Agua de Melón
Ripe cantaloupe blended with cold water into a lightly sweet, fragrant Mexican-style agua fresca. Simple, refreshing, and ready in minutes.
🍽 6 servings
⏱ Prep: 10 min
⏰ Total: 10 min
📊 Easy
Ingredients
- 4 cups ripe cantaloupe, peeled, seeded, and cubed
- 4 cups cold water
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar, or to taste
- ice, for serving
Instructions
- Cut the cantaloupe in half and scoop out the seeds.
- Remove the rind and cut the flesh into chunks.
- Place the cantaloupe, 2 cups of the cold water, and the sugar in a blender.
- Blend until completely smooth.
- Pour into a pitcher and stir in the remaining 2 cups cold water.
- Taste and adjust the sweetness. Very ripe cantaloupe may require considerably less sugar.
- If you prefer an especially smooth drink, strain it through a fine-mesh strainer. Otherwise, serve it with its natural fruit body.
- Refrigerate until thoroughly chilled.
- Stir before serving and pour over ice.
Chef's Notes
Choose a ripe, aromatic cantaloupe. Agua de melón is at its best when the fruit supplies most of the sweetness and flavor rather than relying on added sugar.