Hi friends! I think we’re fully in “Summer mode” here on the blog. Yesterday we shared tasty Strawberry Lemonade Popsicles and today we’re sharing a YUMMY Strawberry Agua Fresca recipe!
If you follow me on Instagram, you might see every now and again that I share my #FoodTruckFriday adventures. I work in downtown Phoenix, and sometimes we make it out to grab a bite from the public market area that is packed full of people and food trucks every Friday. I’m a big fan of the grilled cheese truck – Paradise Melts, and the grill truck who always has a tasty variety of agua frescas to enjoy! Do you love agua fresca? Do you even know what it is? Sometimes I’m not sure because here in the Southwest these things are just a way of life.
Basically agua frescas (meaning “fresh waters” in Spanish) are a combination of fruit and water – perfectly refreshing for the HOT Summer months here in the AZ! Anyhoo, last week I had a strawberry agua fresca that was out of this world. So much so, that this weekend I set out to make my own. And it turned out PRETTY GOOD if I do say so myself! So I thought I would share with you! Basically I took strawberries, hulled and sliced, mashed, marinated then blended them with sugar and water.
I ran that mixture through a fine mesh strainer to get out all the seeds and “bits.” I then combined that juice with more water, threw in some ice and more strawberry slices for good measure – and the result? One TASTY Strawberry Agua Fresca!
The kids REALLY enjoyed it too! My youngest kept saying “more STRAWBERRY mama!” I think next time I might have to make it when they’re not around so I can have the whole jar to myself! If you want to try your own, here’s the nitty gritty…
Strawberry Agua Fresca
Ingredients
- 2 cups ripe strawberries hulled and sliced
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 4 cups water
- Sliced strawberries for garnish optional
Instructions
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In a medium sized bowl, mash your strawberries, sugar and about a half cup of water, cover and place in your refrigerator.
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After a couple of hours, take the strawberry mixture out of the refrigerator and blend.
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Run the mixture through a fine mesh strainer, keeping the resulting strawberry juice and discarding the pulp and seeds.
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Add the remaining water to the strawberry juice, chill and serve with ice and sliced strawberries for garnish!
Doesn’t that sound perfectly delicious? Well it IS! I think it’s in the stars for me to try a few MORE of these this year. What do you think? I hope you’ll give it a try and let me know what you think.
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I love agua frescas and this one looks amazing! I had an orange carrot one at the Old Town Scottsdale Farmers Market and it is my favorite treat every Saturday!
Oh my goodness, Jessa! That sounds awesome, I’m not far from Scottsdale I might have to hunt it down! 🙂
This looks so refreshing will have to make some to take to the pool! Thanks for sharing at Cook it! Craft it! Share it! Can’t wait to see what you bring next week!
Thanks Miss Kelley 😉
Amazing — last year I made Watermelon agua fresca — I will definitely have to try your strawberry version — YUM!
I’ve never had an agua fresca…it’s not something you see in my neck of the woods. However, I’ve been seeing all of these agua frescas and infused waters all over the internet and I’ve gotten a little jealous! I just put together a strawberry/cantaloupe infused water. Next, I’ll try your strawberry agua fresca! Thank you for sharing with See Ya in the Gumbo!
This looks super refreshing! Thanks for sharing at the Good Food Friday link party!
Thank you, Shareba!
This looks so good!! I can’t wait to try it! Thanks for sharing at Inspiration Monday!
Debbie
Thanks Debbie!
Hey! Would I be able to make this with a bag of frozen strawberries? I could cut up a few fresh ones to make it pretty, but I have to make a lot of it for my baby’s first birthday party this Saturday and I already had a bag of frozen strawberries. Thoughts? Would I need to change the recipe?
Hi Mary Ann – I totally think that would work! Just thaw them out then go about the rest of the process as usual. Good luck! Let me know how it turns out. 🙂
It worked out great! Thanks for the awesome recipe!