Name: Honeydew Melon Aqua Fresca
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1/2 gallon
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1/2 golden honeydew melon; 1-quart water; juice of 1/2 lime; up to 1/4 cup granulated sugar

Honeydew Melon Aqua Fresca

Honeydew Melon Aqua Fresca makes a refreshing summer drink. This lightly sweetened summer drink is perfect for your next barbeque.

For those of you who might not know, Aqua Fresca is simply fruit water. Aqua Fresca is a traditional Mexican beverage that has become very popular here in the US. Translated Aqua Fresca means fresh waters.

Aqua Fresca is a lightly sweetened fruit water. And if the fruit is sweet enough or you are avoiding sweeteners all together you can leave out the sweetener.

Aqua Fresca is a great beverage to serve at your next bbq. The summer holidays will be here soon. Memorial Day is just around the corner. Instead of serving soda or heavily sweetened drinks think about making a jug of this Honeydew Melon Aqua Fresca.

How to Make Honeydew Melon Aqua Fresca

Ingredients

1/2 golden honeydew melon
1-quart water
juice of 1/2 lime
up to 1/4 cup granulated sugar

Directions

Scoop the flesh from the melon half and puree in a blender until smooth.
Strain solids through a fine mesh strainer, if desired.
Blend melon juice, water, lime juice and sugar (if using) until frothy.
Pour into a pitcher filled with ice.
Makes about 1/2 gallon.
Best served the same day.

Print the Honeydew Melon Aqua Fresca recipe below.