Agua Fresca

Toasting the almonds before soaking gives this creamy horchata an irresistibly roast-y flavor.

Avocado gives this refreshing drink the creamy, sippable texture of a milkshake but without a drop of dairy.

It’s two ingredients and the most refreshing thing you’ll drink this summer.

This refreshing beverage makes the most of peak-of-the-season strawberries.

June means fresh tomatoes, nutty-sweet fruit crumble, and thirst-quenching drinks.

True, this concoction is slightly more complex than lemonade. But so are most relationships.

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An agua fresca made with fermented pineapple rind, tepache is wonderful not only because of its flavor but because you are using what would otherwise be scraps.

Chia seeds look like poppy seeds, but when soaked in liquid for a while, they bloom and develop an awesome gummy texture. This limeade is made using the whole lime, which gives it a slight bitterness, but trust me: it’s so good you won’t want to make it any other way.

This refreshing nonalcoholic drink recipe is flexible and easy to make. Adjust the sweetness levels to your taste and swap in whatever ripe fruit you have on hand.

Aguas frescas, water-based fruit drinks, are a cool way to make your fresh fruit go further—especially in the summertime when you might have a larger watermelon than you know what to do with, or peaches that are starting to shrivel.

Agua de limón, or Key lime water, is probably the most common agua fresca. This recipe is a fun spin on the traditional, using lemons instead of Key limes and adding avocado to acknowledge the very classic combination of citrus and avocado, but out of their normal context. 

Although very simple to make, its flavor complexity is unbelievable, especially for how light it is. Although whole cacao beans are ideal—you can find them at a local spice store or specialty chocolate shop—cacao nibs work too.

True, this concoction is slightly more complex than lemonade. But so are most relationships.

Serve this cooling mint-infused watermelon juice as cooling refreshment in the summer sun.