Pineapple Agua Fresca
A popular chilled drink made from fresh fruits and water, from the land of Mexico.
Servings: 8 -10
Ingredients
- Pineapple ripe and fresh - 4 cups, cubed or 1 average size pineapple peeled, cored and cubed
- Lime Juice - 1/3 cup. You may use lemon juice instead. Use fresh or bottled juice.
- Water chilled - 6 cups
- Sugar - 1/3 cup or to taste. i used organic coconut nectar. You may use agave nectar or honey or jaggery for that matter any un processed or less processed sweetner, if you want
Garnish 1 - some slices of lemon, lime, pineapple and orange. You can use all or any combination.
Garnish 2 - a mix of salt and red chili powder
Instructions
- Take a good speed blender. Add cubed pineapple and 3 cups of water to it and blend it to a smooth puree.
- Now pass this puree through a sieve into a larger container. This step will separate the fiber from the juice. While passing it through the sieve, press it hard to extract all the juice.
- Now add the sugar, lime juice and remaining 3 cups of chilled water to the container.
- Stir well till the sugar dissolves.
- Take a pouring jug or decanter and add few slices of lime, lemon, orange and pineapple to it. Add pineppale juice to it.
- Let it sit for 5 -10 minutes before serving.
- You may also chill it more in the refrigerator.
- When serving, pour into glasses, thread a party pick with slices of lime, lemon, orange and pineapple, and drop it in the glass. Pour juice over it. Add the stirrer and serve.
- I added a pinch of salt and red chili powder in mine to jazz it up a bit more.
- IT WAS SIMPLY OUT OF THIS WORLD!!