Agua del Día Recipe

This fruit forward agua fresca is a beautiful medley of cantaloupe, strawberries and banana.

Servings 4 10 oz beverages

Cut cantaloupe into bite size cubes and set aside.
Reserve 2-3 strawberries for garnish. Clean and hull the remaining strawberries. Halve the strawberries and set aside.
Add the following to a blender: bite size cantaloupe, sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk and water. Blend on a high speed for about 45 seconds to one minute.
Use a fine mesh strainer to strain the cantaloupe mixture. Discard the excess cantaloupe pulp that cannot be strained.
Add the strained cantaloupe mixture, strawberry halves and one large banana to the blender. Blend on a high speed for roughly 45 seconds to one minute.
Optional: Once the beverage is fully combined, use a spoon to sample the drink. The condensed milk should add a lovely sweetness. However, should you desire a sweeter beverage, like I do, add white granualted sugar in ¼ cup increments. Stir the sugar and sample the sweetness. If needed, add another ¼ cup of sugar. Do not add more than ½ cup of sugar to this beverage. Since strawberries impart both a tart and sweet flavor, I do add ½ cup of sugar to my Agua del Día.
I hope that you enjoy my copy cat recipe of H-E-B's Agua del Día. It is one of my favorite aguas frescas made by the grocery store. Serve the drink on ice and garnish with the remaining sliced strawberries and banana.