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Strawberry Basil Agua Fresca

A pitcher drink for the porch — barely sweet, deeply fresh.

Time
10 min
Serves
6 glasses
Category
Drinks
Ingredients
6

Strawberry Basil Agua Fresca takes about 10 min, makes 6 glasses, and uses 6 ingredients across 5 steps.

From the kitchen of Pamela Herrera · Sunshine Kitchen

Strawberry Basil Agua Fresca — A pitcher drink for the porch — barely sweet, deeply fresh, a drinks · pitcher recipe from Pamela Herrera's Sunshine Kitchen

Ingredients

  • 4 cups fresh strawberries, hulled
  • 5 cups cold water, divided
  • 1/3 cup sugar or 1/4 cup honey
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • 10 fresh basil leaves
  • Ice and extra strawberry slices, to serve

Steps

  1. 1Blend strawberries with 2 cups water until completely liquid.
  2. 2Strain into a large pitcher through a fine mesh sieve.
  3. 3Stir in the remaining 3 cups water, sugar, and lime juice until dissolved.
  4. 4Bruise the basil leaves between your palms and drop them in. Chill 30 minutes.
  5. 5Serve over ice with strawberry slices.

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Recipe page: https://pamelaherrera.com/recipe/strawberry-basil-agua-fresca