Cucumber Agua Fresca
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: Mexican, mexican american
Keyword: aqua de pepino, cucumber agua fresca
Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 77kcal
Cucumber Agua Fresca also known as Aqua De Pepino is a refreshing & delicious cucumber drink recipe. Stay hydrated with this easy flavored water recipe!
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- 1.5 English cucumbers, partially peeled and chopped chopped into 2 inch pieces about 4 cups (you can also use regular garden cucumbers, see notes)
- 12 mint leaves or more depending on your preference for mint flavor. If they are tiny leaves, add more.
- 5 TBS sugar more or less to taste
- 3 fingered pinch of sea salt or Celtic salt fabulous for electrolyte's
- 2 cups water
- ice
I like to use English cucumbers / hothouse cucumbers for this agua fresca recipe. They have less seeds. However feel free to use regular garden cucumbers, just cut the very center away where the majority of the seeds are (or not).
If you are watching your sugar, add less. Same for the salt, feel free to omit. I find the salt helpful when its really hot outside to help keep me hydrated.
You can certainly swap regular sugar for agave, coconut sugar or your favorite sugar alternative.
Serving: 4servings | Calories: 77kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 9mg | Potassium: 183mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 246IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 0.5mg