Mango Agua Fresca
If you live in the USA and make this “Mango Agua Fresca”, you will probably end up using mangos from Mexico. This is because most of the mangos sold in American supermarkets come from Mexico, a major mango producer. In fact, 23 of the 31 states in Mexico produce mangos! Other countries that have large productions of mangos are India, China, and the Philippines.
We love to eat mangos just by themselves when ripe, but we also use them to make desserts, preserves, salads, and drinks, like this Mango agua fresca. Mangos are also eaten before they’re ripe with lemon juice and ground hot dried pepper; this is a popular street food snack in Mexico (you can find a picture of that in one of my previous posts).
I think I have already written about a small scar I have on my face, right next to one of my eyes. Every time I see it, it brings back fun memories of climbing the mango trees at my grandpa’s house. I got the scar one day when I was up there on the tree eating some unripe mangos when I somehow lost my balance and fell off. My grandpa was very upset and scared since he saw I was cut by one of the branches. I told him that there were so many mangos on those trees that my cousin and I thought about picking some of them to place on a table outside the house and sell them. My grandpa just laughed and he let us set up the table and try to sell the mangos.
Can you imagine, two 6-7-year-old girls selling mangos on a hot summer day?! We didn’t sell a single mango that day, and now that I think of it, we might have been better off selling Mango Agua Fresca instead of those unripe mangos! Too bad we didn’t think of that.
Enjoy the recipe!
How to make Mango Agua Fresca
Servings: 10 Cups
Author: Mely Martinez – México in my kitchen
Ingredients
- 2Cups of peeled and chopped ripe mangos About 4 Ataulfo Mangos
- ½cup sugar*
- 5cups of water
- 3cups of ice cubes
Instructions:
- Place the peeled & chopped mangos, sugar, and water in your blender. Process until you have a fine and smooth texture.
- Pour in a large pitcher and add the ice cubes. Taste to check sweetness.
Provecho!
Notes:
- I don’t like to use too much sugar, so if you feel like it needs more for your taste, add a few extra tablespoons.
- You can use other types of mangos for this recipe.
MANGO AGUA FRESCA
Cuisine:
Mexican
Servings: 10 Cups
Ingredients
- 2 Cups of peeled and chopped ripe mangos About 4 Ataulfo Mangos
- ½ cup sugar*
- 5 cups of water
- 3 cups of ice cubes
Instructions
-
Place the peeled & chopped mangos, sugar, and water in your blender. Process until you have a fine and smooth texture.
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Pour in a large pitcher and add the ice cubes. Taste to check sweetness.
Recipe Notes
• I don’t like to use too much sugar, so if you feel like it needs more for your taste, add a few extra tablespoons.
• You can use other types of mangos for this recipe.
Enjoy!
Buen provecho!
Mely Martinez
Other recipes with Mango: Quick Mango Mousse & No Bake Mango Pie
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Thank you Mely, I live in Mexico in the area of many Mango trees so enjoy them almost daily when in season. Right now they are coming to an end until next year. But then we have many papayas and bananas here as well. Thank you for your posts. I really enjoy them.
Hello Jeannie,
Thank you for visiting. Enjoy the last mangos of the season!
Saludos!
oh yummm… looks so refreshing. have a nice week
Mely,
I have bookmarked so many of your recipes that I plan on trying when I have some more free time. For now I have only made your Agua de Jamaica and it was delicious, which is why I came to this Agua Fresca recipe! I just wanted to comment and say that I love the information you include on some of your recipes, and this childhood story you shared made me smile 🙂 you sound like such a sweet lady. Thank you for what you do!
Hello, Shane,
Thank you for taking the time to write such a kind comment, I really appreciate it. Enjoy the recipe and I hope you take the time to cook and enjoy it!
I am such a fan of aguas frescas! This reminds me of a visit we made to Guanajuato, as a young teenager. I must’ve drank 3-4 different aguas that day, & this was one of them. Now I can make my own!
Hello Esther,
I hope you try the other Aguas Frescas recipes on the blog. Happy day!