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Fresh Guava Juice

Blended fresh guava juice with lime and a little sugar. About 94 calories and 231 mg of vitamin C per glass, more than 2.5 times the daily value.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings: 4 glasses
Course: Drink
Cuisine: Latin American
Calories: 94
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 400 g ripe guavas about 7 small or 4 large, pink or white
  • 3 cups cold water 720 ml, divided
  • 2 tablespoons sugar or honey or to taste, optional
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice about 1 lime
  • 1 pinch salt optional
  • ice cubes to serve

Method
 

  1. Wash the guavas and trim off the stem and blossom ends. Cut each one into quarters; there is no need to peel them.
  2. Add the guavas and 1½ cups of the cold water to a blender and blend on high for about 1 minute, until completely smooth.
  3. Pour the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve set over a pitcher, pressing the pulp with a spoon to push through as much juice as you can. Discard the seeds left in the sieve.
  4. Stir in the remaining 1½ cups of water, the sugar, lime juice and salt until the sugar dissolves.
  5. Taste and adjust with more water, sugar or lime. Serve over ice.

Notes

Nutrition is per glass with 2 tbsp sugar for the whole batch, calculated before straining; straining removes some fiber. Keeps 2 days in the fridge.