Dragon Fruit Agua Fresca Recipe (Pitahaya Agua Fresca)
Beat the heat this summer with a refreshing, flavorful dragon fruit agua fresca recipe. Get ready to make your own pitahaya agua fresca at home!
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 81kcal
Ingredients
- 2 medium dragon fruits or pitahayas any color, peeled and chopped
- 4 cups cold filtered water adjust to taste
- 1 medium lime adjust less or more depending on taste and how sweet or tart the pitahaya is
- 4 Tablespoons Muscovado sugar adjust depending on how sweet pitahaya is
- ice cubes to taste
Instructions
- Peel and chop the pitahaya. Follow these instructions if you don’t know how.
- Place the dragon fruit pieces in the blender along with the lime juice, sugar and half the water.Blend until perfectly smooth.Pour into a large pitcher or you can also use a fine sieve to strain.Pour in the remaining cold water. Taste and adjust the lime or sugar if desired.
- Serve over ice cubes and stir before serving.
Notes
Before you blend the pitahaya please make sure you taste it. The sweetness level will give you a better idea as to how much sugar you should use.
You can also add more water to thin it out more, if you’d like. I like it more concentrated.
Variations
When using the white colored dragon fruit, some people like to add a little bit of beet juice or a small piece of beet to give it that bright pink color. You can omit the lime juice if desired. Instead of sugar you could use agave syrup.Nutrition
Serving: 4servings | Calories: 81kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 0.1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.003g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.003g | Sodium: 46mg | Potassium: 33mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 8IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 1mg
