How to Make Cherry Lime Chia Agua Fresca

Hola Hola! Happy Thursday!

Today I’m sharing another recipe from my new cookbook, Chicano Eats: Recipes from My Mexican-American Kitchen, for my Cherry Lime Chia Agua Fresca from the Drinks chapter! It’s a really easy recipe that comes together in less than 10 minutes, and it is an agua fresca you can make year-round because frozen dark sweet cherries are perfect for this! (Trader Joes has the best frozen cherries!)

This is a recipe that was inspired by the traditional Agua de Chia, (Chia Agua) that you typically find in the mercados and tinaguis in Mexico that consists of water, fresh lime juice, cane sugar and chia seeds. It’s very refreshing and my simple twist introduces sweet dark cherries to balance out the tartness from the lime juice. Did I mention this is also perfect with a shot of vodka or tequila?

You can watch a short tutorial I shared on Instagram on how to make this agua fresca here!

I’m keeping it short today, but if you happen to make this agua fresca, tag me and send me pictures. I love watching my recipes come to life!

Nos vemos pronto!

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Cherry Lime Chia Agua Fresca

Course Drinks

Cuisine Mexican

Keyword agua fresca

Servings 8 Cups

Calories

Ingredients

• 1 lb Dark Sweet Cherries (about 2 cups/450 g), fresh or thawed if frozen, pitted
• 3/4 Cup Sugar
• 3/4 Cup Fresh Lime Juice
• 1 Tablespoon Chia Seeds

Instructions

• In a blender, combine the cherries and 6 cups (1.2 liters) water (if using frozen cherries, you’ll probably end up with some juice in the bag once they’re thawed; feel free to substitute this for some of the water). Blend on high for 20 to 30 seconds until the mixture is smooth. Strain the juice through a fine-mesh sieve right into an 8-cup (2 liter) measuring cup or pitcher.
• Stir in the sugar and lime juice, then stir in the chia seeds and refrigerate to chill. If you’re in a hurry, make sure to wait at least 20 minutes for the chia seeds to gel. Serve cold over ice