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Cucumber-Pear Agua Fresca with Mint and Lime

Crisp cucumber and juicy pear blend into a light, frothy, gently sweet cooler with bright lime and cool mint.

Cucumber-Pear Agua Fresca with Mint and Lime

Ingredients

  • 1 medium (8 in.)300 gCucumberpeeled and roughly chopped
  • 1 medium180 gPearsroughly chopped
  • 1¼ cups300 gWatercold
  • 2½ tbsp35 gLime juice
  • 1 tbsp12 gGranulated sugar
  • 2⅛ tsp chopped4 gFresh mintleaves picked
  • a pinch0.3 gSalt

Steps

  1. Prepare the produce first: peel and chop the cucumber, chop the pear, and pick the mint leaves, setting aside 4 small mint leaves for garnish.
  2. Put the cucumber, pear, half of the cold water, the lime juice, the sugar, the salt and the remaining mint leaves in a blender.
  3. Blend on high until completely smooth, about 1 minute.
  4. Pour the blend through a fine-mesh strainer into a pitcher, pressing on the pulp with a spoon; discard the pulp.
  5. Stir the remaining half of the cold water into the pitcher.
  6. Pour over ice into 2 glasses and garnish each with 2 of the reserved mint leaves.

Allergens: none of the nine major allergens in the ingredients as written.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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