea, making ice cubes from the mix prior! That’s usin’ your noggin!
Your girls are right! Rims dipped in sugar are the coolest thing ever! This is a great and beautiful drink Sara. I’ve never tried Agua Fresca and now I want to! Love the mint garnish.
Once they saw what I was doing with the sugar they ran and got any cup they could find and started making their own sugar rims 🙂
This looks so refreshing, perfect for hot summer days!
I love the idea of adding fruit and mint into the ice cube trays. Just like freezing coffee for iced coffee cubes so it doesn’t get watered down
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Perfect for a party I am going to this weekend, thanks! =D