Hi guys, I'm Laura Vitale, today I want to share with you something super fast and easy
but perfect for a party, it is what I like to call my Mango Mojito Agua Fresca which
is like a flavored water that tastes like a mango mojito but there's no alcohol in it,
it is perfect for this time of year and I was thinking if you're doing an outdoor part
for say like a baby shower or a wedding shower or anything like that, how fabulous would
it be to serve this as part of your cocktail but there's no alcohol in it so everyone's
happy, it's going to take us a few minutes to put it together, and everyone will love
it, you can change up the fruit however you want, you can do melon, you can do berries,
you can do whatever you want but listen to me, some fresh ripe mangoes, lime and mint
together, okay?
Tastes like a mango mojito, so delicious but without the buzz.
So let's get going really quickly, in my pitcher what I have is plenty of mint that I have
torn with my hands to really release the oils, you can blend some of the mint in your blender
with your mango, I just find that sometimes mint doesn't break down enough and I can still
sort of taste bits and pieces so it kind of just bothers me so I'd rather just have it
whole and not have it in my mouth but just flavor the water than to just have bits and
pieces of it in my mouth.
If you want some in, add it in and it will really punch up the mint flavor.
In my high powered blender, I'm going to add three mangoes, obviously that I have peeled.
I want to add about the juice of one and a half to two limes, it really is up to you,
I like it quite limey, I want to be able to really taste the lime and I'm going to add
some simple syrup, so I don't worry about it not being sweet enough with the lime, it
just compliments each other so well.
I'm going to do both of these limes.
Beautiful.
Simple syrup, what I have in here is I took a quarter cup of sugar, a quarter cup of water
and I melted it down into a pot until literally the sugar melted.
That's it, that's all you gotta do.
I'm going to pour all of it in here because I did add two limes so I want to make sure
it's good, now I want to add a cup of water to this just to get it going.
And how much water you add is completely up to you at the end, I like to add about three
and a half cups total for this amount of mangoes.
But it is totally up to you.
If you want it real strong, add less, if you want it a little bit more mild, add more water.
Alright, I almost forgot which button to press.
Beautiful.
That's a lovely puree.
Now what you do is you just pour it in a pitcher, I've got ice in there, and then I need to
add about three cups of water to that and I just measure it in my pitcher because I
want to wash it out anyway because there's all that good stuff in there.
Oh and that mango smells heavenly.
Oh i smells so good.
It smells so good.
But like I said if you want it stronger, add a little bit less, I'm going to add just a
little bit more because they are really lovely sweet mangoes.
Look at that, take a very beautiful tool such as this and just give that all a big stir.
And that - I mean you smell the mint, you smell the lime and you smell the mango, there's
just nothing better.
Pour over ice, got your fresh mint in there, I mean how beautiful, right?
It is beautiful, it is not too sweet, you can taste everything we added in there, make
it with whatever fruit you like, it will be fantastic, so cool and refreshing, definitely
something worth having on your table if you're entertaining for whatever reason.
You should be entertaining all summer because life's worth entertaining.
Make that quote into something.
Life is worth entertaining.
Go to LauraintheKitchen.com, I will have the written measurements for everything, make
it, put your twist on it let me know how you like it and if you want to make it with a
little booze in it, add a little rum and you'll be fine.
I hope you have enjoyed spending time with me and I will see you next time.
Salute!