Papaya Agua Fresca with Orange Juice
This is a refreshing and delicious drink made with fresh papaya, orange juice, and water. It is naturally sweetened and has no added sugar. This papaya drink is a great way to get your daily dose of vitamins and minerals.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 50kcal
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ cups chopped papaya it's about 14oz or 400gm
- 1 ½ cups orange juice freshly squeezed if possible*
- pinch salt optional
- 5 cups water
- ice cubes to taste
Instructions
- Place the papaya, orange juice, salt and 1 cup of water into the cup of a blender.
- Blend until completely smooth, you can add more water to the blender if needed to get it moving.
- Place a fine sieve over a large pitcher and strain the agua fresca into the pitcher. Depending on your blender you may or may not have any extra pulp to remove.
- Pour in the remaining water and stir until well combined. Taste and add more orange juice or sweetener if desired.
- Serve over plenty of ice cubes or store in the fridge until ready to use.
Notes
*If you don't have fresh oranges to squeeze you can use store-bought juice, just make sure it's 100% and no sugar added.
Nutrition
Serving: 6servings | Calories: 50kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.3g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 15mg | Potassium: 220mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 623IU | Vitamin C: 63mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 0.3mg
