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Dewlicious Agua Fresca a refreshing fruit drink to pair with your meals

Dewlicious Agua Fresca, a refreshing fruit drink to pair with your meals

Cheering with Dewlicious Agua Fresca made with ripen dewlicious melon also called Golden Honeydew Melon. I learned about this sweet melon on my last visit to California when I was invited by Monsanto to visit their Seminis farm in Woodland, California.

The start of a Dewlicious melon

The start of a Dewlicious melon

Seminis is a company that develops, grows and markets fruit and vegetable seeds all over the world. Their produce hybrids claim to improve nutrition, boost crop yields, limit spoilage and reduce the need for chemicals.

Tasting melons right of the vine

Tasting melons right of the vine

At Woodland, I met with Jeff, a melon breeder whose sole purpose is to breed melons that people want to eat. We tried several types of melons. I actually got to try a melon that is produced in Mexico and tasted just like home.

Golden Honeydew Melon or also called Dewlicious

Golden Honeydew Melon or also called Dewlicious

After tasting the Mexican melon he offered us a honeydew called “dewlicious”. But this one was a bit different from a typical honeydew. The dewlicious melon is big, has a bright yellow color, and inside the almost white flesh is very juicy and refreshing. It actually tastes like candy.

Ingredients for the Dewlicious Agua Fresca

Ingredients for the Dewlicious Agua Fresca

When I came back to Orlando I wondered if I was going to be able to enjoy again that candy like melon I tried from Jeff’s melon farm. To my surprise I went to my local Walmart to buy my weekly groceries and guess what I saw: A Dewlicious Melon! And of course I had to buy it.

Dewlicious Agua Fresca a refreshing fruit drink to pair with your meals
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Dewlicious Agua Fresca

Dewlicious Agua Fresca, made with this dewlicious melon, citrons, iced water, mint and a touch of turbinado sugar. The result is a refreshing fruit drink to pair with any meal.
Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time10 mins
Total Time15 mins
Course: Beverages, Agua Fresca
Cuisine: Mexican
Servings: 6 servings
Author: Chef Adriana Martin

Ingredients

  • 2 cups of dewlicious melon balls
  • 1/2 cup of melon seeds
  • 8 cups of water
  • 1 citron lemon cut in quarters
  • 5 mint leaves
  • 2 tablespoons of turbinado sugar
  • 3 cups of crushed ice

Instructions

  • Cut the dewlicious melon and remove the seeds and set aside. With a melon baller cut balls until you have 2 full cups.
  • In the blender add the melon seeds and blend with 1 cup of water until seeds are pulverized and the water becomes white. Strain and set aside.
  • Add the citron lemons to the blender along with 2 cups of water and fresh mint leaves. Blend and strain. Set aside for later use.
  • Then add the melon balls to the blender with 2 cups of water. Blend for few minutes and combine with the rest of the water and the other two blends that will make the dewlicious agua fresca.
  • Once this is combined pour into a jug, stir well and serve with crushed ice, mint sprigs and melon balls for presentation.

Notes

You can replace the turbinado sugar with stevia if desired.

But before I bought this beautiful melon I texted Jeff for him to confirm I indeed found a dewlicious melon and also for him to give me pointers on how to choose the best dewlicious melon. I have always wondered how you know a melon is ripe and ready to eat.

And Jeff told me Dewlicious is ripe when it has a uniform deep yellow skin color and when you press your thumb near the blossom end and you feel has begun to soften just a little it will yield very slightly. If that happens the melon is ready to be eaten.

Serve the Dewlicious Agua Fresca with crushed ice and garnish with fresh mint and melon balls

Serve the Dewlicious Agua Fresca with crushed ice and garnish with fresh mint and melon balls

I love the texture and flavor of this melon, so when I got home I had to create a recipe with it. And decided to make a Dewlicious Agua Fresca, made with this candy like melon, citrons, iced water, mint and a touch of turbinado sugar.

The Dewliciosu Agua Fresca is very refreshing and not sugary

The Dewliciosu Agua Fresca is very refreshing and not sugary

The result was incredibly refreshing. I even used the melon seeds for making the Dewlicious Agua Fresca creamier. In my culture we use the melon seeds to prepare horchata. Yes, horchata can be made with melon seeds too not only rice, chufas or almonds. Using the seeds adds a creamy touch to this dewlicious drink.

Dewlicious Agua Fresca to Tame Your Thirst with Fruit and Fresh Ingredients

Dewlicious Agua Fresca to Tame Your Thirst with Fruit and Fresh Ingredients

If you have the chance to find this sweet melon I highly recommend to buy it and bring it home. Your family and kids will love it! I also invite you to learn from where the food you eat comes from and visit your local farmers. You will become more appreciative and your food decisions will be better.

 

This article and recipe are brought to you by Monsanto.

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Jolina

We love honeydew but didn’t know it was called dewlicious! How clever haha. Can’t wait to try this, looks very refreshing!

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Chef Adriana Martin
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This is a different kind of honeydew is not the traditional that is why it is called dewlicious or Golden melon. The taste is very different from classic honeydew.

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April Hammond
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April Hammond

That water sounds so refreshing, it is still blazing hot here in Florida. I need to make this soon!

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Liz Mays
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Liz Mays

Talk about refreshing! This is such a wonderful late summer drink. I’m loving the melon flavor!

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Neely Moldovan
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Neely Moldovan

Seems like a very refreshing drink! I am always looking for fun new drink recipes. THanks!

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Annemarie LeBlanc
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Annemarie LeBlanc

Oh wow. I didn’t know you could use the melon seeds for making an awesome drink like that! I’m saving your recipe and making some agua fresca this weekend. I hope I can get some nice juicy melons at the store!

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Chef Adriana Martin
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melon seeds are very common for horchata drinks, blending the seeds adds creaminess to the drink, it is just necessary to strain before adding to the infusion

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Yum! This looks absolutely delicious! I love any type of fruit and especially melons!

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Divya @ Eat Teach Blog
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Divya @ Eat Teach Blog

I’m not a huge fan of honeydew melon on its own, but this drink looks refreshing!

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Chef Adriana Martin
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This is not a honeydew it is a golden melon or dewlicious. Tastes like candy very different from honeydew

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Have to see if I can find any dewlicious melons. I’d love to try a melon that tastes like candy. We usually eat melon by itself or with serrano jam. Have to try your agua fresca recipe too!

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Chef Adriana Martin
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They sell them at Walmart. Normally are available during the summer since these melons like hot warm weather when growing.

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Adriana MartinI’m Adriana, a Latina food writer born in Mexico. I am specialized in recipe development using fresh and seasonal ingredients. The inspiration behind my recipes is based on the culinary culture of Mexico and influenced by the Mediterranean cuisine and grilling which is one of my passions. Welcome to my Kitchen! Read More…

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