Caribbean Guinep Juice
A sweet, orange-tinged guinep juice — a beloved Caribbean seasonal drink made from fresh mamoncillo.
⏱️ Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 0 min👥 Serves 4📊 Easy
What is guinep, and which part goes into the juice?
Guinep is Spanish lime, also called quenepa or mamoncillo. Use the orange pulp for this juice and remove every hard seed before blending. The shell and seeds do not go into the blender.
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🥘 Ingredients
- •4 cups fresh guinep fruit, shelled (about 2 lb whole)
- •4 cups water
- •½ cup sugar (to taste)
- •Juice of 1 lime
- •Pinch of salt
- •Ice for serving
📝 Instructions
- 1Crack the guinep shells and separate the orange pulp from every hard seed. Discard the shells and seeds before blending.
- 2Blend only the seed-free guinep pulp with 2 cups water on pulse. Do not blend or crush the seeds.
- 3Press through a fine sieve to remove seeds and fibres.
- 4Stir in remaining water, sugar, lime juice, and salt.
- 5Chill and serve over ice. Adjust sugar to taste.
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