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Calamansi Juice

Fresh Filipino calamansi juice sweetened with honey, served over ice. Includes a low-sugar option.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings: 4 glasses
Course: Drink
Cuisine: Filipino
Calories: 55
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 20-24 calamansi enough for ½ cup / 120 ml juice
  • 3 tablespoons honey or sugar or to taste; use 1 tbsp for low-sugar
  • ¼ cup warm water 60 ml, to dissolve the sweetener
  • 3¼ cups cold water 780 ml, still or sparkling
  • ice cubes to serve
  • mint leaves or calamansi halves to garnish, optional

Method
 

  1. Rinse the calamansi and slice each in half crosswise.
  2. Squeeze the juice through a small sieve until you have about ½ cup.
  3. In a pitcher, stir the honey or sugar into the warm water until dissolved.
  4. Add the calamansi juice and cold water and stir well.
  5. Taste and adjust with more water or sweetener.
  6. Pour over ice and garnish with mint or calamansi halves.

Notes

Nutrition uses lime juice as a stand-in for calamansi, which USDA does not list. With 1 tablespoon of honey, each glass has about 24 calories and 4.8 g sugar. Keeps up to 3 days in the fridge.