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Spiked Pineapple Agua Fresca Recipe

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Spiked Pineapple Agua Fresca
Difficulty: Easy | Total Time: 5 mins | Active Time: | Makes: 8 drinks

An agua fresca is nothing more than fruit blended with sugar, water, and a squeeze of citrus; this refreshing drink is served everywhere from street carts to restaurants throughout Mexico. By replacing the water with rum, we’ve created a cocktail that throws you into vacation mode with just one sip.

This recipe was featured as part of our Cinco de Mayo cocktail menu.

INGREDIENTS
  • 3 pounds pineapple, peeled, cored, and cut into large chunks
  • 2 cups white rum
  • 6 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 3 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons lime juice (from about 2 medium limes)
INSTRUCTIONS
  1. Combine all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth (you will have to do this in batches). Transfer agua fresca to a large pitcher or punch bowl.
  2. Chill until ready to drink. Serve over ice.
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COMMENT

  • I would add the sugar to taste.

    I also put some coconut milk in mine, making it more of a pina colada, I suppose... but delicious!

  • I would definitely do this with frozen pineapple to make a nice, chilly iced drink.

  • How can this be reduced to a recipe for one drink?

  • I've never seen an agua fresca served without being strained.

  • Having put pineapple in the blender before, I completely agree with aguafruta. Also, as with banana, the more you let the fruit ripen the sweeter and better the result is.

  • Maybe my pineapple was unbearably sweet, but the final product was unbearably sweet - but held enormous promise. A healthy splash of club soda in each glass did the trick.

    I ran mine through a sieve and was glad I did.

  • where i live in mexico everyone uses a fine plastic mesh sieve to strain the pineapple agua fresca after blending - if you don't, the drink is extremely thick with pineapple pulp. in my house i'm lazy and often i don't strain it, but it means you have to chew with every sip. i can't imagine that would be very desirable in a cocktail.

  • Hi Angel Food,

    It was 3 pounds of pineapple before it's peeled and cored. Enjoy!

  • This looks delicious. Is it three pounds of pineapple before or after it's peeled and cored? TIA!