Commercially-prepared guyabano juice are widely available at Asian supermarkets in my area. They are reasonably priced at about .80 cents per 8-ounce can and taste-wise, are pretty satisfactory. But if you ever had the pleasure of homemade guyabano juice, you know there is no comparison. While it may require a little more work than simply popping a can, making your own juice is really easy. I had to go through quite a few seeds to get to the precious fruit flesh but one sip of the tangy, milky concoction and it was all worth the effort. It's libation at its best!
Ingredients
- 1 large about 1 pound soft yet firm guyabano fruit
- 3 cups water
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- juice of 1 lime
Instructions
- Wash guyabano under cold running water. With a small knife, peel skin. Cut into half and remove middle rind. Remove seeds from flesh and discard.
- In a blender, combine the seeded flesh and 2 cups of the water. Process until pureed. In a fine mesh strainer, strain blended fruit and the remaining 1 cup water to remove fruit fibers.
- Add sugar and lime juice and stir until blended.
- Refrigerate to chill or serve cold over ice.
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Nicole says
What's needed utensils?
I need it please,...
arve fjerding says
I planted many guyabano seed last year. the three is already taller than i am.
edelweiza says
I love guyabano! In any form. Gusto ko yung maasim-asim, hindi yung matamis lang. Frustrating lang pag sa mga resto yung guyabano shake nila super tamis. Mas okay pa rin ang ienjoy ang guyabano sa bahay kagaya ng gawa mo. 🙂
Lalaine says
Hi Edel
Yes, homemade is always better as we can control the amount of ingredients to suit our tastes. Pareho tayo, I like yung medyo maasim that's why I add a bit of lime juice, nabo-boost yung natural na asim nang guyabano. 🙂
Philip says
Is there a difference between using lime and calamansi to boost the natural na asim nang guyabano?
Raymund says
I so miss this one, we have a tree in front of our house in the Philippines and every summer it bears a lot of fruits. We always make guyabano shakes out of it 🙂
Lalaine says
Hi Raymund
Yes, guyabano fruit are a rare treat here in California, too, and if I do find them, they are outrageously expensive. One piece cost me about $8. Guyabano shakes sounds good I'll try making some the next time I find guyabano again. 🙂
Gina says
Hi ms lalaine. Guyabano juice/shake/tea is indeed better when homemade. I'm just lucky my father planted around 10 guyabano trees years ago, so supply was never a problem when i needed it for my cancer treatment. Thank God, i'm cancer free now. 🙂
Lalaine says
My favorite guyabano nectar is actually the Gina brand 🙂
Thank you for sharing this wonderful news! To God be the glory, through Him all things are possible. I wish you continued good health and happiness. Happy holidays!