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Sliced oranges, pineapples and limes on a white surface with a green glass juicer and pitcher of juice nearby

Orange Pineapple Agua Fresca

Bricia Lopez's easy recipe for orange, pineapple and lime agua fresca (agua de naranja).
Course drink
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup fresh orange juice
  • 1 cup fresh pineapple chunks
  • ½ cup fresh lime juice
  • 5 cups filtered water
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 orange peeled, sliced and chopped

Instructions
 

  • In a high-speed blender, add the orange juice, pineapple chunks, lime juice and 2 cups of the water and blend until completely smooth.
  • Set a fine-mesh strainer over a pitcher and strain the mixture, pushing gently on the solids to extract as much liquid as possible.
  • In the same blender, add the remaining 3 cups water and the sugar. Blend until the sugar is completely dissolved.
  • Add the sugared water and the chopped oranges to the pitcher and stir well to combine.
  • Chill the agua fresca for at least 3 hours. Serve over ice.