Refreshing Agua Fresca Recipe with Honeydew & Avocado
This Agua Fresca recipe yields nutritious and refreshing drinks that are perfect for warm summer days! With natural ingredients like creamy avocados, zesty lime juice, juicy honeydew melon, fresh mint sprigs, and just a touch of matcha powder, you’ll be making this on repeat!
Ingredients
- 3 cups fresh honeydew melon diced
- 1 ripe Fresh California Avocado, seeded and peeled
- ⅓ cup fresh lime juice
- 3 cups chilled sparkling mineral water
- ½ tsp ceremonial grade matcha powder optional, for colour
- Ice to serve
- To garnish
- lime slices
- fresh mint leaves
- California Avocado slices optional
Instructions
- Add your honeydew melon, California Avocado, lime juice and matcha powder (if using) to a high speed blender and blend until smooth. If desired, add additional honeydew melon or sweetener to adjust to taste. If you like mint, you can choose to blend some mint leaves in at this step as well.
- Strain your mixture to ensure there are no chunks remaining, then combine with sparkling water to serve.
- Serve over ice with slices of lime in the drink and fresh mint to garnish. Enjoy immediately.
Notes
Secrets to Success
- There are so many variations of these drinks– feel free to get creative and use this recipe as a base. I recommend using whatever fruit and fresh herbs are in season, so if it’s summer use your favorite summer fruit like watermelon agua fresca, cucumber agua fresca, or a stone fruit if desired. There are tons of great options!