Sips & Syrups
Watermelon–Mint Agua Fresca
Serves 6 · 10 min + chill
Peak-season watermelon blended smooth with lime and a handful of garden mint. Barely sweet, ice cold, and gone before the afternoon heat breaks.
Ingredients
- 8 cups cubed seedless watermelon
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
- 2 tbsp honey or sugar, optional, to taste
- 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves, plus more for serving
- 2 cups cold water
- Ice, for serving
Instructions
- Blend the watermelon, lime juice, honey, and mint until completely smooth.
- Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a pitcher, pressing to get all the juice.
- Stir in the cold water, then taste and add a little more honey or lime as needed.
- Chill at least 30 minutes. Serve over ice with fresh mint. Best the day it’s made.