"Watermelonade" is exactly what this is - here in Mexico, agua fresca con limon is limonada, or lemonade. Where I live, on the west coast of Mexico, agua fresca is made with every fruit imaginable. I had some guests for dinner recently and the evening was very warm. Half of our guests drank this delightful drink (with added sliced limes) and half had Watermelon Sangria, also from this site. Both were wonderful, but I preferred the agua fresca. And straining the pulp makes all the difference - thanks for the tip, Chef John.
I have made this last month from another recipe I found that was similar, but I used soda water to give it a fizz, you can also add some vodka for an adult drink. Very good.
The secret is to add some lemon to it
This was a refreshing drink. I followed exactly, although I was tempted not to strain it so that I don't lose any nutritional benefit in the pulp.. But had I done that I would have ended up with a cold watermelon soup verse a drink !
Delicious and easy.. going to try the other half with a different sweetener and some bubbles
This was tasty and refreshing. I think I added too much sugar. I also made the mistake of making 2 batches at the same time. It does not keep well.
Like other persons suggested I added lots of lemon juice and mint and it turned out very good and refreshing. I did NOT strain the fruit puree/juice as we like the pulp. I shall try again with different combinaisons of summer fruits.
I have made this for many years. It is a favorite beverage in Ecuador as well. But I never found that any sugar was necessary at all. Perhaps the watermelons were sweeter.
Ok so this is really like a watermelonade than agua fresco. I added some fresh mint and it was better.
